Extract from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi attenuates oxidant stress in cardiomyocytes
Extract from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi attenuates oxidant stress in cardiomyocytes
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DOI:
10.1006/jmcc.1999.1021
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发表时间:
1999-10-01
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
Yuan, CS
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作者:
Shao, ZH;Li, CQ;Yuan, CS
Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is a Chinese herbal medicine used to treat allergic and inflammatory diseases. The medicinal effects of S. baicalensis root may result, in part, from its constituent flavones reported to have antioxidant properties. Since oxidants play multiple roles in cells, we tested whether S. buicalensis could confer protection in a cardiomyocyte model of ischemia and reperfusion. The intracellular fluorescent probes 2', 7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA, sensitive to H2O2 and hydroxyl radicals) and dihydroethidium (DHE, sensitive to superoxide) were used to assess intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), and propidium iodide (PI) was used to assess viability in cultured embryonic cardiomyocytes. S. baicalensis extract (SbE) quickly attenuated levels of oxidants generated during transient hypoxia and during exposure to the mitochondrial site III inhibitor antimycin A, as measured by DCFH oxidation or by DHE oxidation. These attenuated oxidant levels were associated with improved survival and function. Cell death after ischemia/ reperfusion decreased from 47+/-3% in untreated to 26+/-2% in S. baicalensis treated cells (P