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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010822
Keywords
cycloartenyl ferulate; antioxidative effect; cytoprotective potential; heme oxygenase-1; nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
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The present study aimed to quantify the major compounds in brown rice and compare their cytoprotective potential against oxidative stress. The content of hydrophobic compounds in brown rice followed the order of cycloartenyl ferulate (CAF) > alpha-tocopherol (alpha T) > gamma-tocotrienol (gamma T3) > alpha-tocotrienol (alpha T3) > gamma-tocopherol (gamma T). CAF showed significant cytoprotective effect at lower concentration against hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity compared to alpha T and gamma T.
Since brown rice extract is a rich source of biologically active compounds, the present study is aimed to quantify the major compounds in brown rice and to compare their cytoprotective potential against oxidative stress. The content of the main hydrophobic compounds in brown rice followed the order of cycloartenyl ferulate (CAF) (89.00 +/- 8.07 nmol/g) >> alpha-tocopherol (alpha T) (19.73 +/- 2.28 nmol/g) > gamma-tocotrienol (gamma T3) (18.24 +/- 1.41 nmol/g) > alpha-tocotrienol (alpha T3) (16.02 +/- 1.29 nmol/g) > gamma-tocopherol (gamma T) (3.81 +/- 0.40 nmol/g). However, the percent contribution of CAF to the radical scavenging activity of one gram of whole brown rice was similar to those of alpha T, alpha T3, and gamma T3 because of its weaker antioxidant activity. The CAF pretreatment displayed a significant cytoprotective effect on the hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity from 10 mu M, which is lower than the minimal concentrations of alpha T and gamma T required for a significant protection. CAF also enhanced the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) nuclear translocation coincided with the enhancement of the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) mRNA level. An HO-1 inhibitor, tin protoporphyrin IX (SnPP), significantly impaired the cytoprotection of CAF. The cytoprotective potential of CAF is attributable to its cycloartenyl moiety besides the ferulyl moiety. These results suggested that CAF is the predominant cytoprotector in brown rice against hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity.
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