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FREE RADICAL RESEARCH
Volume 35, Issue 6, Pages 779-788Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10715760100301281
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4-hydroxy-2-nonenal; oxidative stress; antioxidant; quercetin; tea polyphenols; mitochondria
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Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases, including cancer. In the present study, the protective effect of natural antioxidants, such as quercetin and tea polyphenols, on intracellular oxidative stress was studied. Here we report a novel function of quercetin and tea polyphenols, as potential inhibitors of 4-hydroxy2-nonenal (HNE)-induced intracellular oxidative stress and cytotoxicity In rat liver epithelial RL34 cells, a potent electrophile HNE dramatically induced the productions of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which correlated well with the reduction in cell viability We found that quercetin and tea polyphenols, such as epigallocatechin gallate and theaflavins and their gallate esters, significantly inhibited the HNE-induced ROS production and cytotoxicity. In addition, HNE induced a transient decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi), which was also retarded by the antioxidants. These data suggest that the antioxidants, such as quercetin and tea polyphenols, are inhibitors against mitochondrial ROS production.
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