Protective Effect of Broussonetia papyrifera against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Oxidative Stress in SH-SY5Y Cells
2009
TSAI, Fan-Hsiu | LIEN, Jin-Cherng | LIN, Li-Wei | CHEN, Hsin-Yu | Jing, Hui | WU, Chi-Rei
This study compared the antioxidant activity of various parts of Broussonetia papyrifera (BP), and further evaluated the protective effects of BP against hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced neuronal injury in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Among four BP parts, BP radix and leaf possessed the best scavenging activities for 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical, and H₂O₂. These two BP parts also had higher phenolic and phenylpropanoid contents. Following exposure of cells to H₂O₂, there was a marked decrease in cell survival, intracellular glutathione levels, and antioxidant enzymes, as well as an increase in intracellular oxidative stress. DNA fragmentation was also observed, but pretreatment of the cells with BP radix but not leaf prior to H₂O₂ exposure blocked these H₂O₂-induced cellular events. The present findings indicate that BP radix exerts protective effects against H₂O₂ toxicity via its free radical scavenging activity, which might be due to its total phenolic compounds.
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