Protective effects of chebulic acid from Terminalia chebula Retz. against t-BHP-induced oxidative stress by modulations of Nrf2 and its related enzymes in HepG2 cells
2019
Jung, H.L., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Yang, S.Y., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Pyo, M.C., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Hong, C.O., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Nam, M.H., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Lee, J.W., Suwon Women’s University, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Lee, K.W., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Although chebulic acid isolated from Terminalia chebular has diverse biological effects, its effects on the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and the expression of downstream genes have not been elucidated. The purpose of this research is to investigate the hepatoprotective mechanism of chebulic acid against oxidative stress produced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) in liver cells. The treatment with chebulic acid attenuated cell death in t-BHP-induced HepG2 liver cells and increased intracellular glutathione content, upregulated the activity of heme oxygenase-1, and also increased the translocation of Nrf2 into the nucleus and Nrf2 target gene expression in a dose-dependent manner. The exposure of chebulic acid activated the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases. The overall result is that chebulic acid has cytoprotective effect on t-BHP-induced hepatotoxicity in HepG2 cells through Nrf2-mediated antioxidant enzymes.
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