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Inhibitory effects of glycitein on hydrogen peroxide induced cell damage by scavenging reactive oxygen species and inhibiting c-Jun N-terminal kinase

  • Kyoung Ah Kang
  • , Rui Zhang
  • , Mei Jing Piao
  • , Kyoung Hwa Lee
  • , Bum Joon Kim
  • , So Young Kim
  • , Hee Sun Kim
  • , Dong Hyun Kim
  • , Ho Jin You
  • , Jin Won Hyun

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Abstract

The present study investigated the cytoprotective properties of glycitein, a metabolite formed by the transformation of glycitin by intestinal microflora, against oxidative stress. Glycitein was found to scavenge intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, and thereby preventing lipid peroxidation and DNA damage. Glycitein inhibited apoptosis of Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (V79-4) cells exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) via radical scavenging activity. Glycitein abrogated the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) induced by H2O2 treatment and inhibited DNA binding activity of activator protein-1 (AP-1), a downstream transcription factor of JNK. Taken together, these findings suggest that glycitein protected H2O2 induced cell death in V79-4 cells by inhibiting ROS generation and JNK activation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)720-729
Number of pages10
JournalFree Radical Research
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the study of the DNA repair regulation with disease program and by the program of Basic Atomic Energy Research Institute (BAERI) which is a part of the Nuclear R&D programs grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea.

Keywords

  • Cytoprotective properties
  • Glycitein
  • Oxidative stress
  • Reactive oxygen species

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