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Kyoung Ah Kang1, Rui Zhang, Kyoung Hwa Lee
1Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Applied Radiological Science Research Institute, Cheju National University, Jeju-si, Korea.
Abstract:
We studied the cytoprotective effect of triphlorethol-A against gamma-ray radiation-induced oxidative stress. In this study, hydrogen peroxide, which is a reactive oxygen species (ROS), was detected using 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCF-DA) assay. Triphlorethol-A reduced intracellular hydrogen peroxide generated by gamma-ray radiation. This compound provided protection against radiation-induced membrane lipid peroxidation and cellular DNA damage which are the main targets of radiation-induced damage. Triphlorethol-A protected the cell viability damaged by the radiation through inhibition of apoptosis. Triphlorethol-A reduced the expression of bax and activated caspase 3 induced by radiation, but recovered the expression of bcl-2 decreased by radiation. Taken together, the results suggest that triphlorethol-A protects cells against oxidative damage induced by radiation through reducing ROS.
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