Protective effects of phenolic constituents from Cytisus multiflorus, Lamium al...

• Author(s): Pereira, Olívia R. ; Macias, Rócio I.R. ; Perez, María J. ; Marín, Jose J.G. ; Cardoso, Susana M.
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/8758
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Subject(s): Cytisus multiflorus; Lamium album L.; Thymus citriodorus; Phenolic compounds; Cytoprotection; Antioxidant activity
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

The present study investigated the antioxidant and cytoprotective effects of purified ethanolic extracts of Cytisus multiflorus, Lamium album L. and Thymus citriodorus plants. These extracts showed high antioxidant activity in DPPH and reducing power assays. Using a model of chemical stress induced by potassium dichromate (DK) in human hepatoblastoma HepG2 cells, 50 ug/mL of C. multiflorus, L. album and T. citriodorus extracts decreased the rate of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by 35%, 26% and 20%, respectively, when exposed to 25 mu M of DK. This effect was also observed for the treatment of cells with individual polyphenolic compounds determined in the extracts, or with mixtures prepared with individual polyphenolic compounds simulating the phenolic composition of the extracts. Additionally, the purified ethanolic extracts and the prepared polyphenolic mixtures showed a cytoprotective effect against DK-induced toxicity. The overall results emphasize the contribution of polyphenols in antioxidant and cytoprotective properties of the studied plants.