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ScienceAsia 41 (2015): 114-118 |doi:
10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2015.41.114
Tetrahydrocurcumin protection against doxorubicin-induced apoptosis
Nuntiya Somparna,*, Veerapol Kukongviriyapanb, Upa Kukongviriyapanc, Laddawan Senggunpraib, Auemduan Prawanb
ABSTRACT: Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC), an active metabolite of curcumin, possesses potent antioxidant activity and is more stable in vivo than curcumin. We investigated the protective effect of THC on doxorubicin (DOX)-induced apoptotic cell death in association with the dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential using cholangiocyte MMNK-1 cell lines. Exposure to DOX (0.3–3 µM for 24 h) induced cell death in a dose-dependent manner. Pre-treatment with THC (1, 3, 6 µM) for 24 h significantly increased cell survival. To determine the THC cytoprotective mechanism, intracellular superoxide anion levels and mitochondrial transmembrane potential were measured. Exposure to DOX increased intracellular superoxide anions in the cells. The superoxide levels were significantly reduced when the cells were pretreated with THC, implying the presence of antioxidant activity in THC. Moreover, DOX-induced dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential was alleviated by pre-treatment with THC. The results suggest that THC induces a cytoprotective effect that maintains mitochondrial function and suppresses the formation of reactive-oxygen species.
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Division of Pharmacology, Preclinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thailand |
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand |
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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand |
* Corresponding author, E-mail: nuntiya_tom@hotmail.com
Received 16 Sep 2014, Accepted 17 May 2015
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