title: Differential effects of dietary flavonoids on reactive oxygen and nitrogen species generation and changes in antioxidant enzyme expression induced by proinflammatory cytokines in Chang Liver cells.
abstract: This study was aimed to investigate the differential protective effect of dietary flavonoids against oxidative stress induced by proinflammatory stimuli in parenchymal liver cells. Chang Liver cells were incubated with a cytokine mixture (CM) supplemented with the flavonols quercetin and kaempferol, the flavanone taxifolin and the flavone apigenin (5-50 microM). Concentrations of oxidised and reduced glutathione, generation of different ROS/RNS, and expression of antioxidant enzymes were measured. Oxidised glutathione concentration and the oxidised/reduced glutathione ratio were increased by the CM. These effects were significantly prevented by quercetin, kaempferol and taxifolin at all tested concentrations. Effects of apigenin reached a lesser extent and were not significant at 25 microM. Treatment with quercetin and kaempferol prevented the production of peroxides, superoxide anion and nitric oxide induced by CM. Taxifolin 50 microM and apigenin 25-50 microM caused a significant increase in peroxides and nitric oxide generation. Protein concentration of the different antioxidant enzymes was generally reduced by kaempferol and quercetin in comparison to CM, although quercetin 25 and 50 microM increased Mn SOD protein concentration. GPx protein level was significantly increased by apigenin 25 and 50 microM. Changes in mRNA tended to be parallel to those in protein concentration. Our study reveals that important differences exist between flavonoids with different structural features in their capacity to abrogate the generation of different ROS/RNS, and suggests that the modulation of antioxidant enzymes by flavonoids may be also important in their antioxidant effects in liver cells.
authors.affiliation: Ciberehd and Institute of Biomedicine, University of León, León, Spain.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: María V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: García-Mediavilla
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almar
authors.forename: Paquita
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: María J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tuñón
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Campos
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Gallego
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D047310:Apigenin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044948:Flavonols / Q000494:pharmacology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism*; D044949:Kaempferols / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011794:Quercetin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016207:Cytokines; D005419:Flavonoids; D044948:Flavonols; D044949:Kaempferols; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; C006552:kaempferol; D047310:Apigenin; D011794:Quercetin; C003377:taxifolin; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; C022616:thiazolyl blue; D005978:Glutathione