title: Piper sarmentosum as an antioxidant on oxidative stress in human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced by hydrogen peroxide.
abstract: Endothelial cell death due to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) may contribute to the initial endothelial injury, which promotes atherosclerotic lesion formation. Piper sarmentosum (PS), a natural product, has been shown to have an antioxidant property, which is hypothesized to inhibit production of ROS and prevent cell injury. Thus, the present study was designed to determine the effects of PS on the hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced oxidative cell damage in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). In this experiment, HUVECs were obtained by collagenase perfusion of the large vein in the umbilical cord and cultured in medium M200 supplemented with low serum growth supplementation (LSGS). HUVECs were treated with various concentrations of H(2)O(2) (0-1000 micromol/L) and it was observed that 180 micromol/L H(2)O(2) reduced cell viability by 50% as denoted by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Using the above concentration as the positive control, the H(2)O(2)-induced HUVECs were concomitantly treated with various concentrations (100, 150, 250 and 300 microg/ml) of three different extracts (aqueous, methanol and hexane) of PS. Malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) levels showed a significant increase (P<0.05) in HUVECs compared to the negative control. However, PS extracts showed a protective effect on HUVECs from H(2)O(2)-induced cell apoptosis with a significant reduction in MDA, SOD, CAT and GPX levels (P<0.05). Furthermore, PS had exhibited ferric reducing antioxidant power with its high phenolic content. Hence, it was concluded that PS plays a beneficial role in reducing oxidative stress in H(2)O(2)-induced HUVECs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Raja Muda Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abdul Hamid
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hafizah
authors.forename: Zakaria
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zaiton
authors.forename: Amom
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zulkhairi
authors.forename: Adenan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohd Ilham
authors.forename: Megat Mohd Nordin
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nor Anita
authors.forename: Abdullah Mahdy
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zaleha
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D031701:Piper / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide