Effect of Resveratrol and Nicotine on PON1 Gene Expression: In Vitro Study.
Dietary and lifestyle factors have been shown to have a profound effect on paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity. Cigarette smoke has been shown to inhibit its mass and activity where as resveratrol has been shown to enhance it. We exposed hepatoma derived cell line (HepG2) to resveratrol and nicotine in varying doses and measured PON1 enzymatic activity and PON1 gene expression. In addition, total protein content of HepG2 cells was also measured. Resveratrol in a dose of 15 μmol/l or above significantly increased the PON1 enzyme activity (p > 0.001) where as nicotine in a dose of 1 μmol/l or higher significantly reduced it (p < 0.05). The resveratrol in this dose also enhanced the PON1 gene expression whereas nicotine decreased it as compared to controls. However, the protein conent of cells was not changed suggesting that they were not cytotoxic in the doses used. Till date the antioxidant vitamins have shown disappointing results against LDL oxidation and cardiovascular protection. However, the effect of resveratrol on PON1 gene expression and activity was significant, suggesting increase in PON1 activity and enhanced gene expression may be its alternative mechanism for offering protection against cardiovascular disease and may be an potential pharmacological agent which can be used for this.
Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Nehru Hospital, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Nidhi
N
Gupta
Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Nehru Hospital, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Ramesh
R
Kandimalla
Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Nehru Hospital, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Kumari
K
Priyanka
Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Nehru Hospital, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Gagandip
G
Singh
Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Nehru Hospital, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Kiran Dip
KD
Gill
Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Nehru Hospital, 4th Floor, Block F, Room 16, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
Surjit
S
Singh
HepG2 cell line; Nicotine; PON1 gene expression; Paraoxonase1; Resveratrol