Hypericum alpestre extract affects the activity of the key antioxidant enzymes in microglial BV-2 cellular models

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Title: Hypericum alpestre extract affects the activity of the key antioxidant enzymes in microglial BV-2 cellular models
Authors: Mikayel Ginovyan, Pierre Andreoletti, Mustapha Cherkaoui-Malki, Naira Sahakyan
Source: AIMS Biophysics, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 161-171 (2022)
Publisher Information: AIMS Press, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Biology (General)
LCC:Biotechnology
Subject Terms: plant extract, armenian flora, total phenolic content, hypericaceae, antioxidant enzymes, microglia, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65
More Details: In the presented work, we aimed to investigate the antioxidant and possible neuroprotective capacity of extract of the aerial parts of Hypericum alpestre, found in high altitude Armenian landscape. The neuroprotective activity was evaluated using BV-2 wild type (WT) cells and acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX1) deficient (Acox1-/-) microglial cell lines. In the chemical-based tests, H. alpestre extract showed high antioxidant activity, which was maintained even after heat treatment at 121 °C for 30 min. MTT test showed that the sub-cytotoxic concentration of investigated extracts for both microglial cell lines was 40 µg/mL. There were no significant changes in catalase activity during all period of treatment in both cell lines, meanwhile, SOD activity increased (up to 30%) in WT cells during the 48 h treatment. Increase of SOD activity (up to 50%) in Acox-/- cells was observed under the 24 h treatment. Significant modulation in activity of palmitoyl-CoA oxidase 1 was noticed only during the 48 h treatment of WT microglial cells. These results evidenced the pro-oxidant activity of the investigated extract. This finding can serve as a basis for further evaluation of plant extracts influence on cancer cell lines.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2377-9098
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2377-9098
DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2022014?viewType=HTML
DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2022014
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/c3cd0634e18f41319866a634eb82cc2f
Accession Number: edsdoj.3cd0634e18f41319866a634eb82cc2f
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23779098
DOI:10.3934/biophy.2022014?viewType=HTML
Published in:AIMS Biophysics
Language:English