The protective effects of alpha-pinene on high glucose-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in HepG2 cells

Hyperglycemia, a prevalent metabolic condition observed in diabetes, leads to oxidative damage, inflammatory responses, and other consequences. Natural compounds alleviate the adverse impacts of diabetes. We aimed to explore the effects of alpha-pinene (AP) as a monoterpene on oxidative damage and i...

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Published in:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences 2024-01, Vol.27 (8), p.967-974
Main Authors: Choghakhori, Razieh, Azadpour, Mojgan, Abbasnezhad, Amir, Ebrahimzadeh, Farzad, Ahmadvand, Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
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alpha-pinene
Cell death
cell viability
Diabetes
Gene expression
hyperglycemia
inflammation
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Oxidative stress
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
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Summary:Hyperglycemia, a prevalent metabolic condition observed in diabetes, leads to oxidative damage, inflammatory responses, and other consequences. Natural compounds alleviate the adverse impacts of diabetes. We aimed to explore the effects of alpha-pinene (AP) as a monoterpene on oxidative damage and inflammation caused by high glucose (HG) in the human hepatocellular liver carcinoma (HepG2) cell line. The HepG2 cells were subjected to non or HG concentration (50 mM) and treated with or without AP (8, 16, and 32 μg/ml) for 48 hr. The effect of treatments on cellular viability, malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), and activity of anti-oxidant enzymes, including glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), was determined. The gene expression levels of nuclear factor-κβ (NF-κB), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) were estimated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). HG exposure significantly increased cell death, MDA formation, and depletion of GSH content and GPx, CAT, and SOD activity (
ISSN:2008-3866
2008-3874
DOI:10.22038/IJBMS.2024.74546.16191