Quercetin modifies reactive oxygen levels but exerts only partial protection against oxidative stress within HL-60 cells.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 1528(1): 49-59, 2001 Sep 03.
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ABSTRACT
Quercetin may contribute to the protection afforded by fruit- and vegetable-rich diets against diseases for which excess production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated as a causal or contributory factor. We examine the effect of short term (90 min) quercetin (1-100 microM) exposure on the progress of menadione induced oxidative stress within HL-60 cells. 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein and rhodamine-123 fluorescence, resulting from oxidation of the ROS-sensitive dyes dichlorodihydrofluorescein and dihydrorhodamine-123 respectively, were utilised as indicators of general ROS levels. Ethidium fluorescence, resulting from oxidation of dihydroethidium, was used as a potentially more specific indicator of O(2)(-). Exposure to quercetin alone induced a decrease in DCF and rhodamine fluorescence. Conversely, ethidium fluorescence was enhanced by treatment with >or=40 microM quercetin. Incubation with 1-100 microM quercetin reduced the extent of menadione-induced increase in DCF and rhodamine fluorescence but the menadione-induced increase in ethidium fluorescence was further elevated for cells treated with >or=25 microM quercetin. Exposure to >or=10 microM quercetin abrogated menadione-induced DNA single-strand breaks but, paradoxically, quercetin exacerbated membrane damage and failed to enhance the viability of menadione-challenged cells. In conclusion, quercetin exerts only site-specific protection against oxidative stress.
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Assunto principal:
Quercetina
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Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio
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Estresse Oxidativo
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biochim Biophys Acta
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido