Sargassum horneri methanol extract rescues C2C12 murine skeletal muscle cells from oxidative stress-induced cytotoxicity through Nrf2-mediated upregulation of heme oxygenase-1

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Min Ho Han¹  Ji Sook Kang²  Yung Hyun Choi³  Hye Jin Hwang⁴  Byung Woo Kim⁵  Cheol Min Kim⁶  Su Hyun Hong⁷  Il-Whan Choi⁸  Byung Tae Choi⁹  Gi-Young Kim^1,10  Sung Ok Kim^1,11 

[1] Anti-Aging Research Center, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Blue-Bio Industry RIC, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Blue-Bio Industry RIC, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Anti-Aging Research Center, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Korean Medicine, 614-052, Busan, Republic of Korea;Blue-Bio Industry RIC, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Anti-Aging Research Center, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences & Human Ecology, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Blue-Bio Industry RIC, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Anti-Aging Research Center, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences & Human Ecology, Dongeui University, 614-714, Busan, Republic of Korea;Department of Biochemistry, Busan National University College of Medicine, 626-870, Yangsan, Republic of Korea;Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Korean Medicine, 614-052, Busan, Republic of Korea;Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Inje University, 608-737, Busan, Republic of Korea;Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, 626-870, Yangsan, Republic of Korea;Laboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 690-756, Jeju, Republic of Korea;Team for Scientification of Korean Medical Intervention (BK21 Plus) and Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, 706-828, Daegu, Republic of Korea;

关键词: Sargassum horneri;    Oxidative stress;    ROS;    Apoptosis;    Nrf2/HO-1;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12906-015-0538-2

 received in 2014-09-13, accepted in 2015-01-20,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSargassum horneri, an edible marine brown alga, is typically distributed along the coastal seas of Korea and Japan. Although several studies have demonstrated the anti-oxidative activity of this alga, the regulatory mechanisms have not yet been defined. The aim of the present study was to examine the cytoprotective effects of S. horneri against oxidative stress-induced cell damage in C2C12 myoblasts.MethodsWe demonstrated the anti-oxidative effects of a methanol extract of S. horneri (SHME) in a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-stimulated C2C12 myoblast model. Cytotoxicity was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimetylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium assay and mode of cell death by cell cycle analysis. DNA damage was measured using a comet assay and expression of phospho-histone γH2A.X (p-γH2A.X). Levels of cellular oxidative stress as reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation were measured using 2’,7’-dichlorofluorescein diacetate. The involvement of selected genes in the oxidative stress-mediated signaling pathway was explored using Western blot analysis.ResultsSHME attenuated H2O2-induced growth inhibition and exhibited scavenging activity against intracellular ROS that were induced by H2O2. The SHME also inhibited comet tail formation, p-γH2A.X expression, and the number of sub-G1 hypodiploid cells, suggesting that it prevents H2O2-induced cellular DNA damage and apoptotic cell death. Furthermore, the SHME significantly enhanced the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) associated with induction of nuclear factor-erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, the protective effect of the SHME on H2O2-induced C2C12 cell damage was significantly abolished by zinc protoporphyrin IX, a HO-1 competitive inhibitor, in C2C12 cells.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that the SHME augments cellular antioxidant defense capacity through both intrinsic free radical scavenging activity and activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway, protecting C2C12 cells from H2O2-induced oxidative cytotoxicity.

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