TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative effects of flavonoids on oxidant scavenging and ischemia-reperfusion injury in cardiomyocytes
AU - Chang, Wei Tien
AU - Shao, Zuo Hui
AU - Yin, Jun Jie
AU - Mehendale, Sangeeta
AU - Wang, Chong Zhi
AU - Qin, Yimin
AU - Li, Juan
AU - Chen, Wen Jone
AU - Chien, Chiang Ting
AU - Becker, Lance B.
AU - Vanden Hoek, Terry L.
AU - Yuan, Chun Su
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by NIH grants HL68951, HL72734, AT002176, AT003255 and AT01575-01.
PY - 2007/7/2
Y1 - 2007/7/2
N2 - Since flavonoids scavenge reactive oxygen species, they may potentially protect against ischemia/reperfusion injury. This study compared the scavenging capacity of specific flavonoids towards different reactive oxygen species. Whether the differential oxidant scavenging capacity correlated with their protective efficacy in ischemia/reperfusion injury of cardiomyocytes was determined. The free radical scavenging capacity of five flavonoids (wogonin, baicalin, baicalein, catechin and procyanidin B2) was analyzed using electron spin resonance spectrometry for 3 radicals: 1,1-diphenyl-2picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), superoxide and hydroxyl radical. A well-established chick cardiomyocyte model of ischemia (1 h)/reperfusion (3 h) was used to evaluate flavonoid-induced protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in chronic treatment (pretreated 72 h and treated through ischemia/reperfusion) and acute treatment protocols (during ischemia/reperfusion or only at reperfusion). The cell viability was assessed by propidium iodide. The DPPH scavenging was most significant with catechin, followed by procyanidin B2, baicalein, baicalin, and wogonin. The superoxide scavenging was, similarly, most significant with catechin, followed by baicalein, procyanidin B2, and baicalin. For hydroxyl radical, only baicalein showed a significant scavenging capacity (> 50% reduction in ESR signal). For the cardiomyocyte studies, all flavonoids but wogonin showed protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in the chronic treatment protocol. When flavonoids were administered only during ischemia/reperfusion, baicalein, procyanidin B2, and catechin significantly reduced cell death. If flavonoids were administered just at reperfusion, only baicalein and procyanidin B2 had protective effects, and the efficacy was less. Flavonoids possess specific but differential radical scavenging capacity, which, in conjunction with the timing of treatment, affects their protective efficacy in cardiomyocytes exposed to ischemia/reperfusion.
AB - Since flavonoids scavenge reactive oxygen species, they may potentially protect against ischemia/reperfusion injury. This study compared the scavenging capacity of specific flavonoids towards different reactive oxygen species. Whether the differential oxidant scavenging capacity correlated with their protective efficacy in ischemia/reperfusion injury of cardiomyocytes was determined. The free radical scavenging capacity of five flavonoids (wogonin, baicalin, baicalein, catechin and procyanidin B2) was analyzed using electron spin resonance spectrometry for 3 radicals: 1,1-diphenyl-2picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), superoxide and hydroxyl radical. A well-established chick cardiomyocyte model of ischemia (1 h)/reperfusion (3 h) was used to evaluate flavonoid-induced protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in chronic treatment (pretreated 72 h and treated through ischemia/reperfusion) and acute treatment protocols (during ischemia/reperfusion or only at reperfusion). The cell viability was assessed by propidium iodide. The DPPH scavenging was most significant with catechin, followed by procyanidin B2, baicalein, baicalin, and wogonin. The superoxide scavenging was, similarly, most significant with catechin, followed by baicalein, procyanidin B2, and baicalin. For hydroxyl radical, only baicalein showed a significant scavenging capacity (> 50% reduction in ESR signal). For the cardiomyocyte studies, all flavonoids but wogonin showed protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in the chronic treatment protocol. When flavonoids were administered only during ischemia/reperfusion, baicalein, procyanidin B2, and catechin significantly reduced cell death. If flavonoids were administered just at reperfusion, only baicalein and procyanidin B2 had protective effects, and the efficacy was less. Flavonoids possess specific but differential radical scavenging capacity, which, in conjunction with the timing of treatment, affects their protective efficacy in cardiomyocytes exposed to ischemia/reperfusion.
KW - Flavonoids
KW - Hydroxyl radical
KW - Reperfusion injury
KW - Scavenging capacity
KW - Superoxide
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.03.037
DO - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.03.037
M3 - Article
C2 - 17475241
AN - SCOPUS:34249067378
SN - 0014-2999
VL - 566
SP - 58
EP - 66
JO - European Journal of Pharmacology
JF - European Journal of Pharmacology
IS - 1-3
ER -