Icaritin protects against oxidative stress-induced injury in cardiac H9c2 cells via Akt/Nrf2/HO-1 and calcium signalling pathways

Icaritin, a prenylflavonoid isolated from Herbal Epimedii, is well known for its osteoplastic and anti-tumour activities. Here, we examined the cardioprotective actions of icaritin on cardiac H9c2 cells under oxidative stress conditions induced by treatment with tert-butylhydroperoxide (t-BHP). Icaritin at a concentration range between 1 and 4 µM effectively increased cell viability and decreased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and reactive oxygen species (ROS) release in t-BHP treated cells, reflecting its ability to reduce t-BHP-induced cell injury. Icaritin also protected cell membrane integrity by preventing the collapse of the mitochondrial membrane potential. In addition, pretreatment of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) siRNA and Akt inhibitor abolished the cardioprotective effect of icaritin. Furthermore, Nrf2 siRNA transfection interfered with the effect of icaritin on the inhibition of Ca2+ overload, whereas Akt inhibitor reduced icaritin-induced haemo-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression. Collectively, these results suggest that icaritin exerted its cardioprotective effect through the Akt/Nrf2/HO-1 and calcium signalling pathways..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Journal of Functional Foods - 18(2015), Seite 213-223

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Si Wan Lei [VerfasserIn]
Guozhen Cui [VerfasserIn]
George Pak Heng Leung [VerfasserIn]
Sharon Chui Wah Luk [VerfasserIn]
Maggie Pui Man Hoi [VerfasserIn]
Liang Wang [VerfasserIn]
Gail B. Mahady [VerfasserIn]
Simon Ming Yuen Lee [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Calcium ion
Cardiac H9c2 cells
Icaritin
NF-E2-related factor 2
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Oxidative stress

doi:

10.1016/j.jff.2015.06.054

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DOAJ054969689