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Protective effect of hydroxytyrosol and its metabolite homovanillic alcohol on H(2)O(2) induced lipid peroxidation in renal tubular epithelial cells

  • Monica Deiana
  • , Alessandra Incani
  • , Antonella Rosa
  • , Giulia Corona
  • , Angela Atzeri
  • , Debora Loru
  • , M Paola Melis
  • , M Assunta Dessì

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Abstract

We investigated the capacity of hydroxytyrosol (HT), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol, and homovanillic alcohol (HVA), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenylethanol, to inhibit H(2)O(2) induced oxidative damage in LLC-PK1, a porcine kidney epithelial cell line, studying the effect of H(2)O(2) on specific cell membrane lipid targets, unsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol. Exposure to H(2)O(2) induced a significant increase of the level of MDA together with a disruption of the membrane structure, with the loss of unsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol and alpha-tocopherol, and the formation of fatty acids hydroperoxides and 7-ketocholesterol. Pretreatment with HT protected renal cells from oxidative damage: the level of membrane lipids was preserved and there was no significant detection of oxidation products. HVA exerted a comparable activity, thus both HT and HVA were able to prevent in renal cells the lipid peroxidation process that plays a central role in tubular cell injury.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2984-90
Number of pages7
JournalFOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume46
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2008

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Antioxidants
  • Cholesterol
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
  • Homovanillic Acid
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Kidney Tubules
  • LLC-PK1 Cells
  • Lipid Peroxidation
  • Malondialdehyde
  • Membrane Lipids
  • Oxidants
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol
  • Protective Agents
  • Serotonin
  • Swine
  • alpha-Tocopherol

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