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Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2007 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 1227-1232
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1227.1232
In vitro Protective Effect of Mangiferin Against Glycated Protein-Iron Chelate Induced Toxicity in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Ramachandran Venugopal, Dhanapal Sakthisekaran, Balasubramanian Rajkapoor and Ikuo Nishigaki

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of mangiferin on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) against glycated protein-iron chelate induced toxicity. HUVEC incubated in glycated protein either alone or combined with iron chelate showed a significant (p< 0.001) elevation of Lipid Peroxidation (LPO) accompanied by depletion of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), catalase, Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) and Glutathione Reductase (GR), in addition to increased microsomal cytochrome c reductase and decreased glutathione S-Transferase (GST). Treatment of HUVEC with mangiferin at a concentration of 5 and 10 μg significantly decreased the level of LPO and altered antioxidants, cytochrome c reductase and GST levels to near normal in a dose dependent manner. Present results suggest that mangiferin have protective effect against glycated protein-iron chelate induced toxicity.

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Ramachandran Venugopal, Dhanapal Sakthisekaran, Balasubramanian Rajkapoor and Ikuo Nishigaki, 2007. In vitro Protective Effect of Mangiferin Against Glycated Protein-Iron Chelate Induced Toxicity in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 1227-1232.

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