Abstract
This study is to examine the effects of equol on the H(2)O(2)-induced death of bovine aortic endothelial cells (bAECs) and the mechanism of its protective effects. MTT[3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide] assay showed that in the control group, cell survival rate decreased significantly, each in proportion to the duration of the H(2)O(2) stimulation (P<0.05), but, in the equol-pretreated group, such decrease was not statistically significant. After Hoechst 33342 staining, in the equol-pretreated group the number of cells with apoptotic morphology decreased significantly. Equol pretreatment effectively inhibited the H(2)O(2)-induced cell death by the reduction of intracellular ROS production (P<0.05). Incubation of bAECs with equol increased the expression of phospho-p38 MAPK and Bcl-2 after the H(2)O(2) exposure compared with their expression without the equol pretreatment. Furthermore, SB203580 inhibited phospho-p38 MAPK expression and increased apoptotic cell death. This study proves equol has a significant antioxidant effect on the bAECs that were exposed to H(2)O(2).
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