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Strobilanthes crispus attenuates renal carcinogen, iron nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA)-mediated oxidative damage of lipids and DNA

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This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of Strobilanthes crispus extract for possible protection against lipid peroxidation and DNA damage induced by iron nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Fe-NTA is a potent nephrotoxic agent and induces acute and subacute renal proximal tubular necrosis by catalyzing the decomposition of H2O2-derived production of hydroxyl radicals, which are known to cause lipid peroxidation and DNA damage. Incubation of postmitochondrial supernatant and/or calf thymus DNA with H2O2 (40 mM) in the presence of Fe-NTA (0.1 mM) induces lipid peroxidation and DNA damage to about 2.3-fold and 2.9-fold, respectively, as compared to control (P < 0.05). In lipid peroxidation protection studies, S. crispus treatment showed a dose-dependent inhibition (45–53% inhibition, P < 0.05) of Fe-NTA and H2O2 induced lipid peroxidation. Similarly, in DNA damage protection studies, S. crispus treatment also showed a dose-dependent inhibition (18–30% inhibition, P < 0.05) of DNA damage. In addition, the protection was closely related to the content of phenolic compounds as evident by S. crispus extract showing the value of 124.48 mg/g total phenolics expressed as gallic acid equivalent (GAE, mg/g of extract). From these studies, it is concluded that S. crispus inhibits peroxidation of membrane lipids and DNA damage induced by Fe-NTA and H2O2 and possesses the potential to be used to treat or prevent degenerative diseases where oxidative stress is implicated.

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Authors are thankful to Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia for providing grant-in-aid No. FRG166-SP-2008 for scientific research to support these studies.

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    Mohammad Iqbal, Muhammad Dawood Shah, Chau Ann Lie & Chin Kim San

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Iqbal, M., Shah, M.D., Lie, C.A. et al. Strobilanthes crispus attenuates renal carcinogen, iron nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA)-mediated oxidative damage of lipids and DNA. Mol Cell Biochem 341, 271–277 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-010-0458-x

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