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Antioxidant Activity of Extract from Sophora flavescens Solander ex Aiton in PC12 Cells

1Department of Korean Food & Culinary Arts, Youngsan University, Busan, Korea


Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2017, Vol. 5 No. 4, 205-207
DOI: 10.12691/jfnr-5-4-1
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Cite this paper:
Hyun Woo Kang. Antioxidant Activity of Extract from Sophora flavescens Solander ex Aiton in PC12 Cells. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2017; 5(4):205-207. doi: 10.12691/jfnr-5-4-1.

Correspondence to: Hyun  Woo Kang, Department of Korean Food & Culinary Arts, Youngsan University, Busan, Korea. Email: khw7200@ysu.ac.kr

Abstract

This study was investigated to antioxidant activity in human neuronal cell lines of extract from Sophora flavescens ex Aiton (ESSA). The cell viability showed the protective effect against oxidative damage to PC12 cell by MTT assay. We show that antioxidant activities of the ESSA were evaluated using apoptosis assays analyzed by flow cytometry. ESSA decreased cell death in PC12 cells due to hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative damage in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, ESSA regulated the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins in PC-12 cells. Based on these findings, we suggest that ESSA has the potential to inhibit hydrogen peroxide-induced free radical activation and should be considered in functional food and pharmaceutical applications.

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