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Modulation of peroxynitrite-induced fibroblast injury by hesperetin: a role for intracellular scavenging and modulation of ERK signalling

Pollard, S. E., Whiteman, M. and Spencer, J. P. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2931-7274 (2006) Modulation of peroxynitrite-induced fibroblast injury by hesperetin: a role for intracellular scavenging and modulation of ERK signalling. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 347 (4). pp. 916-923. ISSN 0006-291X

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.06.153

Abstract/Summary

Peroxynitrite is thought to contribute to the progression of many diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. We report that pre-treatment of fibroblasts with the citrus flavanone, hesperetin, prior to peroxynitrite exposure protects against peroxynitrite-mediated cytotoxicity. This protection was partially mediated by the intracellular scavenging of peroxynitrite by hesperctin as exposure of fibroblasts to peroxynitrite following hesperetin loading led to the formation of two intracellular nitrohesperetin derivatives. In addition, protection appeared to be mediated by hesperetin-induced changes in MAP kinase signalling. Exposure of fibroblasts to hesperetin led to concentration-dependent increases in the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and was observed to restore peroxynitrite-mediated decreases in ERK1/2 phosphorylation. We propose that the protective potential of hesperetin in fibroblasts may be mediated both by intracellular scavenging of peroxynitrite and by modulation of fibroblast signalling. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (ICMR)
ID Code:13070
Uncontrolled Keywords:flavonoid, hesperetin, peroxynitrite, sin-1, map kinase, erk, fibroblast, activated protein-kinase, induced cell-death, n-terminal kinase, in-vivo metabolites, nitric-oxide, tyrosine nitration, c-jun, induced, apoptosis, orange juice, survival
Publisher:Elsevier

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