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Methanolic extract of onion (Allium cepa) attenuates ischemia/hypoxia-induced apoptosis in cardiomyocytes via antioxidant effect.

Authors
Park, S | Kim, MY  | Lee, DH | Lee, SH  | Baik, EJ  | Moon, CH  | Park, SW | Ko, EY | Oh, SR | Jung, YS
Citation
European journal of nutrition, 48(4). : 235-242, 2009
Journal Title
European journal of nutrition
ISSN
1436-62071436-6215
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although there is growing awareness of the beneficial potential of onion intake to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, there is little information about the effect of onion on ischemic heart injury, one of the most common cardiovascular diseases.
AIM OF THE STUDY: This study investigates the effect of the methanol-soluble extract of onion on ischemic injury in heart-derived H9c2 cells in vitro and in rat hearts in vivo. The underlying mechanism is also investigated.
METHODS: To evaluate the effect of onion on ischemia-induced cell death, LDH release and TUNEL-positivity were assessed in H9c2 cells, and the infarct size was measured in a myocardial infarct model. To investigate the mechanism of the cardioprotection by onion, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and the mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)) were measured using an imaging technique; the caspase-3 activity was assayed, and Western blotting was performed to examine cytochrome c release in H9c2 cells.
RESULTS: The methanolic extract of onion had a preventive effect on ischemia/hypoxia-induced apoptotic death in H9c2 cells in vitro and in rat heart in vivo. The onion extract (0.05 g/ml) inhibited the elevation of the ROS, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, cytochrome c release and caspase-3 activation during hypoxia in H9c2 cells. In the in vivo rat myocardial infarction model, onion extract (10 g/kg) significantly reduced the infarct size, the apoptotic cell death of the heart and the plasma MDA level.
CONCLUSION: In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that the methanolic extract of onion attenuates ischemia/hypoxia-induced apoptosis in heart-derived H9c2 cells in vitro and in rat hearts in vivo, through, at least in part, an antioxidant effect.
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DOI
10.1007/s00394-009-0007-0
PMID
19234663
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Journal Papers > School of Medicine / Graduate School of Medicine > Physiology
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김, 미영  |  문, 창현  |  백, 은주  |  이, 수환  |  정, 이숙
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