Abstract
A human hepatoma cell line, Hep G2 cells are reliable for the study of alcohol-induced hepatotoxicity. In this study, we investigated the effect of an aqueous extract of Polygala tenuifolia WILLDENOW (Polygalaceae) roots (PTAE) on ethanol (EtOH)-induced cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells. PTAE (0.01-1 υg/ml) dose- dependently inhibited the EtOH-induced interluekin-1 α (IL-1 α) secretion. PTAE (0.01-1 γg/ml) also inhibited the EtOH- and IL-1α-induced cytotoxicity. Furthermore, we found that PTAE inhibited the IL-1α-induced apoptosis of Hep G2 cells. These results suggest that PTAE may prevent the EtOH-induced cytotoxicity through inhibition of the apoptosis of Hep G2 cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 531-544 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
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