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Arsenic Trioxide

  • L-Ascorbic Acid andα-Tocopherol Reduces Hepatotoxicity Associated with Arsenic Trioxide Chemotherapy by Modulating Nrf2 and Bcl2 Transcription Factors in Chang liver Cells.

    Abstract Title:

    L-Ascorbic Acid andα-Tocopherol Reduces Hepatotoxicity Associated with Arsenic Trioxide Chemotherapy by Modulating Nrf2 and Bcl2 Transcription Factors in Chang liver Cells.

    Abstract Source:

    Nutr Cancer. 2018 May-Jun;70(4):684-696. Epub 2018 Apr 26. PMID: 29697268

    Abstract Author(s):

    Radhakrishnan Chandraprabha Vineetha, Viswanathan Archana, Prakash Binu, Pettamanna Arathi, Raveendran Harikumaran Nair

    Article Affiliation:

    Radhakrishnan Chandraprabha Vineetha

    Abstract:

    Arsenic trioxide (AsO) is a promising new regimen for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). The induction of oxidative stress mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and excessive intracellular calcium influx are the main reasons behind AsOtoxicity. Since liver is the major organ for xenobiotic metabolism, it is always under stress. Antioxidant vitamins such as L-Ascorbic acid (L-AA) andα-Tocopherol (α-TOC) have been proposed to have beneficial effects against a variety of pathological conditions and are known by their free radical scavenging properties. The present study evaluates the curative efficacy of L-AA and α-TOC against AsOtoxicity using immortalized human Chang liver cells. Our results suggest that L-AA (100 µM) and α-TOC (50 µM) recovered AsO(10 µM) cytotoxicity. Furthermore, AsOtreatment showed an increase in lipid peroxidation and depletion in antioxidant status, mitochondrial trans membrane potential and values of total antioxidant capacity. Cotreatment of antioxidant vitamins with AsOresulted in a significant reversal of oxidative stress markers. Our findings substantiate the effect of antioxidant vitamins in protecting the hepatocytes from oxidative stress which may be attributed through Nrf2 (Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) mediated upregulation of Bcl2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) expression.

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