Protective Effect of Caffeic Acid Derivatives on tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide-Induced Oxidative Hepato-Toxicity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in HepG2 Cells
作者:Tzung-Hsun Tsai、Chun-Hsien Yu、Yu-Ping Chang、Yu-Ting Lin、Ching-Jang Huang、Yueh-Hsiung Kuo、Po-Jung Tsai
DOI:10.3390/molecules22050702
日期:——
Oxidative stress results in structural and functional abnormalities in the liver and is thought to be a crucial factor in liver diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytoprotective and antioxidant effects of caffeic acid (CA) derivatives on tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP)-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. Nine CA derivatives were synthesized, including N-phenylethyl caffeamide (PECA), N-(3-florophen)methyl caffeamide (FMCA), N-(4-methoxy-phen)methyl caffeamide (MPMCA), N-heptyl caffeamide (HCA), N-octyl caffeamide (OCA), octyl caffeate (CAOE), phenpropyl caffeate (CAPPE), phenethyl caffeate (CAPE), and phenmethyl caffeate (CAPME). The results showed that CA and its derivatives significantly inhibited t-BHP-induced cell death of HepG2 cells. The rank order of potency of the CA derivatives for cytoprotection was CAOE > HCA > OCA > FMCA > CAPPE > CAPME > CAPE > PECA > MPMCA > CA. Their cytoprotective activity was associated with lipophilicity. The antioxidant effect of these compounds was supported by the reduction in the levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substrates, a biomarker of lipid peroxidation, in HepG2 cells. Pre-treatment of CA derivatives significantly prevented the depletion of glutathione, the most important water-soluble antioxidant in hepatocytes. Pre-treatment of CA derivatives before t-BHP exposure maintained mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate and ATP content in the injured HepG2 cells. CA derivatives except OCA and HCA significantly suppressed t-BHP-induced hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) protein level. In addition, all of these CA derivatives markedly increased the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) accumulation in the nucleus, indicating that their cytoprotection may be mediated by the activation of Nrf2. Our results suggest that CA derivatives might be a hepatoprotective agent against oxidative stress.
氧化应激导致肝脏结构和功能异常,被认为是肝脏疾病的一个关键因素。本研究的目的是探讨咖啡酸(CA)衍生物在特丁基过氧化氢(t-BHP)诱导的肝HepG2细胞氧化应激中的细胞保护和抗氧化作用。合成了九种CA衍生物,包括N-苯乙基咖啡酰胺(PECA)、N-(3-氟苯)甲基咖啡酰胺(FMCA)、N-(4-甲氧基苯)甲基咖啡酰胺(MPMCA)、N-庚基咖啡酰胺(HCA)、N-辛基咖啡酰胺(OCA)、辛基咖啡酸酯(CAOE)、苯丙基咖啡酸酯(CAPPE)、苯乙基咖啡酸酯(CAPE)和苯甲基咖啡酸酯(CAPME)。结果显示,CA及其衍生物显著抑制了t-BHP诱导的HepG2细胞死亡。CA衍生物的细胞保护效力的排列顺序为CAOE > HCA > OCA > FMCA > CAPPE > CAPME > CAPE > PECA > MPMCA > CA。它们的细胞保护活性与脂溶性相关。这些化合物的抗氧化效果得到了支持,因为它们降低了HepG2细胞中硫代巴比妥酸反应底物的水平,这是脂质过氧化的生物标志物。CA衍生物的预处理显著防止了谷胱甘肽的耗竭,谷胱甘肽是肝细胞中最重要的水溶性抗氧化剂。CA衍生物在t-BHP暴露前的预处理保持了受损HepG2细胞的线粒体氧气消耗率和ATP含量。除OCA和HCA外,CA衍生物显著抑制了t-BHP诱导的缺氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)蛋白水平。此外,所有这些CA衍生物显著增加了核因子红细胞2相关因子2(Nrf2)在细胞核中的积累,表明它们的细胞保护可能是通过激活Nrf2介导的。我们的结果表明,CA衍生物可能是对抗氧化应激的肝保护剂。