PMID- 31323756 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200406 LR - 20200408 IS - 2218-273X (Electronic) IS - 2218-273X (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul 18 TI - Alleviated Oxidative Damage by Taraxacum officinale through the Induction of Nrf2-MAPK/PI3K Mediated HO-1 Activation in Murine Macrophages RAW 264.7 Cell Line. LID - 10.3390/biom9070288 [doi] LID - 288 AB - Taraxacum officinale has been consumed as a folk remedy due to its diverse physiological activities. This study aimed to investigate the antioxidative potential of T. officinale water extract (TOWE) and ethanol extract (TOEE) against oxidative stress and compare their molecular mechanism via the induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in RAW 264.7 cells. The antioxidative activity was evaluated through the radical scavenging assay, the cytoprotection assay against oxidative damage, and Western blot analysis. Both extracts dose-dependently induced HO-1 expression without any cytotoxicity in accordance with the activation of a transcription factor, nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2 (Nrf2). In addition, TOWE induced HO-1 expression through the phosphorylation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK), while TOEE activated HO-1 by PI3K/Akt phosphorylation. In order to identify the antioxidative potential by HO-1 induction, oxidative damage-caused cell death by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) was significantly attenuated by both extracts. Their antioxidative potential was confirmed by HO-1 selective inducer and inhibitor, cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPP), and tin protoporphyrin (SnPP), respectively. These results indicate that TOWE and TOEE potently alleviated oxidative damage via the induction of Nrf2/MAPK/PI3K mediated HO-1 induction in RAW 264.7 cells. FAU - Yoon, Hyun-Seo AU - Yoon HS AD - Department of Dental Hygiene, Dong-Eui University, Busan 47340, Korea. FAU - Park, Chung Mu AU - Park CM AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Dong-Eui University, Busan 47340, Korea. cmpark@deu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190718 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomolecules JT - Biomolecules JID - 101596414 RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Plant Extracts/*pharmacology MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Taraxacum/*chemistry PMC - PMC6681201 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Heme Oxygenase-1 OT - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases OT - NF-E2-Related Factor 2 OT - Taraxacum officinale COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2020/04/09 06:00 PMCR- 2019/07/01 CRDT- 2019/07/21 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/04/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biom9070288 [pii] AID - biomolecules-09-00288 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biom9070288 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomolecules. 2019 Jul 18;9(7):288. doi: 10.3390/biom9070288.