Mixed pro-and anti-oxidative effects of pomegranate polyphenols in cultured cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 19458-19471

  Danesi, Francesca ^a   Kroon, Paul A ^b   Saha, Shikha ^b   de Biase, Dario ^c   D’Antuono, Luigi Filippo ^a   Bordoni, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant defenses; Bioactives; HepG2 cells; Oxidative stress; Pomegranate; Punicalagin

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; PHOSPHOLIPID HYDROPEROXIDE GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; PUNICALAGIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIOXIDANT; OXIDIZING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; LYTHRACEAE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPHENOLS; PUNICACEAE;

EID: 84937603863     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151119458     Document Type: Article

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