Protective effect of vitamin E on linoleic acid hydroperoxide‐induced injury to human endothelial cells
- 1 May 1991
- Vol. 26 (5), 345-348
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02537196
Abstract
The protective effects of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) and its model compounds, which act as antioxidants, on linoleic acid hydroperoxide-induced injury to human umbilical vein endothelial cells were examined. When incubated at 50 μM with endothelial cells at 37°C for 24 hr, α-tocopherol protected the cells from injury, and 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethylchroman-6-ol showed a similar protective effect. Trolox C, a water-soluble vitamin E model compound, had no protective effect. Tocol, a poor antioxidant, proved toxic. During preincubation, α-tocopherol was incorporated into the cells at 16.6 nmol/ mg protein, while the pentamethylchromanol was incorporated at 0.5 nmol/mg protein; Trolox C was not incorporated at all. The results suggest that agents having both high antioxidant activity and lipophilicity can protect endothelial cells from linoleic acid hydroperoxide-induced injury.Keywords
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