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Research Article

Antioxidant ameliorating effects against H2O2-induced cytotoxicity in primary endometrial cells

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Pages 122-129 | Received 02 May 2017, Accepted 23 Aug 2017, Published online: 15 Sep 2017
 

Abstract

Oxidative stress and a disrupted antioxidant system are involved in a variety of pregnancy complications. In the present study, the role of vitamin E (Vit E) and folate as radical scavengers on the GSH homeostasis in stress oxidative induced in rat endometrial cells was investigated. Primary endometrial stromal cell cultures treated with 50 and 200 µM of H2O2 and evaluated the cytoprotective effects of Vit E (5 µM) and folate (0.01 µM) in H2O2-treated cells for 24 h. Following the exposure of endometrial cells to H2O2 alone and in the presence of Vit E and/or folate, cell survival, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase activities and the level of reduced glutathione (GSH) were measured. Cell adhesions comprise of cell attachment and spreading on collagen were determined. Flow cytometric analysis using annexin V was used to measure apoptosis. H2O2 treatment showed a marked decrease in cell viability, GPx and GR activities and the level of GSH. Although Vit E or folate had some protective effect, combination therapy with Vit E and folate attenuated all the changes due to H2O2 toxicity. An increasing number of alive cells was showed in the cells exposed to H2O2 (50 µM) accompanied by co-treatment with Vit E and folic acid. The present findings indicate that co-administration of Vit E and folate before and during pregnancy may maintain a viable pregnancy and contribute to its clinical efficacy for the treatment of some idiopathic infertility.

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Funding

This paper has been supported by Grant Number 5989 from Vice-chancellor for Research Affairs of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

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