Article
Cytoprotective effect of a bilberry extract against oxidative damage of rat hepatocytes
2007-01-01
Abstract excerpt
The effect of a bilberry extract (BE, 25% anthocyanins) against oxidative damage in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes, induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide and allyl alcohol, was investigated. BE displayed cytoprotective effects at 100 and 500 μg/ml in the MTT viability test. It protected the cells against lactate dehydrogenase leakage and lipoperoxidation products formation. Maximum protection (58%) was noted us...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 23b85265-d771-5427-a2f9-5c6e5864aab8
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.02.038
