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Effect of natural antioxidant tanshinone II-A on DNA damage by lipid peroxidation in liver cells

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Tanshinone II-A (TSII-A) isolated from the root of Salvia miltorrhiza Bunge, a traditional medicine in China, is a derivative of phenanthrenequinone, which is known to have antioxidant properties. In the present study, effects of TSII-A on DNA damage by lipid peroxidation were investigated using liver cells, labeled with [3h]arachidonic acid, in the presence of FeCl2-DTPA. The results show that the nuclear DNA isolated from treated cells had higher radioactivity compared to controls and the radioactivity increased with longer incubation times. Purified lipid-DNA adducts had a characteristic fluorescent spectra and showed a decrease of hyperchromicity and melting point. TSII-A could inhibit the association of peroxidation products with DNA in liver cells and prevent a decrease in cell viability and in the the activity of O6-methylguanine acceptor protein with increasing incubation time. Compared with other antioxidants, TSII-A had a higher inhibitory ratio, which was similar to vitamin E and butylated hydroxy-toluene (BHT), but markedly stronger than NaN3, mannatol, and superoxide dismutase (SOD). These data suggest that TSII-A represents a new and effective antioxidant that inhibits the association of lipid peroxidation products with DNA. Its protective effect may be through breaking the chain reactions of peroxidation by scavenging lipid free radicals, thereby decreasing their cytotoxicity.

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