Allicin Attenuated Advanced Oxidation Protein Product-Induced Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Apoptosis in Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells.

ABSTRACT: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is one of the most common chronic degenerative musculoskeletal disorders. Oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of the nucleus pulposus (NP) cells plays a key role during IDD progression. Advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), novel biomarkers of oxidative stress, have been reported to function in various diseases due to their potential for disrupting the redox balance. The current study is aimed at investigating the function of AOPP in the oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of human NP cells and the alleviative effects of allicin during this process which was known for its antioxidant properties. AOPP were demonstrated to hamper the viability and proliferation of NP cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner and cause cell apoptosis marked

SUBMITTER: Xiang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7758128 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature