TY - JOUR ID - 6919 TI - Protective effect of pomegranate seed oil against H2O2 -induced oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes JO - Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine JA - AJP LA - en SN - 2228-7930 AU - Bihamta, Mehdi AU - Hosseini, Azar AU - Ghorbani, Ahmad AU - Boroushaki, Mohammad Taher AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 46 EP - 53 KW - Pomegranate seed oil KW - H9C2 cells KW - ROS KW - SOD KW - Oxidative stress DO - 10.22038/ajp.2016.6919 N2 - Objective: It has been well documented that oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiac diseases. Previous studies have shown that pomegranate seed oil (PSO) has antioxidant properties. This study was designed to investigate probable protective effects of PSO against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced damage in H9c2 cardiomyocytes.Materials and Methods: The cells were pretreated 24 hr with PSO 1 hr before exposure to 200 µM H2O2. Cell viability was evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay. The level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation were measured by fluorimetric methods.Results: H2O2 significantly decreased cell viability which was accompanied by an increase in ROS production and lipid peroxidation and a decline in superoxide dismutase activity. Pretreatment with PSO increased viability of cardiomyocytes and decrease the elevated ROS production and lipid peroxidation. Also, PSO was able to restore superoxide dismutase activity.Conclusion: PSO has protective effect against oxidative stress-induced damage in cardiomyocytes and can be considered as a natural cardioprotective agent to prevent cardiovascular diseases.  UR - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_6919.html L1 - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_6919_8d9899b76795fba6a74a7edd691ce14c.pdf ER -