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Evaluation of Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Cytoprotective Properties of Ethanolic Mint Extracts from Algeria on 7-Ketocholesterol-Treated Murine RAW 264.7 Macrophages

Fatiha BrahmiFatiha BrahmiLila Boulekbache-makhloufGérard LizardAmira ZarroukThomas NuryKhodir MadaniMeryam DebbabiSamia Hadj-ahmedSamia Hadj-ahmedMichel Prost

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0301 basic medicineAntioxidantLipopolysaccharidePhysiologymedicine.drug_classDPPHmedicine.medical_treatmentClinical BiochemistryFlavonoidantioxidant activityphenolic compoundsPharmacologyBiochemistryArticleAnti-inflammatory03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compoundcytoprotectionmedicineanti-inflammatory activityMolecular Biology7-ketocholesterolchemistry.chemical_classificationMentha sp. ethanolic extractslcsh:RM1-950<i>Mentha</i> sp. ethanolic extractscarotenoidsInterleukinCell Biologylcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology030104 developmental biologychemistryflavonoidsCytokine secretionTumor necrosis factor alpha

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The present study consisted in evaluating the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective properties of ethanolic extracts from three mint species (Mentha spicata L. (MS), Mentha pulegium L. (MP) and Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds (MR)) with biochemical methods on murine RAW 264.7 macrophages (a transformed macrophage cell line isolated from ascites of BALB/c mice infected by the Abelson leukemia virus). The total phenolic, flavonoid and carotenoid contents were determined with spectrophotometric methods. The antioxidant activities were quantified with the Kit Radicaux Libres (KRLTM), the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays. The MS extract showed the highest total phenolic content, and the highest antioxidant capacity, while the MR extract showed the lowest total phenolic content and the lowest antioxidant capacity. The cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory activities of the extracts were quantified on murine RAW 264.7 macrophages treated with 7-ketocholesterol (7KC

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2018-12-01Antioxidants
https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox7120184