Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Biphasic Response to Luteolin in MG-63 Osteoblast-Like Cells under High Glucose‑Induced Oxidative Stress

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors

Naser Abbasi 1
Afra Khosravi 2
Ali Aidy 2
Massoumeh Shafiei 1

1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

Abstract
Background: Clinical evidence indicates the diabetes-induced impairment of osteogenesis caused by a decrease in osteoblast activity. Flavonoids can increase the differentiation and mineralization of osteoblasts in a high-glucose state. However, some flavonoids such as luteolin may have the potential to induce cytotoxicity in osteoblast-like cells. This study was performed to investigate whether a cytoprotective concentration range of luteolin could be separated from a cytotoxic concentration range in human MG-63 osteoblast-like cells in high-glucose condition.Methods: Cells were cultured in a normal- or high-glucose medium. Cell viability was determined with the MTT assay. The formation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured using probe 2’,7’ -dichlorofluorescein diacetate, and osteogenic differentiation was evaluated with an alkaline phosphatase bioassay.Results: ROS generation, reduction in alkaline phosphatase activity, and cell death induced by high glucose were inhibited by lower concentrations of luteolin (EC50, 1.29±0.23 µM). Oxidative stress mediated by high glucose was also overcome by N-acetyl-L-cysteine. At high concentrations, luteolin caused osteoblast cell death in normal- and high-glucose states (IC50, 34±2.33 and 27±2.42 µM, respectively), as represented by increased ROS and decreased alkaline phosphatase activity.Conclusion: Our results indicated that the cytoprotective action of luteolin in glucotoxic condition was manifested in much lower concentrations, by a factor of approximately 26 and 20, than was its cytotoxic activity, which occurred under normal or glucotoxic condition, respectively.

Keywords

Luteolin
Human osteoblast-like MG-63 cells
High glucose
Oxidative stress
Alkaline phosphatase
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 41, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
75
March 2016
Pages 118-125

  • Received 14 July 2014
  • Accepted 24 December 2018

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