Effects of Sanionia uncinata extracts in protecting against and inducing DNA cleavage by reactive oxygen species

When mosses are exposed to increased quantities of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, they produce more secondary metabolites. Antarctica moss Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske has presented high carotenoid contents in response to an increase in UVB radiation. This moss has been recommended as a potential s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Redox report : communications in free radical research 2011-09, Vol.16 (5), p.201-207
Hauptverfasser: Fernandes, Andréia da Silva, Mazzei, José Luiz, de Alencar, Alexandre Santos, Evangelista, Heitor, Felzenszwalb, Israel
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Zusammenfassung:When mosses are exposed to increased quantities of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, they produce more secondary metabolites. Antarctica moss Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske has presented high carotenoid contents in response to an increase in UVB radiation. This moss has been recommended as a potential source of antioxidants. In the present work, the protective and enhancing effects of aqueous (AE) and hydroalcoholic (HE) extracts of S. uncinata on the cleavage of supercoiled DNA were evaluated through topological modifications, quantified by densitometry after agarose gel electrophoresis. Total phenolic contents reached 5.89 mg/g. Our data demonstrated that the extract does not induce DNA cleavage. Furthermore, both extracts showed antioxidant activity that protected the DNA against cleavage induced by (i) O 2 *− , 89% (AE) and 94% (HE) (P < 0.05), and (ii) .OH, 17% (AE) and 18% (HE). However, the extracts intensified cleavage induced by Fenton-like reactions: (i) Cu 2+ /H 2 O 2 , 94% (AE) and 100% (HE) (P < 0.05), and (ii) SnCl 2 , 62% (AE) and 56% (HE). DNA damages seem to follow different ways: (i) in the presence of Fenton-like reactions could be via reactive oxygen species generation and (ii) with HE/Cu 2+ could have also been triggered by other mechanisms.
ISSN:1351-0002
1743-2928
DOI:10.1179/1351000211Y.0000000011