In WB-myc rat liver cells, L‑carnosine prevented TPA-induced DNA fragmentation.
In plain wordsIn cells from rat liver, L‑carnosine prevented TPA-induced DNA fragmentation.
- Peptide
- L-carnosine
- Outcome
- DecreaseTPA-induced DNA fragmentation
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
v-myc transformed rat liver epithelial cells (WB-myc cells)- Outcome group
- Cell viability and death · Liver
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
L-Carnosine prevented both TPA- and H2O2-induced DNA fragmentation, the loss of mitochondrial membrane potentials and blocked the release of cytochrome c into cytosol.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We investigated whether L-carnosine prevents 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)- or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced apoptosis involving mitochondria in the v-myc transformed rat liver epithelial cells (WB-myc cells).