Protective effects of ugonin K on hydrogen peroxide-induced osteoblast cell damage

Oxidative stress is a risk factor in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. The present results showed that ugonin K, an osteogenic constituent presented in Helminthostachys zeylanica, was more potent than ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol and probucol, in protecting osteoblasts against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2...

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Main Authors: Yu-Ling Huang, Chia-Hsin Lee, Jyh-Fei Liao, Yen-Wenn Liu, Wen-Fei Chiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615001814