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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
Piperine (1-Piperoyl piperidine) is the major alkaloid of black and long peppers used widely in various systems of traditional medicine. The present study investigates the toxicity of piperine via free-radical generation by determining the degree of lipid peroxidation and cellular thiol status in the rat intestine. Lipid peroxidation content, measured as thiobarbituric reactive substances (TBARS), was increased with piperine treatment although conjugate diene levels were not altered. A significant increase in glutathione levels was observed, whereas protein thiols and glutathione reductase activity were not altered. The study suggests that increased TBARS levels may not be a relevant index of cytotoxicity, since thiol redox was not altered, but increased synthesis transport of intracellular GSH pool may play an important role in cell hemostasis and requires further study.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0944-7113
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
351-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Piperine mediated alterations in lipid peroxidation and cellular thiol status of rat intestinal mucosa and epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Winnipeg, Canada. khajuria@cc.umanitoba.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't