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. 2024 Feb 9;17(2):232. doi: 10.3390/ph17020232

Table 7.

List of piceatannol (PIC) uses and Nrf2 pathway-based activity in vitro studies.

Author and Year Cell Culture Intervention Time Concentration Condition/Disease Mechanism in Nrf2
Hao et al. [282] Cells ARPE-19 24 h 15 μM Prevent macular degeneration ↑ antioxidant genes, catalytic subunit glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCLc), SOD and HO-1, ↓ ROS
Kil et al. [274] Endothelial cells ECs were pre-incubated for 6 h with Pic before 12 h exposure to 3 mM Hcy 10 μM Prevent endothelial cell apoptosis Induced HO-1 expression, ↓ ROS
Achy-Brou et al. [283] RAW 264.7 macrophages cells 24 and 48 h 3, 10, 20 or 30 μM Cytotoxicity and ability to reduce NO Are cytotoxic to transformed RAW 264.7 macrophages inhibit ↓ NO expression via Nrf2
Zhu et al. [284] Human keratinocyte cells (HaCaT cell line) 24 h 15 μM Preventing the proliferation of acne vulgaris ↓ NF-κB, ↑ HO-1 and NQO1
Li et al. [280] H9C2 rat cardiac myoblasts 48 h 10 μM Diabetic cardiomyopathy ↓ IL-6 and TNF-α, ↑ Nrf2 expression, via Nrf2/HO-1, SOD
Hosoda et al. [206] C2C12 myoblasts 24 h 10 μM Antioxidant and antiapoptotic effects ↓ ROS, ↑ HO-1
Wang et al. [285] Highly differentiated rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cells (PC12 cells) 24 h 2.5; 10 and 40 μM Cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury ↓ MDA and LDH, ↑ HO-1 and NQO1

↑: increased; ↓: decreased; Ecs: endothelial cells; PIC = piceatannol Nrf2: nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor; ROS: reactive oxygen species; HO-1: heme oxygenase-1; NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa B; NQO1: quinone oxidoreductase 1; MDA: malondialdehyde; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GCLC: glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6: interleukin-6; iNOS: induced nitric oxide synthase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; PMs: primary peritoneal macrophages; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; HaCaT: cell line of aneuploid immortal keratinocytes from adult human skin; NO: nitric oxide.