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. 2011 Feb 22;16(2):1854–1877. doi: 10.3390/molecules16021854

Table 2.

Tannin derivatives as PARG inhibitor in cell culture models.

Author Cell system Stressor Compound Effects
Tsai 1992 [56] 34I cells (C3H mouse mammarian carcinoma) Dexamethasone Nobotanin B PAR-degradation of HMG 14, 17 and histone H1 blocked, but not on HMG1 and HMG2; Glucocorticoid-regulated MMTV (=Mouse mammary tumor virus) mRNA synthesis ↓; Bioavailability: 0.3%.
Aoki 1995 [57] 34I cells (C3H mouse mammarian carcinoma) Dexamethasone Nobotanin B/Oenothein B Glucocorticoid-regulated MMTV mRNA synthesis ↓; Oenothein B → depoly(ADP-ribosylation of HMG 14 and 17 ↓ but not HMG 1, 2 and histone H1.
Ying 2000 [75] Murine astro-cytes from ICR mice H2O2 Gallotannin Preincubated dose-dependent cell death ↓ (24 and 72 h); No effect under parallel treatment with H2O2.
Ying 2001 [76] Neurons from Swiss-Webster mice H2O2
H2O2, MNNG, SIN-1, NMDA
Nobotanin B/Gallotannin Nobotanin B and gallotannin → H2O2-
induced neuronal cell death (20-24 h) ↓;
Nobotanin B and gallotannin → NMDA
toxicity ↓; Glutamate toxicity ↓.
Astrocytes from Swiss- Webster mice Cell death ↓; Prevents NAD+ drop (10 min); PAR-degradation (5, 10min) ↓; Negligible anti-oxidative effect.
Bakondi 2004 [77] HaCaT (Human kera- tinocytes) H2O2, ONOO- Gallotannin Cytotoxic; Caspase 3-activity (6 h) ↓; No effect on PAR accumulation; PAR-PARP-1 automodification ↓; NAD+ drop after 0.5, 1 and 2 h ↓.
Di Meglio 2004 [78] Rat germinal cells SIN-1, SNO Gallotannin DNA repair ↓.
Dumitriu 2004 [79] PBMC (Human peripheral blood mono-nuclear cells) UVB Gallotannin Inhibition of ABC transporters following irradiation ↓.
Falsig 2004 [67] Primary astro- cytes (C57bl/6jbom mice) H2O2, SIN-1
MNNG CCM (=TNFα, IL-1β, IFN-γ)
Gallotannin Cell death ↓; No effect on PAR.
Cell death ↑
Gallotannin → nitrite formation from NO ↓;
Gallotannin → iNOS ↑.
Keil 2004 [66] HeLa (nuclear extracts) Gallotannin PAR levels in vitro (3 h) ↑; Degradation of PAR blocked.
Rapizzi 2004 [80] RAW 264.7 (Murine macro- phages) MNNG, LPS, IFN-γ, H2O2 Gallotannin Per se iNOS ↑; COX-2 ↑; No induction of IL-1β and of TNFα; PAR accumulation (1 h) ↑ without any toxicity; No effect on basal NAD+ pool; NAD+ level stabilized after MNNG (1 h); No effect on AP-1, IRF-1 and pSTAT-1.
Uchiumi 2004 [74] HL-60 (Human pro- myelocytic leu- kemia cells) 12-O-tetradeca- noylphorbol-13- acetate Gallotannin Nuclear PARG activity (3 h) ↓ but not cyto- plasmic; Basal relative PARG expression ↓.
Erdelyi 2005 [81] A549 (Human lung adenocar- cinoma epithelial cells) TNFα, IL-1β Gallotannin 4 h after treatment: MCP-1 ↓; MIP-1β ↓;
MCP-2 ↓; RANTES ↓; GCP-2 ↓; IL-6 ↓;
ENA-78 ↓; fractalkine ↓; IL-1α ↓; IL-1β ↓; IL-8 ↓; CCR4 ↓; CCR5 ↓ by gallotannin, but not MIP-3α and CXCR4; Gallotannin per se induces IL-8; Binding of NF-κB to its consensus oligonucleotide ↓; NF-κB phosphorylation and nuclear translocation ↓; Gallotannin → basal and stress-induced AP-1 ↓; Gallotannin → pJNK ↑; p-p38 ↑; pATF2 ↑; pERK1/2 ↑; pCREB ↑; Protein phosphatases 1, 2A and PP1 ↓; No elevated PAR level. Gallotannin is in vitro a strong antioxidant.
Maruta 2007 [82] Mid-S phase cell nuclei of HeLa cells Oenothein B DNA replication activity ↓.
Formentini 2008 [58] HeLa (Human cervical cancer cells) MNNG 3-galloyl-α,β-d-glucose PAR degradation 15 and 30 min ↓; Cell death after 3 or 6 h ↓; AIF release ↓ (1 h, MNNG); No DNA strand break induction per se.
Tikoo 2010 [83] H9c2 embryonic rat heart myoblasts Doxorubicin Gallotannin Cell death ↓; Cytoplasmic vacuolization ↓; Bax ↓; Bcl-2 ↑; PARP-1 cleavage ↓.
MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells Toxicity of doxorubicin ↑; Gallotannin is toxic per se.