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. 2020 Aug 21;9(9):1932. doi: 10.3390/cells9091932

Table 1.

Summary of relevant studies of HT in cellular in vitro models.

Study In Vitro Model Conditions HT Health Benefits
Salami et al.,
1995 [45]
CuS04-treated LDL samples 10−5 M HT ↓ F2-isoprostanes, ↑ Vit E
Visioli et al.,
1995 [46]
CuS04-treated LDL samples HT range 10−6–10−4 M ↑ Vit E, ↓ lipid peroxidation
Carluccio et al., 2003 [66] HUVECs and BAECs + LPS, IL-1β, TNFα, or PMA 30 μM HT ↓ VCAM-1, ↓ ICAM-1, ↓ NF-kB,
↓ AP-1, ↓ E-selectin
O’Dowd et al., 2004 [49] TNF and fMLP-stimulated human neutrophils 10 μM HT ↓ H2O2
Berrougui et al., 2005 [47] [3H]-Cholesterol-loaded J774 macrophages HT range 0–25 μM ↑ ABCA1,
↑ apoA-I-mediated cholesterol efflux
Schmitt et al.,
2007 [41]
EA.hy926 0.1–100 µM HT for 24 h No effect on endothelial NO bioavailability and eNOS activity
Carluccio et al., 2007 [69] Hcy-stimulated HUVECs HT range 0.1–1 μM ↓ VCAM-1, ↓ ROS, ↓ NF-κB
Dell’Agli et al., 2008 [72] Human platelets 10 μM HT ↓ cAMP-PDE, ↓ platelet aggregation
Zrelli et al.,
2011 [52]
VECs + H2O2 10, 30, 50 μM HT for 24 h ↓ ROS, ↑ CAT, ↑ FOXO3a, ↑ pAMPK
Richard et al.,
2011 [62]
LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 25 μM HT ↓ NO, ↓ PGE₂, ↓ IL-1α, ↓ IL-1β, ↓ IL-6,
↓ IL-12, ↓ TNFα, ↓ CXCL10/IP-10,
↓ CCL2/MCP-1, ↓ iNOS, ↓ MMP-9
Zou et al.,
2012 [55]
VECs + H2O2 50 μM HT ↑ pAkt, ↑ p-p38, ↑ pErK,
↑ Nrf2, ↑ HO-1, ↓ ROS
Scoditti et al.,
2012 [76]
HUVEC + PMA 10 μM HT ↓ MMP-9, ↓ COX-2, ↓ PGE2, ↓ NF-kB
Rosignoli et al., 2013 [65] PMA-activated PBMC 100 μM HT ↓ O2, ↓ COX-2, ↓ PGE2
Scoditti et al.,
2014 [63]
PMA-activated PBMC and U937 HT range 1–10 μM ↓ MMP-9, ↓ COX-2, ↓ PGE₂,
↓ NF-kB, ↓ PKCβ1, ↓ PKC-α
Takeda et al.,
2014 [64]
LPS-stimulated mouse peritoneal macrophages 12.5 μg/mL HT ↓ iNOS, ↓ NO
Storniolo et al., 2014 [43] HG-stimulated ECV304 10 µM HT for 48 h ↓ ROS, ↑ ET-1, ↑ p-eNOS, ↑ NO
Scoditti et al.,
2015 [75]
SGBS cells + TNFα HT range 0.1–20 μM ↓ pJNK, ↑ adiponectin, ↑ PPARγ
Catalán, et al., 2015 [71] TNF-α-stimulated HAEC 1, 2, 5, 10 μM HT for 24 h ↓ E-selectin, ↓ P-selectin, ↓ VCAM-1,
↓ ICAM-1, ↓ MCP-1
Ozbek et al.,
2015 [51]
H9c2 + O2 HT range 0.1-10 µg/mL for 24 h ↓ ROS, ↓ pMAPKAPK-2,
↓ pErk1/2, ↑ Hsp27, ↓ c-CASP3
Zrelli et al.,
2015 [57]
VECs HT range 10-100 μM ↑ PI3K/Akt, ↑ pErK, ↑ Nrf2, ↑ HO-1
Tagliaferro et al., 2015 [53] Hg induced hemolysis of human RBC HT range 10-80 μM ↓ ROS, ↑ GSH
Officioso et al., 2016 [54] Hg induced hemolysis of human RBC HT range 0.1–5 μM ↓ Eryptosis
Atzeri et al.,
2016 [48]
Caco-2 + oxidized cholesterol HT range 2.5–10 μM ↓ ROS, ↑ GSH, ↓ GPx activity
Calabriso et al., 2018 [50] PMA-stimulated HUVEC and HMEC-1 HT range 1–30 μM ↓TNFα, ↓IL-1β, ↓VCAM-1,
↓ ICAM-1, ↓ mtROS,
↓ ROS, ↓ MDA, ↓ MnSOD
Manna et al.,
2019 [67]
Hcy/TNFα-stimulated EA.hy 926 HT range 0.5–2.5 μM ↓ ICAM-1
Wang et al.,
2019 [42]
HG-stimulated HUVECs 25, 50, 100 µM HT-NO for 48 h ↑ p-eNOS, ↑ NO, ↓ ROS, ↑ SIRT-1

↓: decrease, ↑: increase, VCAM-1: vascular cell adhesion molecule- 1, ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule-1, NF-κB: Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells, AP-1: Activator protein 1, ABCA1: ATP-binding cassette transporter A1, NO: nitric oxide, eNOS: endothelial Nitric Oxide Sinthase, ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species, CAT: catalase enzyme, FOXO3a: Forkhead box O3, AMPK: AMP-activated protein chinasi, PGE2: Prostaglandin E2, TNF: Tumor Necrosis Factor, iNOS: inducible Nitric Oxide Sinthase, CXCL10/IP-10: IFN-γ-inducible protein 10, CCL2/MCP1: chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2, MMP-9: matrix metalloproteinase 9, Akt: serine/threonine-protein kinases, ERK: extracellular signal-regulated kinases, Nrf2: nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, HO-1: Heme oxygenase 1, COX: Cyclooxygenase, O2: superoxide anion, HG: High Glucose, ET-1: endothelin-1, GPx: Glutathione Peroxidase, fMLP: bacterial chemotactic peptide n-formyl-methionine-leucine-phenylalanine, IL: interleukin, mtROS: mitochondrial ROS, MDA: Malondialdehyde, MnSOD: manganese superoxide dismutase, MAPKAPK-2: Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2, Hsp27: Heat shock protein 27, c-CASP3: cleaved caspase-3, PI3K: Phosphoinositide 3-kinases, Hcy: Homocysteine, PDE: Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases, JNK: c-Jun N-terminal kinase, PPAR: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, SIRT-1: sirtuin 1.