Figure 3.
Antioxidant potential of Hippophae rhamnoides L. extracts: (1)—Percentage of DPPH free radical scavenging by the leaf and twig extracts of Hippophae rhamnoides L. over the concentration range of 0.5–50 µg/ml. Incubation time 10 min. The data represent mean ± SEM of three independent repetitions. (2)—The effect of Hippophae rhamnoides L. twig and leaf extracts (0.5–50 μg/ml) on protein carbonylation induced by H2O2/Fe. The data represent mean ± SEM of three independent repetitions. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.001 versus control. Control—extracts free plasma treated with H2O2/Fe. (3, 4)—Effect of the Hippophae rhamnoides L. twig and leaf extracts on H2O2/Fe-induced ROS production in BJ cells. Incubation time 24 h. Left panel (3)—Confocal microscopy images of (A) control (not treated BJ cells); (B) H2O2, 80 µmol/l; (C) Twig extract, 50 µg/ml; (D) Leaf extract, 50 µg/ml. Fluorescence intensity of ROS in BJ cells. The data are presented as mean ± SD of 5–7 repeats. **p < 0.001. ***p < 0.0001 versus ROS.