Research Article

Validation of a RP-HPLC-DAD Method for Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) Preparations and Assessment of the Marker, Apigenin-7-glucoside, Safety and Anti-Inflammatory Effect

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Viability of HepG2 cells after treatment with apigenin-7-glucoside (APG). The cultures were exposed to different concentrations of the flavonoid (0.10, 0.50, 1.0, 5.0, 10, 50, and 100 μg/mL) during 24 hours. The percentage of cell viability was monitored by MTT assay. Bars represent means ± SD of results obtained with triplicate samples. Asterisks indicate statistical significance between B(a)P-treated cultures and cultures treated with the flavonoid (; one-way ANOVA and Dunnett’s test).