Research Article

Rosmarinic Acid-Rich Extracts of Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis L.) Protect Jurkat T Cells against Oxidative Stress

Table 5

Effects of ethanolic S. hortensis extract and of the partially purified rosmarinic-acid fraction on the incidence of apoptosis in Jurkat cells in the presence of hydrogen peroxide.

Cell countsK ratio*
HealthyApoptotic

No additives (control)212826.5
H2O2 25  M26835190.08
H2O2 25  M + S. hortensis (ethanolic extract)20905393.9
H2O2 25  M + rosmarinic acid fraction 121110811.2

-ratio of healthy to apoptotic Jurkat cells.