%0 Journal Article %T Evaluation of quercetin as a potential cytoprotector against acetaldehyde using the cultured hepatocyte model with aldehyde dehydrogenase isozyme deficiency. %A Xu Y %A Sawamoto T %A Sun R %A Ishikura A %A Munemasa S %A Murata Y %A Satoh A %A Matsumoto A %A Nakamura T %A Nakamura Y %J Biosci Biotechnol Biochem %V 0 %N 0 %D 2024 Jul 11 %M 38991992 %F 2.337 %R 10.1093/bbb/zbae100 %X Protective effect of quercetin against acetaldehyde was evaluated using the cultured hepatocyte models with aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) isozyme deficiency (aldh2-kd and aldh1a1-kd). The quercetin-induced cytoprotection against acetaldehyde in the ALDH1A1-deficient mutant (aldh1a1-kd) was weaker than that in wild type. Furthermore, quercetin did not enhance the ALDH activity in aldh1a1-kd cells, suggesting that ALDH1A1 is involved in the quercetin-induced cytoprotection.