- 1. Simultaneous determination of flavonoid analogs in Scutellariae Barbatae Herba by β-cyclodextrin and acetonitrile modified capillary zone electrophoresis.
A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method modified by β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and acetonitrile (ACN) was developed for simultaneous determination of seven structurally similar flavonoids in Scutellariae Barbatae Herba (SBH) and its preparations. Molecular selectivity of the analytes by β-CD was in the following order: apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, scutellarin, baicalein, rutin and wogonin, based mainly on the "molecular fit" interaction between some ligands in the C ring of the flavonoid and the cavity of β-CD. Flavonoids with hydroxyl substituent(s) at the C-ring, especially the 4' monohydroxyl, were highly selected by β-CD although hydrophobicity of the guest molecule is the primary factor affecting the complexation. The function of acetonitrile in this study was to improve the separation of the analytes in the real SBH. The developed method was validated and applied to real samples. The principle of separation based on this CZE condition is also explained....(more)
Li YY, et al. Talanta 2013 Feb 15;105:393-402.
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- 2. Cardioprotective effects of different flavonoids against myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury in Langendorff-perfused rat hearts.
OBJECTIVE:
Flavonoids are important components of 'functional foods', with beneficial effects on the cardiovascular function, mainly due to their antioxidant activity. Many flavonoids exert antihypertensive, anti-atherosclerotic and antiplatelet activity and positive effects against endothelial dysfunction. Recent evidence indicates that they exert cardioprotective effects against myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The aim of this work was to investigate these properties for flavonoids with different structural characteristics.
METHODS:
In this work, the cardioprotective effects of eight flavonoids endowed with different structural characteristics were tested on Langendorff-perfused rat hearts submitted to 30 min of global ischaemia followed by 120 min of reperfusion (I/R).
KEY FINDINGS:
Only the 5-hydroxy-substituted derivatives, such as 5-hydroxy flavone, apigenin, chrysin and naringenin, conferred on the hearts an improved post-ischaemic functional recovery associated with lower extension of tissue injury. A similar pharmacological profile was exhibited by 5-methoxy flavone. In contrast, 6-hydroxy flavone, 7-hydroxy flavone and 4'-hydroxy flavanone did not confer significant protection against the injury induced by I/R.
CONCLUSIONS:
Some flavonoids exhibit direct cardioprotective effects against the injury induced by drastic I/R and this pharmacological property seems to be related to their structural characteristics. Such an influence of structural requirements seems to indicate that the cardioprotective effects may be due to the interaction with specific pharmacological targets.
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Testai L, et al. J Pharm Pharmacol 2013 May;65(5):750-6.
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- 3. Interactions of carbon dioxide and food odours in Drosophila: olfactory hedonics and sensory neuron properties.
Behavioural responses of animals to volatiles in their environment are generally dependent on context. Most natural odours are mixtures of components that can each induce different behaviours when presented on their own. We have investigated how a complex of two olfactory stimuli is evaluated by Drosophila flies in a free-flying two-trap choice assay and how these stimuli are encoded in olfactory receptor neurons. We first observed that volatiles from apple cider vinegar attracted flies while carbon dioxide (CO2) was avoided, confirming their inherent positive and negative values. In contradiction with previous results obtained from walking flies in a four-field olfactometer, in the present assay the addition of CO2 to vinegar increased rather than decreased the attractiveness of vinegar. This effect was female-specific even though males and females responded similarly to CO2 and vinegar on their own. To test whether the female-specific behavioural response to the mixture correlated with a sexual dimorphism at the peripheral level we recorded from olfactory receptor neurons stimulated with vinegar, CO2 and their combination. Responses to vinegar were obtained from three neuron classes, two of them housed with the CO2-responsive neuron in ab1 sensilla. Sensitivity of these neurons to both CO2 and vinegar per se did not differ between males and females and responses from female neurons did not change when CO2 and vinegar were presented simultaneously. We also found that CO2-sensitive neurons are particularly well adapted to respond rapidly to small concentration changes irrespective of background CO2 levels. The ability to encode temporal properties of stimulations differs considerably between CO2- and vinegar-sensitive neurons. These properties may have important implications for in-flight navigation when rapid responses to fragmented odour plumes are crucial to locate odour sources. However, the flies' sex-specific response to the CO2-vinegar combination and the context-dependent hedonics most likely originate from central rather than peripheral processing....(more)
Faucher CP, et al. PLoS One 2013;8(2):e56361.
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- 4. [Unhealthy weight loss. Erosion by apple cider vinegar].
Erosive tooth wear was diagnosed in the dentition of a 15-year-old girl with a Moroccan background. After an anamnesis, extensive analysis of possible risk factors and a study of the pattern of erosion, it was concluded that the erosive tooth wear was induced by daily consumption of a glass of apple cider vinegar Further investigation revealed that in North-African culture, women have used apple cider vinegar to achieve weight loss for generations. Bodybuilders are also known to make use of this method of weight reduction....(more)
Gambon DL, et al. Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd 2012 Dec;119(12):589-91. Dutch.
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- 5. Chemical burn from topical apple cider vinegar.
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- 6. Topical vitamin A treatment of recalcitrant common warts.
BACKGROUND:
Common warts (verruca vulgaris) are benign epithelial proliferations associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Salicylic acid and cryotherapy are the most frequent treatments for common warts, but can be painful and cause scarring, and have high failure and recrudescence rates. Topical vitamin A has been shown to be a successful treatment of common warts in prior informal studies.
CASE:
The subject is a healthy, physically-active 30 old female with a 9 year history of common warts on the back of the right hand. The warts resisted treatment with salicylic acid, apple cider vinegar and an over-the-counter blend of essential oils marketed for the treatment of warts. Daily topical application of natural vitamin A derived from fish liver oil (25,000 IU) led to replacement of all the warts with normal skin. Most of the smaller warts had been replaced by 70 days. A large wart on the middle knuckle required 6 months of vitamin A treatment to resolve completely.
CONCLUSION:
Retinoids should be further investigated in controlled studies to determine their effectiveness in treating common warts and the broad range of other benign and cancerous lesions induced by HPVs....(more)
Gaston A, et al. Virol J 2012 Jan 17;9:21.
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- 7. Effects of apple cider vinegars produced with different techniques on blood lipids in high-cholesterol-fed rats.
Red delicious apples were used to produce natural apple cider with and without inclusion of maceration. Traditional surface and industrial submersion methods were then applied to make vinegar from apple ciders. Apple cider vinegar samples produced with inclusion of maceration in the surface method had the highest total phenolic content, chlorogenic acid, ORAC, and TEAC levels. Cholesterol and apple vinegar samples were administered using oral gavage to all groups of rats except the control group. Apple cider vinegars, regardless of the production method, decreased triglyceride and VLDL levels in all groups when compared to animals on high-cholesterol diets without vinegar supplementation. Apple cider vinegars increased total cholesterol and HDL and LDL cholesterol levels and decreased liver function tests when compared to animals on a high-cholesterol diet without vinegar supplementation. A high-cholesterol diet resulted in hepatic steatosis. VSBM and VSB groups significantly decreased steatosis....(more)
Budak NH, et al. J Agric Food Chem 2011 Jun 22;59(12):6638-44.
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- 8. Antibacterial efficacy of endodontic irrigating solutions and their combinations in root canals contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of irrigating solutions and their combinations against Enterococcus faecalis.
STUDY DESIGN:
One hundred ten single-rooted human teeth were inoculated with E. faecalis and incubated for 21 days. Teeth were divided according to the irrigant: Group I (GI), 2.5% sodium hypochlorite solution (NaOCl); GII, 2.5% NaOCl + 10% citric acid; GIII, 2.5% NaOCl + apple cider vinegar; GIV, apple cider vinegar; GV, 2% chlorhexidine solution; GVI, 1% peracetic acid; GVII, saline solution. Microbiological samples were taken after root canal preparation and 7 days later. Data were submitted to ANOVA (5%).
RESULTS:
All solutions promoted reduction of E. faecalis after instrumentation, but bacterial counts were higher in the final sample. GI, GV, and GVI had lower bacterial counts than the other groups.
CONCLUSIONS:
The irrigating solutions may present activity but do not eradicate E. faecalis in the root canal system.
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Dornelles-Morgental R, et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2011 Sep;112(3):396-400.
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- 9. Ask the doctor. I've heard that apple cider vinegar can clean out the arteries. Is there any truth to that?
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- 10. Vinegar lacks antiglycemic action on enteral carbohydrate absorption in human subjects.
The antiglycemic effects of vinegar have been known for more than a century and have been demonstrated in animal as well as human studies. Although the exact mechanism of vinegar action is not known, several possibilities have been proposed including suppression of disaccharidase activity, delayed gastric emptying, enhanced glucose uptake in the periphery and conversion to glycogen, and increased satiety. We hypothesized that by suppressing endogenous insulin secretion, we could estimate the glucose absorption rate from an oral carbohydrate load and determine the effects of vinegar ingestion on this rate. To do so, 5 subjects had 4 studies at 1-week intervals, randomly receiving placebo twice (60 mL water) and vinegar twice (20 mL apple cider vinegar, 40 mL water), followed 2 minutes later by a meal of mashed potatoes (0.75 g carbohydrate per kilogram body weight) that was consumed over 20 minutes. At the beginning of the meal, an oral octreotide/insulin suppression test (25-microg bolus octreotide; 180 minute infusion 5 mU/m(2) body surface area per minute regular human insulin, and 0.5 microg/min octreotide) was begun. Blood samples for insulin and glucose were drawn at 20-minute intervals. The oral octreotide/insulin suppression test suppressed endogenous insulin secretion for the first 100 minutes of the study. During this time, the rate of rise of glucose was modestly but significantly (P = .01) greater after vinegar ingestion compared to placebo, suggesting that vinegar does not act to decrease glycemia by interference with enteral carbohydrate absorption....(more)
Salbe AD, et al. Nutr Res 2009 Dec;29(12):846-9.
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- 11. Select Drosophila glomeruli mediate innate olfactory attraction and aversion.
Fruitflies show robust attraction to food odours, which usually excite several glomeruli. To understand how the representation of such odours leads to behaviour, we used genetic tools to dissect the contribution of each activated glomerulus. Apple cider vinegar triggers robust innate attraction at a relatively low concentration, which activates six glomeruli. By silencing individual glomeruli, here we show that the absence of activity in two glomeruli, DM1 and VA2, markedly reduces attraction. Conversely, when each of these two glomeruli was selectively activated, flies showed as robust an attraction to vinegar as wild-type flies. Notably, a higher concentration of vinegar excites an additional glomerulus and is less attractive to flies. We show that activation of the extra glomerulus is necessary and sufficient to mediate the behavioural switch. Together, these results indicate that individual glomeruli, rather than the entire pattern of active glomeruli, mediate innate behavioural output....(more)
Semmelhack JL, et al. Nature 2009 May 14;459(7244):218-23.
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- 12. Apple cider vinegar attenuates lipid profile in normal and diabetic rats.
In this study, the effect of apple cider vinegar on Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG), glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and lipid profile in normal and diabetic rats was investigated. Diabetes was induced in male Wistar rats (300+/-30 g) by the intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (60 mg kg(-1) of body weight). Both normal and diabetic animals were fed with standard animal food containing apple cider vinegar (6% w/w) for 4 weeks. Fasting blood glucose did not change, while HbA1c significantly decreased by apple cider vinegar in diabetic group (p<0.05). In normal rats fed with vinegar, significant reduction of low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c) (p<0.005) and significant increase of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c) levels (p<0.005) were observed. Apple cider vinegar also reduced serum triglyceride (TG) levels (p<0.005) and increased HDL-c (p<0.005) in diabetic animals. These results indicate that apple cider vinegar improved the serum lipid profile in normal and diabetic rats by decreasing serum TG, LDL-c and increasing serum HDL-c and may be of great value in managing the diabetic complications....(more)
Shishehbor F, et al. Pak J Biol Sci 2008 Dec 1;11(23):2634-8.
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- 13. Screening of polyphenolic plant extracts for anti-obesity properties in Wistar rats.
BACKGROUND:
Polyphenols have been reported to prevent chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. The objective of the study was to conduct a screening for potential anti-obesity polyphenolic plant extracts using a diet-induced animal model. Rats were fed a high-fat-sucrose (HFS) diet with or without supplementation of different polyphenolic plant extracts (almond, apple, cinnamon, orange blossom, hamamelis, lime blossom, grape vine, and birch) for 56-64 days.
RESULTS:
Body weight gain was lower in rats supplemented with apple, cinnamon, hamamelis and birch extracts as compared to HFS non-supplemented group. Moreover, apple and cinnamon extracts prevented the increase in fat mass promoted by the HFS diet. Insulin resistance, estimated by the homostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index, was reduced in rats fed apple, cinnamon, hamamelis and birch extracts. Apple extract also prevented the HFS-induced hyperglycaemia and hyperleptinaemia.
CONCLUSION:
Only apple and cinnamon extracts were finally considered as potentially important anti-obesogenic extracts, due to their body fat-lowering effects, while the improvement of obesity-related metabolic complications by apple polyphenols highlights this extract as a promising functional food ingredient for the management of obesity and its metabolic complications.
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Boqué N, et al. J Sci Food Agric 2013 Mar 30;93(5):1226-32.
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- 14. Bioavailability of epicatechin and effects on nitric oxide metabolites of an apple flavanol-rich extract supplemented beverage compared to a whole apple puree: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.
SCOPE:
Flavanol-rich foods are known to exert beneficial effects on cardiovascular health. The biological effects depend on bioavailability of flavanols which may be influenced by food matrix and dose ingested. We compared the bioavailability and dose-response of epicatechin from whole apple and an epicatechin-rich extract, and the effects on plasma and urinary nitric oxide (NO) metabolites.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
In a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, subjects consumed drinks containing 70 and 140 mg epicatechin from an apple extract and an apple puree containing 70 mg epicatechin. Blood and urine samples were collected for 24 h post ingestion. Maximum plasma concentration, AUC(0-24 h) , absorption and urinary excretion were all significantly higher after ingestion of both epicatechin drinks compared with apple puree (p < 0.05). Time to maximum plasma concentration was significantly later for the puree compared with the drinks (p < 0.01). Epicatechin bioavailability was >2-fold higher after ingestion of the 140 mg epicatechin drink compared to the 70 mg epicatechin drink (p < 0.05). Excretion of NO metabolites was higher for all test products compared with placebo, which was significant for the high dose drink (p = 0.016).
CONCLUSIONS:
Oral bioavailability of apple epicatechin increases at higher doses, is reduced by whole apple matrix and has the potential to increase NO bioavailability.
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Hollands WJ, et al. Mol Nutr Food Res 2013 Apr 23.
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- 15. Concentration-dependent inhibition of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and heterocyclic amines in heated ground beef patties by apple and olive extracts, onion powder and clove bud oil.
The effects of plant compounds on Escherichia coli O157:H7 and two major heat-induced heterocyclic amines (HCAs) MeIQx and PhIP in grilled ground beef patties were determined. Ground beef with added apple and olive extracts, onion powder, and clove bud oil was inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 (10(7)CFU/g) and cooked to reach 45°C at the geometric center, flipped and then cooked for another 5min. Cooled samples were taken for microbiological and HCA analyses. Olive extract at 3% reduced E. coli O157:H7 to below detection. Reductions of up to 1 log were achieved with apple extract. Olive and apple extracts reduced MeIQx by up to 49.1 and 50.9% and PhIP by up to 50.6 and 65.2%, respectively. Onion powder reduced MeIQx and PhIP by 47 and 80.7%, respectively. Inactivation of E. coli O157:H7 and suppression of HCAs in grilled meat were achieved by optimized amounts of selected plant compounds....(more)
Rounds L, et al. Meat Sci 2013 Aug;94(4):461-7.
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- 16. Apple extract induces increased epithelial resistance and claudin 4 expression in Caco-2 cells.
BACKGROUND:
The small intestinal epithelium functions both to absorb nutrients, and to provide a barrier between the outside, luminal, world and the human body. One of the passageways across the intestinal epithelium is paracellular diffusion, which is controlled by the properties of tight junction complexes. We used a differentiated Caco-2 monolayer as a model for small intestinal epithelium to study the effect of crude apple extracts on paracellular permeability.
RESULTS:
Exposure of crude apple homogenate to the differentiated Caco-2 cells increased the paracellular resistance, determined as trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TEER). This increase was linearly related to the concentration of apple present. The TEER-enhancing effect of apple extract was due to factors mainly present in the cortex, and the induction was not inhibited by protein kinase inhibitors. Apple-induced resistance was accompanied by increased expression of several tight junction related genes, including claudin 4 (CLDN4).
CONCLUSION:
Crude apple extract induces a higher paracellular resistance in differentiated Caco-2 cells. Future research will determine whether these results can be extrapolated to human small intestinal epithelia.
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Vreeburg RA, et al. J Sci Food Agric 2012 Jan 30;92(2):439-44.
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- 17. Apple polyphenols extract (APE) improves colon damage in a rat model of colitis.
BACKGROUND AND AIM:
Searching for alternative therapies that are effective, safe and less expensive of those currently used for ulcerative colitis, we investigated the efficacy of a polyphenol extract from apple in rat colitis.
METHODS:
Rats with trinitrobenzensulphonic acid-induced colitis were treated daily with rectal administration of apple polyphenols 10(-4) M for 14 days. COX-2, TNF-α, tissue transglutaminase and calpain in colon mucosa samples were assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses. To ascertain the role of tissue transglutaminase in mucosal healing, wounded rat fibroblasts were incubated with cystamine (a tissue transglutaminase activity inhibitor).
RESULTS:
Colitis was associated with increased COX-2, TNF-α, calpain, and tissue transglutaminase mRNA. The protein expression of COX-2, TNF-α and calpain was increased whilst tissue transglutaminase was decreased. Apple extract treatment reduced the severity of colitis (p<0.05) and restored all the considered biomarkers at the baseline level. Apple polyphenols reduced the degradation of tissue transglutaminase protein occurring through calpain action. Apple polyphenols-treated wounded fibroblast recovered within 24h showing intense immunoreactivity for tissue transglutaminase.
CONCLUSION:
The efficacy of apple extract is mediated by its effects on COX-2 and TNF-α. The unbalance between calpain and tissue transglutaminase may play a role in colonic damage and future therapeutic interventions in ulcerative colitis can target this mechanisms.
Copyright © 2012 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved....(more)
D'Argenio G, et al. Dig Liver Dis 2012 Jul;44(7):555-62.
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- 18. Plant extracts, spices, and essential oils inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 and reduce formation of potentially carcinogenic heterocyclic amines in cooked beef patties.
Meats need to be heated to inactivate foodborne pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7. High-temperature treatment used to prepare well-done meats increases the formation of carcinogenic heterocyclic amines (HCAs). We evaluated the ability of plant extracts, spices, and essential oils to simultaneously inactivate E. coli O157:H7 and suppress HCA formation in heated hamburger patties. Ground beef with added antimicrobials was inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 (10(7) CFU/g). Patties were cooked to reach 45 °C at the geometric center, flipped, and cooked for 5 min. Samples were then taken for microbiological and mass spectrometry analysis of HCAs. Some compounds were inhibitory only against E. coli or HCA formation, while some others inhibited both. Addition of 5% olive or apple skin extracts reduced E. coli O157:H7 populations to below the detection limit and by 1.6 log CFU/g, respectively. Similarly, 1% lemongrass oil reduced E. coli O157:H7 to below detection limits, while clove bud oil reduced the pathogen by 1.6 log CFU/g. The major heterocyclic amines 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) were concurrently reduced with the addition of olive extract by 79.5% and 84.3% and with apple extract by 76.1% and 82.1%, respectively. Similar results were observed with clove bud oil: MeIQx and PhIP were reduced by 35% and 52.1%, respectively. Addition of onion powder decreased formation of PhIP by 94.3%. These results suggest that edible natural plant compounds have the potential to prevent foodborne infections as well as carcinogenesis in humans consuming heat-processed meat products....(more)
Rounds L, et al. J Agric Food Chem 2012 Apr 11;60(14):3792-9.
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- 19. Diagnostic usefulness of component-resolved diagnosis by skin prick tests and specific IgE to single allergen components in children with allergy to fruits and vegetables.
INTRODUCTION:
The accurate identification of sensitizing proteins in patients allergic to plant-derived foods is extremely important, allowing a correct dietary advice. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of skin prick tests (SPT) and specific IgE (sIgE) with single molecular allergen components in children with allergy to fruits and vegetables.
METHODS:
Twenty children underwent SPT with a palm profilin (Pho d 2, 50μg/mL); a Mal d 1-enriched apple extract (2μg/mL) (PR-10 allergen); and a peach Lipid Transfer Protein (LTP) (Pru p 3, 30μg/mL). Detection of sIgE to rBet v 1, rBet v 2, Phl p 12 and Pru p 3 was also measured.
RESULTS:
Allergy to multiple fruits and vegetables was observed in 11 (55%) children. Sensitization by SPT to Pho d 2, Mal d 1, and Pru p 3 occurred in 5, 7, and 8 cases, respectively. LTP sensitization appeared to be associated with peach allergy but not with severe reactions, and profilins sensitization to melon and tomato allergy. Kiwi sensitization (12 cases), the plant-derived food that caused more allergic reactions, seemed mostly species-specific. The concordance of SPT extracts and sIgE to the corresponding pan-allergens was high for profilins (k=0.857) and LTP (k=0.706), while for PR-10 allergens it was absent (k=0.079).
CONCLUSIONS:
Pan-allergen sensitization in children with allergy to fruits and vegetables was common and often multiple. There was no association of severe reactions to LTP sensitization. The introduction of routine SPT to pan-allergens can be a simple and feasible way of improving diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy.
Copyright © 2012 SEICAP. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved....(more)
Vieira T, et al. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2012 Dec 21.
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- 20. Changes Caused by Fruit Extracts in the Lipid Phase of Biological and Model Membranes.
The aim of the study was to determine changes incurred by polyphenolic compounds from selected fruits in the lipid phase of the erythrocyte membrane, in liposomes formed of erythrocyte lipids and phosphatidylcholine liposomes. In particular, the effect of extracts from apple, chokeberry, and strawberry on the red blood cell morphology, on packing order in the lipid hydrophilic phase, on fluidity of the hydrophobic phase, as well as on the temperature of phase transition in DPPC liposomes was studied. In the erythrocyte population, the proportions of echinocytes increased due to incorporation of polyphenolic compounds. Fluorimetry with a laurdan probe indicated increased packing density in the hydrophilic phase of the membrane in presence of polyphenolic extracts, the highest effect being observed for the apple extract. Using the fluorescence probes DPH and TMA-DPH, no effect was noted inside the hydrophobic phase of the membrane, as the lipid bilayer fluidity was not modified. The polyphenolic extracts slightly lowered the phase transition temperature of phosphatidylcholine liposomes. The studies have shown that the phenolic compounds contained in the extracts incorporate into the outer region of the erythrocyte membrane, affecting its shape and lipid packing order, which is reflected in the increasing number of echinocytes. The compounds also penetrate the outer part of the external lipid layer of liposomes formed of natural and DPPC lipids, changing its packing order....(more)
Bonarska-Kujawa D, et al. Food Biophys 2011 Mar;6(1):58-67.
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- 21. Antimicrobial activity of apple, hibiscus, olive, and hydrogen peroxide formulations against Salmonella enterica on organic leafy greens.
Salmonella enterica is one of the most common bacterial pathogens implicated in foodborne outbreaks involving fresh produce in the last decade. In an effort to discover natural antimicrobials for use on fresh produce, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different antimicrobial plant extract-concentrate formulations on four types of organic leafy greens inoculated with S. enterica serovar Newport. The leafy greens tested included organic romaine and iceberg lettuce, and organic adult and baby spinach. Each leaf sample was washed, dip inoculated with Salmonella Newport (10(6) CFU/ml), and dried. Apple and olive extract formulations were prepared at 1, 3, and 5% concentrations, and hibiscus concentrates were prepared at 10, 20, and 30%. Inoculated leaves were immersed in the treatment solution for 2 min and individually incubated at 4°C. After incubation, samples were taken on days 0, 1, and 3 for enumeration of survivors. Our results showed that the antimicrobial activity was both concentration and time dependent. Olive extract exhibited the greatest antimicrobial activity, resulting in 2- to 3-log CFU/g reductions for each concentration and type of leafy green by day 3. Apple extract showed 1- to 2-log CFU/g reductions by day 3 on various leafy greens. Hibiscus concentrate showed an overall reduction of 1 log CFU/g for all leafy greens. The maximum reduction by hydrogen peroxide (3%) was about 1 log CFU/g. The antimicrobial activity was also tested on the background microflora of organic leafy greens, and reductions ranged from 0 to 2.8 log. This study demonstrates the potential of natural plant extract formulations to inactivate Salmonella Newport on organic leafy greens....(more)
Moore KL, et al. J Food Prot 2011 Oct;74(10):1676-83.
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- 22. Effects of fruit extracts on the formation of acrylamide in model reactions and fried potato crisps.
Natural products extracted from plants and fruits have attracted increasing attention for the development of effective inhibitors against the formation of acrylamide during food processing. In this study, six fruit extracts (apple, blueberry, mangosteen, longan, dragon fruit with white flesh, and dragon fruit with red flesh) were compared for their activities against acrylamide formation in chemical models containing equal molar quantities of glucose and asparagine in distilled water (160 degrees C for 30 min). Apple extract demonstrated potent inhibition on acrylamide formation. Blueberry, mangosteen, and longan extracts did not have significant impact, whereas dragon fruit extracts enhanced acrylamide formation. Column chromatography guided by chemical model analysis showed that the proanthocyanidin-rich subfraction played a key role in mediating the inhibitory activity. The inhibitory activity was finally corroborated in fried potato crisps. The present study identified some natural products that might have important applications in the food industry to inhibit acrylamide formation....(more)
Cheng KW, et al. J Agric Food Chem 2010 Jan 13;58(1):309-12.
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- 23. The role of enoyl reductase genes in phloridzin biosynthesis in apple.
Phloridzin is the predominant polyphenol in apple (Malus ×domestica Borkh.) where it accumulates to high concentrations in many tissues including the leaves, bark, roots and fruit. Despite its relative abundance in apple the biosynthesis of phloridzin and other related dihydrochalcones remains only partially understood. The key unidentified enzyme in phloridzin biosynthesis is a putative carbon double bond reductase which is thought to act on p-coumaroyl-CoA to produce the dihydro-p-coumaroyl-CoA precursor. A functional screen of six apple enoyl reductase-like (ENRL) genes was carried out using transient infiltration into tobacco and gene silencing by RNA interference (RNAi) in order to determine carbon double bond reductase activity and contribution to foliar phloridzin concentrations. The ENRL-3 gene caused a significant increase in phloridzin concentration when infiltrated into tobacco leaves whilst a second protein ENRL-5, with over 98% amino acid sequence similarity to ENRL-3, showed p-coumaroyl-CoA reductase activity in enzyme assays. Finally, an RNAi study showed that reducing the transcript levels of ENRL-3 in transgenic 'Royal Gala' led to a 66% decrease in the concentration of dihydrochalcones in the leaves in the one available silenced line. Overall these results suggest that ENRL-3, and its close homolog ENRL-5, may contribute to the biosynthesis of phloridzin in apple.
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Dare AP, et al. Plant Physiol Biochem 2013 Mar 5.
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- 24. Developing tools to unravel the biological secrets of Rosellinia necatrix, an emergent threat to woody crops.
White root rot caused by Rosellinia necatrix is one of the most destructive diseases of many woody plants in the temperate regions of the world, particularly in Europe and Asia. Recent outbreaks of R. necatrix around the globe have increased the interest in this pathogen. Although the ecology of the disease has been poorly studied, recent genetic and molecular advances have opened the way for future detailed studies of this fungus.
TAXONOMY:
Rosellinia necatrix Prilleux. Kingdom Fungi; subdivision Ascomycotina; class Euascomycetes; subclass Pyrenomycetes; order Sphaeriales, syn. Xylariales; family Xylariaceae; genus Rosellinia.
IDENTIFICATION:
Fungal mycelium is present on root surfaces and under the bark, forming mycelium fans, strands or cords. A typical presence of pear-shaped or pyriform swellings can be found above the hyphal septum (with diameters of up to 13 µm). Sclerotia are black, hard and spherical nodules, several millimetres in diameter. Black sclerotia crusts may also form on roots. On synthetic media, it forms microsclerotia: irregular rough bodies composed of a compact mass of melanized, interwoven hyphae with no differentiated cells. Chlamydospores are almost spherical (15 µm in diameter). Synnemata, also named coremia (0.5-1.5 mm in length), can be formed from sclerotia or from mycelial masses. Conidia (3-5 µm in length and 2.5-3 µm in width) are very difficult to germinate in vitro. Ascospores are monostichous, situated inside a cylindrical, long-stalked ascus. They are ellipsoidal and cymbiform (36-46 µm in length and 5.5-6.3 µm in width).
HOST RANGE:
This fungus can attack above 170 different plant hosts from 63 genera and 30 different families, including vascular plants and algae. Some are of significant economic importance, such as Coffea spp., Malus spp., Olea europaea L., Persea americana Mill., Prunus spp. and Vitis vinifera L.
DISEASE SYMPTOMS:
Rosellinia necatrix causes white (or Dematophora) root rot, which, by aerial symptoms, shows a progressive weakening of the plant, accompanied by a decline in vigour. The leaves wilt and dry, and the tree can eventually die. White cottony mycelium and mycelial strands can be observed in the crown and on the root surface. On woody plant roots, the fungus can be located between the bark and the wood, developing typical mycelium fans, invading the whole root and causing general rotting.
DISEASE CONTROL:
Some approaches have been attempted involving the use of tolerant plants and physical control (solarization). Chemical control in the field and biological control methods are still under development.
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Pliego C, et al. Mol Plant Pathol 2012 Apr;13(3):226-39.
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- 25. Vermouth: technology of production and quality characteristics.
The aperitif wine, known as vermouth, is primarily prepared by adding a mixture of herbs and spices or their extract to a base wine. As such, it could also be called aromatized liquor, or a fortified wine. Various plant parts, such as seeds, wood, leaves, bark, or roots in dry form can be used in flavoring. These additives may be infused, macerated, or distilled in a base white wine, or added at various stages of preparation. The final liquid is filtered, pasteurized, and fortified (by the addition of alcohol). Some vermouths are sweetened, whereas other are left unsweetened (dry vermouth). These tend to have a bitterish finish. The two versions differ in alcohol content as well. Vermouths are most commonly prepared from grape-based wines, but fruit-based wines made from mango, apple, plum, sand pear, and wild apricot may also be used. These possess distinct physicochemical and sensory qualities from standard vermouths. The review gives comprehensive information on the historical developments and technology of vermouth production, the various spices and herbs used in its production, and its quality characteristics. In addition, the chapter also discusses the commercial potential of nongrape fruits in vermouth production.
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Panesar PS, et al. Adv Food Nutr Res 2011;63:251-83.
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- 26. Expressed sequence tag analysis of the response of apple (Malus x domestica'Royal Gala') to low temperature and water deficit.
Leaf, bark, xylem and root tissues were used to make nine cDNA libraries from non-stressed (control) 'Royal Gala' apple trees, and from 'Royal Gala' trees exposed to either low temperature (5 degrees C for 24 h) or water deficit (45% of saturated pot mass for 2 weeks). Over 22 600 clones from the nine libraries were subjected to 5' single-pass sequencing, clustered and annotated using blastx. The number of clusters in the libraries ranged from 170 to 1430. Regarding annotation of the sequences, blastx analysis indicated that within the libraries 65-72% of the clones had a high similarity to known function genes, 6-15% had no functional assignment and 15-26% were completely novel. The expressed sequence tags were combined into three classes (control, low-temperature and water deficit) and the annotated genes in each class were placed into 1 of 10 different functional categories. The percentage of genes falling into each category was then calculated. This analysis indicated a distinct downregulation of genes involved in general metabolism and photosynthesis, while a significant increase in defense/stress-related genes, protein metabolism and energy was observed. In particular, there was a three-fold increase in the number of stress genes observed in the water deficit libraries indicating a major shift in gene expression in response to a chronic stress. The number of stress genes in response to low temperature, although elevated, was much less than the water deficit libraries perhaps reflecting the shorter (24 h) exposure to stress. Genes with greater than five clones in any specific library were identified and, based on the number of clones obtained, the fold increase or decrease in expression in the libraries was calculated and verified by semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction. Genes, of particular note, that code for the following proteins were overexpressed in the low-temperature libraries: dehydrin and metallothionein-like proteins, ubiquitin proteins, a dormancy-associated protein, a plasma membrane intrinsic protein and an RNA-binding protein. Genes that were upregulated in the water deficit libraries fell mainly into the functional categories of stress (heat shock proteins, dehydrins) and photosynthesis. With few exceptions, the overall differences in downregulated genes were nominal compared with differences in upregulated genes. The results of this apple study are similar to other global studies of plant response to stress but offer a more detailed analysis of specific tissue response (bark vs xylem vs leaf vs root) and a comparison between an acute stress (24-h exposure to low temperature) and a chronic stress (2 weeks of water deficit)....(more)
Wisniewski M, et al. Physiol Plant 2008 Jun;133(2):298-317.
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- 27. Cardioprotective effect of Aralia elata polysaccharide on myocardial ischemic reperfusion (IR) injury in rats.
Based on the previous studies revealing antioxidant activities of a water-soluble polysaccharide (AEP-w1) from the root bark of Aralia elata, the present study was designed to determine if chronic administration of AEP-w1 could reduce ischemic reperfusion (IR) induced myocardial injury. Wistar rats were given three different doses of AEP-w1 (50, 100 and 200mg/kg/day) or vehicle for 30 days, after which myocardial IR injury was induced by the occlusion of left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery for 45min followed by 60min of reperfusion. Pretreatment with AEP-w1 not only enhanced the serum levels of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH), but also decreased the serum malondialdehyde (MDA) level in rats suffering IR injury. Consistent with this observation, AEP-w1 treatment also restored the myocardial antioxidant status evidenced by increased SOD, catalase (CAT) and glutathione (GSH) and decreased thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) as compared to the IR model group. Furthermore, the elevated level of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-6, and decreased level of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in vehicle-treated IR rats was reversed by pretreatment with AEP-w1. In addition, AEP-w1 prevented myocardial cell from apoptosis in mice subjected to IR injury. These findings revealed that cardioprotective effect of AEP-w1 was achieved likely through improving endogenous antioxidants, regulating the inflammation response and suppressing myocardial cell apoptosis.
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Zhang J, et al. Int J Biol Macromol 2013 Apr 24.
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- 28. Protective role of Aralia elata polysaccharide on mercury(II)-induced cardiovascular oxidative injury in rats.
Mercury(II) is a highly toxic environmental pollutant leading to oxidative stress in animals and human beings. In this study we aimed to investigate the possible protective effect of a water-soluble polysaccharide (AEP-w1) from the root bark of Aralia elata against experimental mercury(II)-induced cardiovascular oxidative injury in rat model. The results showed that delayed AEP-w1 supplement to HgCl2-treated mice not only decreased serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels, but also increased serum nitric oxide (NO) metabolite levels and antioxidant capacity. Moreover, AEP-w1 administration to HgCl2-treated mice significantly decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) level and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, along with glutathione (GSH) level in rat cardiac tissue. In addition, elevated serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) levels in the saline-treated Hg group were also reversed by AEP-w1 treatment. Therefore, the present study demonstrates that alleviation of HgCl2-induced oxidative injury in rat by AEP-w1 contributes to better understanding of its beneficial effect against cardiovascular diseases.
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Zhang J, et al. Int J Biol Macromol 2013 Apr 20.
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- 29. Triterpene Glucosides from the Leaves of Aralia elata and Their Cytotoxic Activities.
Three new triterpene glucosides, named congmuyenosides C-E (1-3, resp.), along with four known ones, were isolated from an EtOH extract of Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem. leaves. The structures of the new compounds were identified as 3-O-{β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl}caulophyllogenin (1), 3-O-{β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl}hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (2), 3-O-{β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl}echinocystic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3) on the basis of spectral analyses, including MS, (1) H-NMR, (13) C-NMR, DEPT, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY, and HSQC-TOCSY experiments. All isolates obtained were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against three human tumor cell lines (HepG2, SKOV3, and A549). Compound 3 showed significant cytotoxicity against A549 cell line (IC50 9.9±1.5μM).
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Kuang HX, et al. Chem Biodivers 2013 Apr;10(4):703-10.
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- 30. Cardioprotective and antioxidant activities of a polysaccharide from the root bark of Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem.
A water-soluble polysaccharide (AEP-w1) was isolated from the root bark of Aralia elata and its molecular weight was about 4.5×10(4)Da. Monosaccharide component analysis indicated that AEP-w1 appeared to be arabinogalactan, consisting of arabinose, galactose and trace glucose with molar ratios of 6.3:3.5:0.2. The antioxidant and cardioprotective potential of AEP-w1 were evaluated in vitro for the first time. AEP-w1 showed potent superoxide and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities and reducing power in vitro. Treatment with H2O2 resulted in the death of H9c2 cells, whereas pretreatment with 50-400μg/ml AEP-w1 for 24h prior to H2O2 exposure significantly increased cell viability. Furthermore, AEP-w1 evidently suppressed cardiomyocyte apoptosis, the mitochondrial membrane potential change and cytochrome c release in H2O2-treated H9c2 cells. In addition, intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH) reduction caused by H2O2 in H9c2 cells was also restored by AEP-w1 pretreatment. Taken together, these date provided the first evidence that the cardioprotective effects of AEP-w1 in H9c2 cells were at least in part associated with its antioxidant activity and inhibition effect on mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Zhang J, et al. Carbohydr Polym 2013 Apr 2;93(2):442-8.
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- 31. Studies on cytotoxic triterpene saponins from the leaves of Aralia elata.
Aralia elata has long been used as a tonic, anticancer and antidiabetic agent in China and Japan, and is widely consumed as food. Phytochemical investigation of the leaves of A. elata has led to the isolation of four new compounds, 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl] echinocystic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (congmuyenoside I, 1), 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl] hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (congmuyenoside II, 2), 3-O-{[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 2)]-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 3)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl} echinocystic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (congmuyenoside III, 3) and 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl caulophyllogenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (congmuyenoside IV, 4), and eight known triterpene saponins (5-12). The structural determination was accomplished with spectroscopic analysis, in particularly (13)C NMR, 2D NMR and HR-ESI-MS techniques. In addition, compounds 5–10 were found for the first time in the genus Aralia. Compounds 1-12 were tested for their inhibition of the growth of HL60, A549 and DU145 cancer cells. In addition, compound 8 showed significant cytotoxic activities against HL60, A549 and DU145 cancer cells with IC(50) values of 15.62, 11.25 and 7.59 μM, respectively.
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Zhang Y, et al. Food Chem 2013 May 1;138(1):208-13.
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- 32. Isolation and Characterization of Saponin-Producing Fungal Endophytes from Aralia elata in Northeast China.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the diversity of endophytic fungi of Aralia elata distributed in Northeast China as well as their capacity to produce saponins. Ninety-six strains of endophytic fungi were isolated, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing were employed to identify the isolates. The saponin concentrations of the culture filtrates of representative strains were measured. The agar diffusion method was used to test antimicrobial activity, while high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was employed to identify the saponins produced by representative strains. Alternaria, Botryosphaeria, Camarosporium, Cryptosporiopsis, Diaporthe, Dictyochaeta, Penicillium, Fusarium, Nectria, Peniophora, Schizophyllum, Cladosporium and Trichoderma species were isolated in this study. Overall, 25% of the isolates belonged to Diaporthe (Diaporthe eres), and 12.5% belonged to Alternaria. The highest concentration of saponins was produced by G22 (2.049 mg/mL). According to the results of the phylogenetic analysis, G22 belonged to the genus Penicillium. The culture filtrate of G22 exhibited antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, and ginsenosides Re and Rb2 were detected in G22 culture filtrates by HPLC....(more)
Wu H, et al. Int J Mol Sci 2012 Nov 30;13(12):16255-66.
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- 33. Cloning and characterization of a β-amyrin synthase gene from the medicinal tree Aralia elata (Araliaceae).
Aralia elata is an important medicinal plant in China; it produces large amounts of oleanane type triterpene saponins. A full-length cDNA encoding β-amyrin synthase (designated as AeAS) was isolated from young leaves of A. elata by reverse transcription-PCR. The full-length cDNA of AeAS was found to have a 2292-bp open reading frame, encoding a protein with 763 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence of AeAS showed the highest identity (97%) to Panax ginseng β-amyrin synthase. When AeAS cDNA was expressed in Escherichia coli, an 87.8-kDa recombinant protein was detected by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The sequence was also heterologously expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris, and production of β-amyrin was detected by HPLC. Tissue expression pattern analysis by real-time reverse transcription-PCR revealed that AeAS is strongly expressed in leaves and stems, and weakly expressed in roots and flowers....(more)
Wu Y, et al. Genet Mol Res 2012 Aug 13;11(3):2301-14.
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- 34. Cytotoxic triterpene saponins from the leaves of Aralia elata.
Phytochemical investigation of the leaves of Aralia elata has led to the isolation of four new compounds, 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl oleanolic acid (1), 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→3)]-[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→2)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), 3-O-{[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→2)]-[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→3)-β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl} oleanolic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3) and 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→2)]-[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→3)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl caulophyllogenin (4) and two known compounds, 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→3)-α-l-arabinopyranosyl]-echinocystic acid (5) and 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl echinocystic acid (6). The structural determination was accomplished with spectroscopic analysis, in particular (13)C-NMR, 2D-NMR and HR-ESI-MS techniques. Compounds 1-6 were tested for their inhibition of the growth of HL60, A549 and DU145 cancer cells. Compound 1 showed significant cytotoxic activity against HL60 and A549 cancer cells with IC(50) values of 6.99μM and 7.93μM respectively. In addition, compounds 5 and 6 showed significant cytotoxic activity against HL60 cancer cells with IC(50) values of 5.75μM and 7.51μM, respectively.
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Zhang Y, et al. Fitoterapia 2012 Jun;83(4):806-11.
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- 35. Antagonistic effect of the Ainu-selected traditional beneficial plants on the transformation of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
Transformation of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is the initial step to express the multiple toxicity of halogenated and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HAHs and PAHs) including dioxins. Therefore, it has been suggested that suppression of the transformation induced by HAHs and PAHs leads to reduce their toxicological effects. In this study, the antagonistic effect of 110 indigenous plants (192 plant parts) used as medicine and/or food by the Ainu on the 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-induced AhR transformation was investigated. Of these, a stalk of Aralia elata (Miq.) Seemann and a bark of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. var. japonica Maxim. exhibited the strong antagonistic effect in a dose-dependent manner. An antioxidative activity and polyphenol content were also measured, and the strong correlation (r= 0.96) between these two parameters could be confirmed. However, correlation coefficients of the antagonistic effect of 192 extracts compared to their antioxidative activity and polyphenol content were 0.17 and 0.20, respectively. These results suggest that the Ainu-selected traditional beneficial plants are useful source for findings of novel AhR antagonists, and the antagonistic activity of these plants may be independent on their antioxidative activity and polyphenol content. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Our findings lead to discovery of the valuable plants used by the Ainu and the novel active compounds useful for human's life, and furthermore, may contribute to the development of new medicines and functional foods.
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Nishiumi S, et al. J Food Sci 2012 Apr;77(4):C420-9.
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