Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, United States.
J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Feb 1;60(4):1084-93. doi: 10.1021/jf203989k. Epub 2012 Jan 20.
Age-related diseases of the brain compromise memory, learning, and movement and are directly linked with increases in oxidative stress and inflammation. Previous research has shown that supplementation with berries can modulate signaling in primary hippocampal neurons or BV-2 mouse microglial cells. Because of their high polyphenolic content, fruit pulp fractions of açai ( Euterpe oleracea Mart.) were explored for their protective effect on BV-2 mouse microglial cells. Freeze-dried açai pulp was fractionated using solvents with different polarities and analyzed using HPLC for major anthocyanins and other phenolics. Fractions extracted using methanol (MEOH) and ethanol (ETOH) were particularly rich in anthocyanins such as cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin, pelargonidin, and peonidin, whereas the fraction extracted using acetone (ACE) was rich in other phenolics such as catechin, ferulic acid, quercetin, resveratrol, and synergic and vanillic acids. Studies were conducted to investigate the mitigating effects of açai pulp extracts on lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 100 ng/mL) induced oxidative stress and inflammation; treatment of BV-2 cells with acai fractions resulted in significant (p < 0.05) decreases in nitrite production, accompanied by a reduction in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression. The inhibition pattern was emulated with the ferulic acid content among the fractions. The protection of microglial cells by açai pulp extracts, particularly that of MEOH, ETOH, and ACE fractions, was also accompanied by a significant concentration-dependent reduction in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38-MAPK), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα), and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB). The current study offers valuable insights into the protective effects of açai pulp fractions on brain cells, which could have implications for improved cognitive and motor functions.
与氧化应激和炎症增加直接相关的大脑与年龄相关的疾病会损害记忆、学习和运动。先前的研究表明,浆果补充剂可以调节原代海马神经元或 BV-2 小鼠小胶质细胞的信号转导。由于其高多酚含量,因此研究了巴西莓( Euterpe oleracea Mart.)果肉的果肉部分对 BV-2 小鼠小胶质细胞的保护作用。使用不同极性的溶剂对冷冻干燥的巴西莓果肉进行了分级,并使用 HPLC 对主要花色苷和其他酚类物质进行了分析。使用甲醇(MEOH)和乙醇(ETOH)提取的部分特别富含花色苷,如矢车菊素、天竺葵素、锦葵素、矢车菊素和芍药素,而使用丙酮(ACE)提取的部分则富含其他酚类物质,如儿茶素、阿魏酸、槲皮素、白藜芦醇和协同酸和香草酸。进行了研究,以研究巴西莓果肉提取物对脂多糖(LPS,100 ng/mL)诱导的氧化应激和炎症的缓解作用;用巴西莓各部分处理 BV-2 细胞可显著(p <0.05)降低亚硝酸盐的产生,同时降低诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的表达。这种抑制模式与各部分之间的阿魏酸含量相似。巴西莓果肉提取物对小胶质细胞的保护作用,特别是 MEOH、ETOH 和 ACE 部分,也伴随着环氧化酶-2(COX-2)、p38 有丝分裂原激活蛋白激酶(p38-MAPK)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNFα)和核因子κB(NF-κB)的浓度依赖性降低。本研究为巴西莓果肉各部分对脑细胞的保护作用提供了有价值的见解,这可能对改善认知和运动功能有重要意义。