Zhou Yalin, Tan Fang, Li Chong, Li Wenfeng, Liao Wei, Li Qin, Qin Guohui, Liu Weiwei, Zhao Xin
Chongqing Collaborative Innovation Center for Functional Food, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China.
Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Functional Food, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2019 Oct 31;8(11):524. doi: 10.3390/antiox8110524.
White peony is a type of white tea () rich in polyphenols. In this study, polyphenols were extracted from white peony. In vitro experiments showed that white peony polyphenols (WPPs) possess strong free radical scavenging capabilities toward 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS). Long-term alcohol gavage was used to induce alcoholic liver injury in mice, and relevant indices of liver injury were examined. WPPs effectively reduced the liver indices of mice with liver injury. The serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase (ATS), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), nitric oxide (NO), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were downregulated, while those of albumin (ALB), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were upregulated. WPPs also reduced the serum levels of interluekin-6 (IL-6), interluekin-12 (IL-12), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in mice with liver injury. Pathology results showed that WPPs reduced alcohol-induced liver cell damage. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blot results revealed that WPPs upregulated the mRNA and protein expressions of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), cupro-zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD), and CAT and downregulated iNOS expression in the liver of mice with liver injury. WPPs protected against alcoholic liver injury, and this effect was equivalent to that of silymarin. High-performance liquid chromatography revealed that WPPs mainly contained the polyphenols gallic acid, catechinic acid, and hyperoside, which are critical for exerting preventive effects against alcoholic liver injury. Thus, WPPs are high-quality natural products with liver protective effects.
白牡丹是一种富含多酚的白茶。在本研究中,从白牡丹中提取了多酚。体外实验表明,白牡丹多酚(WPPs)对2,2-二苯基-1-苦基肼(DPPH)和2,2'-联氮-双-(3-乙基苯并噻唑啉-6-磺酸)(ABTS)具有较强的自由基清除能力。采用长期酒精灌胃法诱导小鼠酒精性肝损伤,并检测肝损伤相关指标。WPPs有效降低了肝损伤小鼠的肝脏指标。天冬氨酸转氨酶(ATS)、丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)、甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、血尿素氮(BUN)、一氧化氮(NO)和丙二醛(MDA)的血清水平下调,而白蛋白(ALB)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)的血清水平上调。WPPs还降低了肝损伤小鼠血清白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、白细胞介素-12(IL-12)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)和干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)的水平。病理结果表明,WPPs减轻了酒精诱导的肝细胞损伤。定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)和蛋白质印迹结果显示,WPPs上调了肝损伤小鼠肝脏中神经元型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)、内皮型一氧化氮合酶(eNOS)、锰超氧化物歧化酶(Mn-SOD)、铜锌超氧化物歧化酶(Cu/Zn-SOD)和CAT的mRNA和蛋白表达,并下调了诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的表达。WPPs对酒精性肝损伤具有保护作用,且这种作用与水飞蓟素相当。高效液相色谱分析表明,WPPs主要含有没食子酸、儿茶素酸和金丝桃苷等多酚,这些多酚对发挥抗酒精性肝损伤的预防作用至关重要。因此,WPPs是具有肝脏保护作用的优质天然产物。