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J Agric Food Chem ; 72(13): 7230-7243, 2024 Apr 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38494694

ABSTRACT

Long-term high-fat diet (HFD) will induce dysbiosis and a disturbance of intestinal homeostasis. Large yellow tea polysaccharide (LYP) has been shown to improve obesity-associated metabolic disease via modulation of the M2 polarization. However, the contribution of LYP to intestinal barrier impairment and improvement mechanisms in obesity caused by an HFD are still not clear. In this study, we evaluated the impacts of LYP on the mucosal barrier function and microbiota composition in HFD-feeding mice. Results exhibited that dietary LYP supplement could ameliorate the physical barrier function via maintaining intestinal mucosal integrity and elevating tight-junction protein production, strengthen the chemical barrier function via up-regulating the levels of glucagon-like peptide-1 and increasing mucin-producing goblet cell numbers, and enhance the intestinal immune barrier function though suppressing immune cell subsets and cytokines toward pro-inflammatory phenotypes. Moreover, LYP reshaped the constitution and metabolism of intestinal flora by enriching probiotics that produce short-chain fatty acids. Overall, LYP might be used as a critical regulator of intestinal homeostasis to improve host health by promoting gut barrier integrity, modulating intestinal immune response, and inhibiting bowel inflammation.


Subject(s)
Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Mice , Animals , Gastrointestinal Microbiome/physiology , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Dysbiosis/drug therapy , Obesity/etiology , Obesity/genetics , Polysaccharides/pharmacology , Homeostasis , Tea , Mice, Inbred C57BL
2.
Gels ; 10(2)2024 Feb 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38391461

ABSTRACT

L-theanine (L-Th), a non-protein amino acid naturally found in teas and certain plant leaves, has garnered considerable attention due to its health benefits and potential to modify proteins such as ginkgo seed proteins, which have poor gelling properties, thereby expanding their applications in the food industry. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of varying concentrations of L-Th (0.0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0%) on the gelling properties of ginkgo seed protein isolate (GSPI) at various pH levels (5.0, 6.0, and 7.0). The GSPI gels exhibited the highest strength at a pH of 5.0 (132.1 ± 5.6 g), followed by a pH of 6.0 (95.9 ± 3.9 g), while a weak gel was formed at a pH of 7.0 (29.5 ± 0.2 g). The incorporation of L-Th increased the hardness (58.5-231.6%) and springiness (3.0-9.5%) of the GSPI gels at a pH of 7.0 in a concentration-dependent manner. However, L-Th did not enhance the gel strength or water holding capacity at a pH of 5.0. The rheological characteristics of the GSPI sols were found to be closely related to the textural properties of L-Th-incorporated gels. To understand the underlying mechanism of L-Th's effects, the physicochemical properties of the sols were analyzed. Specifically, L-Th promoted GSPI solubilization (up to 7.3%), reduced their hydrophobicity (up to 16.2%), reduced the particle size (up to 40.9%), and increased the ζ potential (up to 21%) of the sols. Overall, our findings suggest that L-Th holds promise as a functional ingredient for improving gel products.

3.
J Agric Food Chem ; 72(8): 4100-4115, 2024 Feb 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38373195

ABSTRACT

Wound healing is a multiphase process with a complex repair mechanism; trauma-repairing products with safety and high efficiency have a great market demand. Egg white peptides (EWP) have various physiological regulatory functions and have been proven efficient in ameliorating skin damage. However, their underlying regulation mechanism has not been revealed. This study further evaluated the EWP ameliorating mechanism by conducting a full-thickness skin wound model. Results demonstrated that EWP administration significantly inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory and shortened the inflammatory phase. Besides, EWP can accelerate the secretion of growth factors (PDGF, VEGF, and TGF-ß1) in skin tissue, significantly increasing the regeneration of granulation tissue and endothelium in the proliferation phase, thereby promoting wound healing. After 400 mg/kg EWP interventions for 13 days postoperation, the wound healing rate reached 90%. The combination of transcriptomic and proteomic analyses demonstrated the ameliorating efficiency effects of EWP on wound healing. EWP mainly participates in the functional network with the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway as the core to accelerate wound healing. These findings suggest a promising EWP-based strategy for accelerating wound healing.


Subject(s)
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt , Wound Healing , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Proteomics , Egg White , Cell Proliferation , Cell Movement , Peptides/pharmacology , Gene Expression Profiling
4.
Int J Biol Macromol ; 261(Pt 2): 129869, 2024 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38302031

ABSTRACT

The digestibility of starch-based foods is receiving increased attention. To date, the full understanding of how including L-theanine (THE) can modify the structural and digestive properties of starch has not been fully achieved. Here, we investigated the multi-scale structure and digestibility of maize starch (MS) regulated by THE in ultrasound field and the molecular interactions. Ultrasound disrupted the structure of starch granules and opened the molecular chains of starch, promoting increased THE binding and producing more low-order or disordered crystal structures. In this case, the aggregation of starch molecules, especially amylose, was reduced, leading to increased mobility of the systems. As a result, the apparent viscosity, G', and G" were significantly decreased, which retarded the starch regeneration. Density functional theory calculations indicated that there were mainly non-covalent interactions between THE and MS, such as hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces. These interactions were the main factors contributing to the decrease in the short-range ordering, the helical structure, and the enthalpy change (ΔH) of MS. Interestingly, the rapidly digestible starch (RDS) content of THE modified MS (MS-THE-30) decreased by 17.89 %, while the resistant starch increased to 26.65 %. These results provide new strategies for the safe production of resistant starch.


Subject(s)
Glutamates , Resistant Starch , Zea mays , Zea mays/chemistry , Resistant Starch/metabolism , Ultrasonics , Starch/chemistry , Amylose/chemistry , Digestion
5.
Food Funct ; 14(20): 9337-9349, 2023 Oct 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37782075

ABSTRACT

Obesity-induced metabolic syndrome is strongly associated with infiltrated adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs). Large yellow tea, a traditional functional beverage in China, has been shown to possess anti-obesity effects. However, the effect of large yellow tea polysaccharides (LYPs) against obesity-associated metabolic syndrome and their underlying mechanisms remain unclear and must be extensively investigated. In this study, we investigated the ameliorative effect of LYPs on metabolic syndrome using a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mouse model. Our results indicated that LYPs significantly alleviated weight gain, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. Moreover, LYPs restored the homeostasis of energy metabolism and pancreatic ß-cell function. Notably, LYPs promoted M2 polarization of ATMs by regulating the expression of genes and specific cytokines involved in the assembly and secretion of M2 polarization. The improved metabolic syndrome of LYPs might be associated with the modulation of macrophage polarization. These findings suggest that LYPs might be a novel potential therapeutic agent to prevent or treat HFD-induced metabolic disorders by regulating M2 polarization.


Subject(s)
Insulin Resistance , Metabolic Syndrome , Mice , Animals , Metabolic Syndrome/metabolism , Tea/metabolism , Inflammation/metabolism , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Obesity/genetics , Macrophages/metabolism , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Mice, Inbred C57BL
6.
J Sci Food Agric ; 103(8): 3799-3811, 2023 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36251338

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Changes in storage temperature and time alter the functional properties of egg white powder (EWP) and determine its quality and shelf-life, finally affecting the consumer acceptance of the products made from EWP. In the present study, the EWP samples were stored at four different temperatures (-20, 4, 25 and 37 °C) for 60 days, and then the protein structural, physical and functional properties of EWP were measured and assessed further for correlation with storage conditions using heatmap. RESULTS: The viscosity of the EWP solution increased after 30 days. Foaming ability and rheological properties increased first and then decreased compared to untreated samples with the prolonged storage time. Correlation analysis results indicated that the gel hardness, water holding capacity, foaming ability, emulsifying ability, particle size, dispersibility and viscosity of EWP were significantly related to storage time (P < 0.05). Only the gelation properties of EWP stored at 37 °C for 60 days changed significantly and were negatively related to its moisture content (P < 0.05). Additionally, the random coil content of EWP was positively correlated with particle size, moisture content, solubility and gel properties, whereas ß-sheet was negatively correlated with them. CONCLUSION: Compared to other temperatures, the functional properties of EWP were relatively stable under 4 °C. Therefore, the low temperature (4 °C) was selected as the most suitable storage temperature for EWP. The results of the present study could provide a theoretical basis for the shelf-life extension of EWP. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.


Subject(s)
Egg Proteins , Egg White , Egg Proteins/chemistry , Egg White/chemistry , Powders , Temperature , Cold Temperature
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(21)2022 Nov 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36362252

ABSTRACT

Food-derived tripeptides can relieve colitis symptoms; however, their alleviation mode has not been systematically evaluated as an alternative nutritional compound. This study aimed to reveal the potential mechanism of 8000 food-derived tripeptides against acute colitis using a computer-aided screening strategy. Forty-one potential hub targets related to colitis with a Fit score > 4.0 were screened to construct the protein-protein and protein-tripeptide network based on the PharmMapper database and STRING software (Ver. 11.5). In addition, 30 significant KEGG signaling pathways with p-values < 0.001 that the 41 hub targets mainly participated in were identified using DAVID software (Ver. 6.8), including inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and cell proliferation and differentiation-related signaling pathways, particularly in the Ras- and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways. Furthermore, molecular docking was performed using the Autodock against majorly targeted proteins (AKT1, EGFR, and MMP9) with the selected 52 tripeptides. The interaction model between tripeptides and targets was mainly hydrogen-bonding and hydrophobic interactions, and most of the binding energy of the tripeptide target was less than −7.13 kcal/mol. This work can provide valuable insight for exploring food-derived tripeptide mechanisms and therapeutic indications.


Subject(s)
Colitis , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Humans , Molecular Docking Simulation , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry , Colitis/drug therapy , Computers
8.
Int J Biol Macromol ; 222(Pt A): 715-724, 2022 Dec 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36174860

ABSTRACT

The Maillard reaction reduces the gastrointestinal digestibility of ovalbumin (OVA) in vitro. However, the regulatory effects of OVA and its Maillard reaction products (MRPs) on gut microbiota disorders remain unknown. In this study, the influence of OVA and its MRPs on the modulation of gut microbiota in mice with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis was investigated. The results revealed that OVA and its MRPs intake could alleviate the symptoms of colitis and improve the richness and diversity of the gut microbiota. Moreover, the results revealed that the Maillard reaction would block the release of lysine and essential amino acids in vivo, but they variously regulated the gut microbiota and the levels of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) due to their indigestible properties. These findings provide a basic theory for the rational utilization of OVA and its MRPs as nutraceutical food ingredients in regulating the gut microbiota for maintaining intestinal health.


Subject(s)
Colitis , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Mice , Animals , Dextran Sulfate/adverse effects , Glycation End Products, Advanced , Ovalbumin/pharmacology , Colitis/chemically induced , Colitis/drug therapy , Disease Models, Animal , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Colon
9.
Food Funct ; 13(2): 702-715, 2022 Jan 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34935826

ABSTRACT

Fermented egg-milk beverage (FEMB) can alleviate the symptoms of intestinal diseases by regulating intestinal flora and supplying nutrition. This study investigated the protective effect of FEMB on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice. The results showed that FEMB relieved the UC mice's pathological abnormalities and colonic inflammation, and restructured the intestinal flora composition simultaneously. After FEMB treatment for 14 days, the body weight of the mice rose and the disease activity index (DAI) value decreased. Furthermore, the length and form of colons in the UC mice were notably restored. Inflammatory cells decreased or disappeared, and goblet cells and crypt were enriched and modified. 16S rRNA gene sequencing results demonstrated that FEMB treatment could increase the abundance of beneficial bacteria in the cecum content of mice, including unclassified_f_Lachnospiraceae and Lactobacillus. Moreover, probiotics that can increase the content of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) may contribute to inflammation alleviation. An increase in amino acids was observed in our experiment, which may benefit nutritional supplements. In conclusion, FEMB treatment can alleviate the damage of DSS-induced colitis in Balb/c mice. This study provides a theoretical basis for both the relief of inflammation and the application of FEMB.


Subject(s)
Colitis/metabolism , Cultured Milk Products , Eggs , Fatty Acids, Volatile , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Animals , Dextran Sulfate/adverse effects , Fatty Acids, Volatile/analysis , Fatty Acids, Volatile/metabolism , Fermented Foods , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C
10.
Food Funct ; 12(24): 12774-12787, 2021 Dec 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34851341

ABSTRACT

Active peptides, as an alternative nutrition supplement, have been confirmed to have beneficial efficacy against acute colitis. Herein, egg white peptides (EWPs) were used as a nutritional supplement to relieve dextran sulfate sodium-induced acute colitis symptoms. The potential multi-component synergetic pharmacological intervention mechanism of EWPs was investigated on the basis of in silico pharmacology, bioinformatics analysis, and molecular docking. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the migration rate of HSF cells was enhanced 5.30-fold upon treatment with EWPs relative to the control group. After administration with EWPs, colitis symptoms were alleviated in a dose-dependent manner and the serum amino acid content was significantly enhanced, especially for Ala, Leu, Ser, Thr, and Met. Four peptides identified from EWPs showed a total of 52 acute colitis-related potential targets (Fit score >3.8) with network pharmacology analysis, and the targets participated in 31 signaling pathways (p < 0.001). Among these pathways, PI3K-Akt, VEGF, Ras, TNF, and MAPK signaling pathways may exert essential anti-inflammatory effects and accelerate repairing intestinal mucosa. Molecular docking showed that the majority binding energy of peptides-targets was between -10.35 kcal mol-1 and -18.72 kcal mol-1, and peptides mainly interacted with the core targets (Btk, Gstm1, and Rac1) by hydrogen-bonding interactions. The current study confirmed that EWPs as supplementary nutrition can alleviate acute colitis.


Subject(s)
Colitis/drug therapy , Egg White , Peptides/pharmacology , Amino Acids/blood , Amino Acids/drug effects , Animals , Colitis/metabolism , Colon/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Molecular Docking Simulation/methods , Peptides/metabolism , Signal Transduction
11.
Food Funct ; 12(17): 7688-7698, 2021 Sep 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34282438

ABSTRACT

Recent studies have indicated that active peptides can induce an improvement in wound repair. Herein, we evaluated egg white peptides (EWPs) as a nutritional supplement to improve mechanical skin damage in BALB/c mice. Two symmetrical circular full-thickness wounds were created with 5 mm biopsy punches in the skin of the mouse dorsal region, and EWPs (200, and 400 mg kg-1) were administrated by gavage for 14 days. We analyzed the EWPs for their in vivo and in vitro antioxidant capability, toxicity, and microscopy of skin wounds, and there was no cytotoxicity or in vivo toxicity. During the period of wound healing, EWPs could promote healthy cell migration, increase serum superoxide dismutase and catalase activities and accelerate the wound healing process in a time- and dose-dependent manner, whereas the levels of malondialdehyde and reactive oxygen species showed the opposite trend. After administration with 400 mg kg-1 EWPs for 10 days, the wound had almost healed. Meanwhile, EWPs significantly enhanced serum amino acids, particularly enhancing the content of Arg, Glu, Pro, Met, and Lys, which could provide sufficient nutrition in the wound healing process. The present study demonstrates that EWPs possess a positive potential to accelerate the wound healing process of mechanical skin damage at the cellular and animal level.


Subject(s)
Egg White/chemistry , Peptides/administration & dosage , Skin Diseases/drug therapy , Wound Healing/drug effects , Animals , Chickens , Egg Proteins/chemistry , Humans , Male , Malondialdehyde/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Skin/drug effects , Skin/injuries , Skin/metabolism , Skin/physiopathology , Skin Diseases/metabolism , Skin Diseases/physiopathology , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
12.
Food Chem Toxicol ; 154: 112353, 2021 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34146619

ABSTRACT

This study aimed was to explore the hepatoprotective potential of soybean meal peptides (SPs) against alcohol-induced liver injury and investigate the underlying mechanisms through transcriptome analysis. The chemical antioxidant analysis of SPs exhibited potent ABTS radical scavenging capacity (11.94 ± 0.41 mg TE/100 mg peptide), ferric reducing antioxidant power (6.42 ± 0.32 mmol Fe2+/100 mg peptide), and oxygen radical absorption capacity (14.78 ± 0.01 mg TE/100 mg peptide). Moreover, SPs increased cell viability and reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species levels in Caco-2 cells by H2O2-induced, and without cytotoxicity. In the mice model, preintervention with SPs reduced the levels of aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase, total cholesterol, triglyceride and malondialdehyde by alcohol-induced, meanwhile, increased the levels of total superoxide dismutase, glutathione and catalase by alcohol-induced. Histological analysis showed that SPs alleviated the liver injury by alcohol-induced and no toxic effects on the kidneys. According to transcriptome analysis, 1737 genes were significantly differentially expressed (1076 up-regulated and 661 down-regulated) after SPs pretreatment. The main functions of these genes were related to inflammation, lipid metabolism and oxidation. The findings from the present study suggested that SPs produced positive hepatoprotection and showed potential to be used as a dietary supplement or an ingredient of functional food.


Subject(s)
Ethanol/toxicity , Free Radical Scavengers/therapeutic use , Liver Diseases, Alcoholic/prevention & control , Peptides/therapeutic use , Soybean Proteins/therapeutic use , Transcriptome/physiology , Animals , Caco-2 Cells , Free Radical Scavengers/toxicity , Gene Expression/drug effects , Humans , Kidney/drug effects , Kidney/pathology , Liver/drug effects , Liver/pathology , Liver Diseases, Alcoholic/metabolism , Liver Diseases, Alcoholic/pathology , Male , Mice, Inbred ICR , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Peptides/toxicity , Soybean Proteins/toxicity , Glycine max/chemistry
13.
Food Funct ; 12(13): 5989-6000, 2021 Jul 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34037039

ABSTRACT

Food-derived peptides can ameliorate colitis but their pharmaceutical targets and action mechanism of ameliorating colitis remain unclear. Here, we aim to investigate the action mechanism of food-derived peptides ameliorating colitis based on the network pharmacology and bioinformatics analysis. 400 dipeptides were used to screen the core targets based on the PharmMapper and GeneCards database. A total of 49 core targets were screened to construct the predicted target set. The target set was then evaluated using the STRING software to construct the protein-protein and protein-dipeptide network. Furthermore, the DAVID software was used to analyze the GO (gene ontology) and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways of the core targets. The results of bioinformatics assays showed that the 49 targets mainly participated in the inflammatory and immunomodulatory signaling pathways, particularly in the inflammatory bowel disease-related signaling pathways IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 and TLR4-NF-κB/MAPK. In addition, molecular docking results confirmed that 25 dipeptides mainly interacted with the core targets (ALB, JAK2, and STAT3) by hydrogen-bonding interactions. This study can provide evidence for the potential efficacy and action pathways of food-derived peptides on colitis.


Subject(s)
Colitis/drug therapy , Computational Biology , Dipeptides/pharmacology , Colitis/genetics , Dipeptides/chemistry , Gene Ontology , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/genetics , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/metabolism , Molecular Docking Simulation , Protein Conformation , Protein Interaction Maps , Signal Transduction/drug effects
14.
Food Chem ; 360: 129981, 2021 Oct 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34020366

ABSTRACT

Egg white peptides (EWPs) can be effectively used to alleviate and treat inflammatory diseases due to their anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, and microbiota regulation capabilities. A dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis model was used to clarify the regulatory effects of EWPs on colitis. Forty-three peptide sequences were identified from EWPs using LC-MS/MS. The results demonstrated that EWPs decreased the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the extent of crypt damage in a dose-dependent manner. 16S rRNA gene sequencing results indicated that 200 mg/kg EWPs significantly increased the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus and Candidatus_Saccharimonas, and reduced the relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria Ruminiclostridium and Akkermansia. In addition, the degree of correlation between pro-inflammatory cytokines and microbiota was as follows: interleukin (IL)-1ß > IL-8 > IL-6 > tumor necrosis factor-α To summarize, EWPs contributed to the alleviation of colitis symptoms and the intestinal injury through anti-inflammatory effects, repair of intestinal mucosa, and modulation of gut microbiota.


Subject(s)
Colon/metabolism , Cytokines/metabolism , Egg White/chemistry , Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects , Peptides/pharmacology , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Bacteria/classification , Bacteria/genetics , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Colitis/chemically induced , Colitis/drug therapy , Colitis/microbiology , Colitis/pathology , Colon/drug effects , Colon/microbiology , Colon/pathology , Dextran Sulfate/toxicity , Egg Proteins/chemistry , Egg Proteins/metabolism , Lactobacillus/genetics , Lactobacillus/isolation & purification , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Peptides/analysis , Peptides/therapeutic use , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/analysis , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/metabolism , Tandem Mass Spectrometry
15.
Food Chem ; 317: 126377, 2020 Jul 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32113137

ABSTRACT

Ligusticum chuanxiong extract-polylactic acid sustained-release microspheres (LCE-PLA) are fabricated in this study for enhancing both duration and hepatoprotective efficacy of the main bioactive ingredients. LCE-PLA in vitro release, cytotoxicity and in vivo hepatoprotective effect were discussed to evaluate its efficiency and functionality. Results demonstrated that the optimal drug-loading rate and encapsulation efficiency of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP, the main active ingredient) were 8.19%, 83.72%, respectively. The LCE-PLA in vitro release of TMP showed prolong 5-fold and in vitro cytotoxicity declined 25.00% compared with naked LCE. After 6 weeks of in vivo intervention in high fat diet mice, both liver aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels were higher in LCE-PLA group than LCE group. The above results indicated that TMP had a higher bioavailability of hepatoprotection when encapsulation of LCE-PLA was applied. The current study has provided a promising novel way to enhance the efficacy of short half-life ingredients.


Subject(s)
Ligusticum/chemistry , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Polyesters/chemistry , Pyrazines/administration & dosage , Pyrazines/pharmacokinetics , Animals , Delayed-Action Preparations , Half-Life , Hep G2 Cells , Humans , Liver/drug effects , Male , Mice , Microspheres
16.
Food Chem ; 256: 133-139, 2018 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29606429

ABSTRACT

A simple, accurate and specific high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method has been developed and validated for simultaneous determination of sesamol, sesamin, asarinin and sesamolin in Monascus aged vinegar. The effects of acid hydrolysis and four heating treatments on the components content in Monascus aged vinegar were discussed. The results showed that the isomerisation of sesamin to asarinin, and decomposition of sesamolin to sesamol significantly increased, regardless of heating or acid hydrolysis. Thermal processes and acid hydrolysis increased the content of sesamol and asarinin, respectively, but severe thermal processes resulted in the loss of total sesame lignans. Sesamol and asarinin reached the highest (2.720 ±â€¯0.202 µg/mL and 2.064 ±â€¯0.075 µg/mL) for autoclaving (125 °C, 15 min) and acid hydrolysis (25 °C, 15 min, nature pH), respectively. Therefore, autoclaving and acid hydrolysis were considered as the optimal way to obtain higher content of sesamol and asarinin.


Subject(s)
Acetic Acid/metabolism , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods , Lignans/analysis , Lignans/metabolism , Monascus/metabolism , Sesamum/chemistry
17.
Food Chem Toxicol ; 119: 417-424, 2018 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29274897

ABSTRACT

The Rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort, a traditional Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat cardiovascular diseases and attenuate oxidative stress. The main bioactive compounds including tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), polyphenols, ferulic acid have been reported to be responsible for these effects. This study was to evaluate the influence of Ligusticum chuanxiong extraction (LCE) in mimic gastrointestinal tract on antioxidant activity. The effects of gastric digestion group metabolic liquid on free radical scavenging followed as DPPH > ·O2- > ·OH, while the clearance effects of intestine digestion group expressed as ·O2-> ·OH > DPPH. Furthermore, the digested extraction promoted lower cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) with dose-response correlations. Gastrointestinal digestion increased the release of bound ferulic acids and polyphenols. Content of ferulic acid in gastric and intestinal metabolic solution increased from 6.07 mg/g to 9.33 mg/g and 14.17 mg/g. The free phenolic before and after digestion were 177.38 mg/g, 179.69 mg/g and 194.99 mg/g, respectively. The simulated gastrointestinal digestion of LCE promoted a significant increase in the free phenolic acids content, antioxidant activity and CAA.


Subject(s)
Antioxidants/pharmacology , Digestion , Ethanol/chemistry , Gastrointestinal Tract/metabolism , Ligusticum/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Antioxidants/metabolism , Coumaric Acids/pharmacology , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Polyphenols/pharmacology , Pyrazines/pharmacology , Reference Standards
18.
Food Chem Toxicol ; 109(Pt 2): 930-940, 2017 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28034800

ABSTRACT

Tetramethylpyrazine is a bioactive compound found in Chinese black vinegar. This work is to investigate the potential effects of tetramethylpyrazine on intracellular cholesterol modulation in HepG2 cells. The results demonstrated that tetramethylpyrazine can induce intracellular cholesterol efflux. Tetramethylpyrazine may also improve endothelial function through its antioxidant effects by inhibiting reactive oxygen species levels and increasing the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and catalase. Tetramethylpyrazine increased liver X receptor and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gene expression in HepG2 cells. Protein expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 was up-regulated in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). The biological significance of tetramethylpyrazine may involve hypolipidemic effects via modulation of intracellular cholesterol efflux, ROS inhibition, increases in SOD and CAT activities, and direct regulation of PPAR and LXR gene expression. Tetramethylpyrazine may improve lipid profiles by elevating the PPARγ-LXRα-ABCA1 pathway.


Subject(s)
Acetic Acid/chemistry , Antioxidants/pharmacology , Hypolipidemic Agents/pharmacology , Pyrazines/pharmacology , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1/genetics , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1/metabolism , Cholesterol/metabolism , Hep G2 Cells , Humans , PPAR gamma/genetics , PPAR gamma/metabolism , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Superoxide Dismutase/genetics , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
19.
Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi ; 35(5): 1233-8, 2015 May.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26415434

ABSTRACT

The whole spectrum usually contains a lot of redundant information in the near-infrared spectroscopy model, the presence of redundant information will increase the model resolution time and increase the difficulty of parsing model, Therefore, how to select the characteristic wavelength quickly and effectly is very crucial. In this paper, we combined the algorithm based on SPA (successive projections algorithm ) with IPLS (interval partial least squares ) to selec the characteristic wavelength in the fermentation of wheat straw microbial biomass, A total of 85 samples prepared by measuring microbial biomass using glucosamine method, 68 samples are chosen as calibration set and 17 simples are chosen as verification set. First, the whole spectral region 520 points are segmented modeling according to the interval wavelength point size 10, 20, 30, 40 and 4 450~4 925 cm-1, 9 194~9 993 cm-1 two-band range are selected as the characteristic wavelength band, then pick out the new feature wavelength points by Successive Projections Algorithm band and Genetic Algorithm (GA), comprehensive analysis and comparison the result of model. The experimental results show that the using of IPLS-SPA algorithm to select the combination band 4 450~4 925 cm-1 & 9 194~9 993 cm-1 has the best modeling effect, compared with the modeling of whole spectrum, the wavelength points decrease from 520 to 10, the correction coefficient of determination R2 rised from 0. 884 9 to 0. 945 28, root mean square error (RMSE) dropped from 11. 104 9 to 8. 203 3, although the genetic algorithm model achieved the better accuracy, but the results are instable and have a strong randomness , while IPLS combined SPA method can select characteristic wavelength information stability and accurately, which can improve the model calculation speed and reduce the fitting difficulty of the model, it can be used as a new reference method for band selection. The results show that using near infrared spectroscopy method for straw biomass rapid detection is feasible.


Subject(s)
Biomass , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared , Algorithms , Fermentation , Least-Squares Analysis , Models, Theoretical , Plant Stems , Triticum
20.
Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi ; 34(4): 958-61, 2014 Apr.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25007608

ABSTRACT

Combining classical Kalman filter with NIR analysis technology, a new method of characteristic wavelength variable selection, namely Kalman filtering method, is presented. The principle of Kalman filter for selecting optimal wavelength variable was analyzed. The wavelength selection algorithm was designed and applied to NIR detection of soybean oil acid value. First, the PLS (partial leastsquares) models were established by using different absorption bands of oil. The 4 472-5 000 cm(-1) characteristic band of oil acid value, including 132 wavelengths, was selected preliminarily. Then the Kalman filter was used to select characteristic wavelengths further. The PLS calibration model was established using selected 22 characteristic wavelength variables, the determination coefficient R2 of prediction set and RMSEP (root mean squared error of prediction) are 0.970 8 and 0.125 4 respectively, equivalent to that of 132 wavelengths, however, the number of wavelength variables was reduced to 16.67%. This algorithm is deterministic iteration, without complex parameters setting and randomicity of variable selection, and its physical significance was well defined. The modeling using a few selected characteristic wavelength variables which affected modeling effect heavily, instead of total spectrum, can make the complexity of model decreased, meanwhile the robustness of model improved. The research offered important reference for developing special oil near infrared spectroscopy analysis instruments on next step.

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