Mesona Chinensis Benth extract prevents AGE formation and protein oxidation against fructose-induced protein glycation in vitro

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Charoonsri Chusak¹  Sirichai Adisakwattana¹  Thavaree Thilavech² 

[1] Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, 10330, Bangkok, Thailand;Research Group of Herbal Medicine for Prevention and Therapeutic of Metabolic diseases, Chulalongkorn University, 10330, Bangkok, Thailand;Research Group of Herbal Medicine for Prevention and Therapeutic of Metabolic diseases, Chulalongkorn University, 10330, Bangkok, Thailand;Program in Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, 10330, Bangkok, Thailand;

关键词: Mesona chinensis;    Protein glycation;    Fructose;    Advanced glycation end products;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-14-130

 received in 2013-10-14, accepted in 2014-03-31,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMesona chinensis Benth (Chinese Mesona), an economically significant agricultural plant, is the most widely consumed as an herbal beverage in Southeast Asia and China. The objective of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory activity of Mesona chinensis (MC) extract on the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and protein oxidation in an in vitro model of fructose-mediated protein glycation.MethodsThe content of total polyphenolic compounds was measured by using Folin–Ciocalteu assay. Antiglycation activity was determined using the formation of AGE fluorescence intensity, Nϵ-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML), the level of fructosamine, and the formation of amyloid cross β-structure. The protein oxidation was examined using the level of protein carbonyl content and thiol group.ResultsOur results revealed that the content of total polyphenolic compound in MC extract was 212.4 ± 5.6 mg gallic acid equivalents/g dried extract. MC extract (0.25-1.00 mg/mL) significantly inhibited the formation of fluorescence AGEs in fructose-glycated bovine serum albumin (BSA) during 4 weeks of study. Furthermore, MC extract also decreased the level of Nϵ-CML, fructosamine, and amyloid cross β-structure in fructose-glycated BSA. While the total thiol group was elevated and the protein carbonyl content was decreased in BSA incubated with fructose and MC extract.ConclusionsThe extract of MC inhibits fructose-mediated protein glycation and protein oxidation. This edible plant could be a natural rich source of antiglycation agent for preventing AGE-mediated diabetic complication.

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