Abstract
The ethanol extract of dried flowers Osmanthus fragrans (OFE) was assessed for free radical scavenging effects measured by the bleaching of the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical, scavenging of the hydroxyl anion, investigation of the ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) and lipid-peroxidation inhibition in rat tissues. OFE contained a high amount of total flavonoid and polyphenol. OFE presented the effects in the metal reducing power, FRAP assay with IC50 values of 0.23 μg/ml, and 7.74 μg/ml, respectively. OFE presented similar activities toward the DPPH and hydroxyl anion scavenging ability with IC50 values of 10 μg/ml. OFE with IC50 values between 46 and 97 μg/ml inhibited lipid peroxidation initiated by ferrous chloride in rat brain, liver, heart and kidney mitochodrias. Moreover, the neuroprotective activity of OFE was investigated under different insults (glutamate, arachidonic acid, and 6-hydroxydopamine) in Wistar rat primary cortical neurons. OFE with EC50 values between 66 and 165 μg/ml attenuated the neurotoxicity on MTT and LDH assays. In addition, the AKT protein expression of excitotoxicity and oxidative stress was displayed by western blotting analysis. OFE could up-regulate the glutamate and 6-OHDA decreased AKT expression. This is the first demonstration of the neuroprotective, free radical scavenging and anti-oxidative effects of O. fragrans.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 819-827 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Biomedical Science |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Free radical scavenging
- Neuroprotection
- Osmanthus fragrans
- Oxidative stress
- Primary cortical neuron
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)