Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells

Chicoric acid (CA), a natural phenolic acid, has been used as a nutraceutical food ingredient due to its powerful antioxidant, anti-HIV and anti-diabetic bioactivities. CA could be partly metabolized into caffeic acid (CFA) and caftaric acid (CTA) on cytochrome P450s in rat liver microsomes. To comp...

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Main Authors: Qian Liu, Fan Liu, Liling Zhang, Yajie Niu, Zhigang Liu, Xuebo Liu
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Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2017-12-01
Series:Food Science and Human Wellness
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453016301392
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Fan Liu
Liling Zhang
Yajie Niu
Zhigang Liu
Xuebo Liu
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Fan Liu
Liling Zhang
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Xuebo Liu
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description Chicoric acid (CA), a natural phenolic acid, has been used as a nutraceutical food ingredient due to its powerful antioxidant, anti-HIV and anti-diabetic bioactivities. CA could be partly metabolized into caffeic acid (CFA) and caftaric acid (CTA) on cytochrome P450s in rat liver microsomes. To compare the protective effects of CA and its metabolites on biomolecules and inflammatory responses, oxidative damage induced by free radicals in vitro and microglial inflammation triggered by lipopolysaccharide in BV2 cells were constructed. Results showed that CA, CTA and CFA all significantly inhibited protein degradation and carbonylation induced by hydroxyl radicals and alcoxyl radicals, and suppressed hemin/nitrite/H2O2 triggered-nitration. Moreover, CA, CTA and CFA all exerted remarkable inhibition capacities on linoleic acid and soybean lecithin liposomes peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner, and restrained the oxidation of herring sperm DNA, as well as the breakage of pBR322 plasmid DNA. Furthermore, CA and its metabolites suppressed lipopolysaccharide-induced decline of BV2 cell viability and the production of NO and ROS. However, bioactivities of CA were significantly stronger than those of its metabolites within a certain concentration range. This study provides scientific basis for the application of CA and its metabolites as nutrition and natural antioxidants. Keywords: Chicoric acid and its metabolites, Oxidative damage, Biomolecules, Microglia, Inflammation
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spelling doaj-art-a1b3f09c9a18423984ac25f34936e0522025-02-02T23:24:53ZengTsinghua University PressFood Science and Human Wellness2213-45302017-12-0164155166Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cellsQian Liu0Fan Liu1Liling Zhang2Yajie Niu3Zhigang Liu4Xuebo Liu5Laboratory of Functional Chemistry and Nutrition of Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, ChinaLaboratory of Functional Chemistry and Nutrition of Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, ChinaLaboratory of Functional Chemistry and Nutrition of Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, ChinaLaboratory of Functional Chemistry and Nutrition of Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, ChinaLaboratory of Functional Chemistry and Nutrition of Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, ChinaCorresponding author.; Laboratory of Functional Chemistry and Nutrition of Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, ChinaChicoric acid (CA), a natural phenolic acid, has been used as a nutraceutical food ingredient due to its powerful antioxidant, anti-HIV and anti-diabetic bioactivities. CA could be partly metabolized into caffeic acid (CFA) and caftaric acid (CTA) on cytochrome P450s in rat liver microsomes. To compare the protective effects of CA and its metabolites on biomolecules and inflammatory responses, oxidative damage induced by free radicals in vitro and microglial inflammation triggered by lipopolysaccharide in BV2 cells were constructed. Results showed that CA, CTA and CFA all significantly inhibited protein degradation and carbonylation induced by hydroxyl radicals and alcoxyl radicals, and suppressed hemin/nitrite/H2O2 triggered-nitration. Moreover, CA, CTA and CFA all exerted remarkable inhibition capacities on linoleic acid and soybean lecithin liposomes peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner, and restrained the oxidation of herring sperm DNA, as well as the breakage of pBR322 plasmid DNA. Furthermore, CA and its metabolites suppressed lipopolysaccharide-induced decline of BV2 cell viability and the production of NO and ROS. However, bioactivities of CA were significantly stronger than those of its metabolites within a certain concentration range. This study provides scientific basis for the application of CA and its metabolites as nutrition and natural antioxidants. Keywords: Chicoric acid and its metabolites, Oxidative damage, Biomolecules, Microglia, Inflammationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453016301392
spellingShingle Qian Liu
Fan Liu
Liling Zhang
Yajie Niu
Zhigang Liu
Xuebo Liu
Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells
Food Science and Human Wellness
title Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells
title_full Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells
title_fullStr Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells
title_short Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells
title_sort comparison of chicoric acid and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid in vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in bv2 microglial cells
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453016301392
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