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Assessment of the potential health benefits of certain total extracts from Vitis vinifera, Aesculus hyppocastanum and Curcuma longa

  • Authors:
    • Denisa Margină
    • Octavian Tudorel Olaru
    • Mihaela Ilie
    • Daniela Grădinaru
    • Claudia Guțu
    • Sorina Voicu
    • Anca Dinischiotu
    • Demetrios A. Spandidos
    • Aristidis M. Tsatsakis
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  • Published online on: September 2, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2724
  • Pages: 1681-1688
  • Copyright: © Margină et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

A number of recent studies have illustrated the active role of food/natural components in the prevention of chronic diseases and in the improvement of the quality of life. In the present study, we aimed to obtain and characterize certain extracts from Vitis vinifera L., Aesculus hippocastanum L. and Curcuma longa L., focusing on their antioxidant effects in vitro. Three vegetal extracts were obtained for each plant: in water, 50% water‑alcohol and in 96% ethanol. These extracts were then analyzed for their qualitative composition by high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) and total phenolic content by ultraviolet‑visible spectrophotometry (UV‑VIS). The antioxidant activity of the extracts was assessed in vitro by 2,2‑diphenyl‑1‑picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay; the effects of lipid peroxidation on the cell membrane were evaluated using Jurkat cells in two experimental models: normoglycemic and hyperglycemic medium, in order for the results to be able to be translated into clinical practice. In addition, the resistance of the extracts to acid and alkaline hydrolysis was investigated. The obtained extracts had 0.4‑39 µg phenolics/mg total extract. The largest amount of phenolics was found in the Cucurma longa extracts, while the lowest was found in the Aesculus hippocastanum extacts. HPTLC analysis identified the main phenolic compounds in the extracts which were ferulic acid, gallic acid, caffeic acid and coumaric acid, as well as quercetin, kaempferol, apigenin, curcumin, luteolin and esculetin. The Aesculus hippocastanum extracts had a low antioxidant efficacy, while both the Curcuma longa and Vitis vinifera extracts had a high antioxidant activity; the products resulting from alkaline hydrolisis were significantly more efficient in scavenging DPPH radicals compared to the products resulting from acid hydrolisis. The antioxidant effects of the Curcuma longa extracts exerted on the membranes of Jurkat cells were the most prominent under both normal and hyperglycemic conditions. The results of the present study may be translated into clinical practice and demonstrate that Curcuma longa extracts may be effective in both the prevention of diabetes mellitus and in attenuating the development of complications associated with the disease.

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Margină D, Olaru OT, Ilie M, Grădinaru D, Guțu C, Voicu S, Dinischiotu A, Spandidos DA and Tsatsakis AM: Assessment of the potential health benefits of certain total extracts from Vitis vinifera, Aesculus hyppocastanum and Curcuma longa. Exp Ther Med 10: 1681-1688, 2015
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Margină, D., Olaru, O.T., Ilie, M., Grădinaru, D., Guțu, C., Voicu, S. ... Tsatsakis, A.M. (2015). Assessment of the potential health benefits of certain total extracts from Vitis vinifera, Aesculus hyppocastanum and Curcuma longa. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 10, 1681-1688. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2724
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Margină, D., Olaru, O. T., Ilie, M., Grădinaru, D., Guțu, C., Voicu, S., Dinischiotu, A., Spandidos, D. A., Tsatsakis, A. M."Assessment of the potential health benefits of certain total extracts from Vitis vinifera, Aesculus hyppocastanum and Curcuma longa". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10.5 (2015): 1681-1688.
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Margină, D., Olaru, O. T., Ilie, M., Grădinaru, D., Guțu, C., Voicu, S., Dinischiotu, A., Spandidos, D. A., Tsatsakis, A. M."Assessment of the potential health benefits of certain total extracts from Vitis vinifera, Aesculus hyppocastanum and Curcuma longa". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10, no. 5 (2015): 1681-1688. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2724