Phytochemical Analysis of Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Mahonia aquifolium Flower and Fruit Extracts

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2018 Jun 27:2018:2879793. doi: 10.1155/2018/2879793. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Oxidative stress and inflammation are interlinked processes. The aim of the study was to perform a phytochemical analysis and to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of ethanolic Mahonia aquifolium flower (MF), green fruit (MGF), and ripe fruit (MRF) extracts. Plant extract chemical composition was evaluated by HLPC. A DPPH test was used for the in vitro antioxidant activity. The in vivo antioxidant effects and the anti-inflammatory potential were tested on a rat turpentine oil-induced inflammation, by measuring serum nitric oxide (NOx) and TNF-alpha, total oxidative status (TOS), total antioxidant reactivity (TAR), oxidative stress index (OSI), 3-nitrothyrosine (3NT), malondialdehyde (MDA), and total thiols (SH). Extracts were administrated orally in three dilutions (100%, 50%, and 25%) for seven days prior to inflammation. The effects were compared to diclofenac. The HPLC polyphenol and alkaloid analysis revealed chlorogenic acid as the most abundant compound. All extracts had a good in vitro antioxidant activity, decreased NOx, TOS, and 3NT, and increased SH. TNF-alpha was reduced, and TAR increased only by MF and MGF. MDA was not influenced. Our findings suggest that M. aquifolium has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects that support the use in primary prevention of the inflammatory processes.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Biphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Flowers / chemistry*
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Mahonia / chemistry*
  • Male
  • Malondialdehyde / metabolism
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Picrates / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / metabolism
  • Toluene / analogs & derivatives
  • Toluene / metabolism
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Picrates
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • 3-nitrotoluene
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Toluene
  • Malondialdehyde
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl