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KMID : 1236020230510030280
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Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
2023 Volume.51 No. 3 p.280 ~ p.288
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Verification of Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa var. ‘Seolhyang’) Stems on Macrophages Stimulated by Lipopolysaccharides
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Yoo Dan-Hee
Lee In-Chul
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Abstract
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In strawberry farming, most parts of strawberry stems but the fruit have been dumped. Therefore, this study attempted to investigate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of strawberry stems which are thrown away after farming. For this, strawberry stem extracts were obtained, using hot water and 70% ethanol. First, total polyphenol contents of the hot water and ethanol extract were checked (265.4 ± 0.12 mg TAE/100 g, 503.88 ± 0.2 mg TAE/100 g). For analysis of antioxidant activities, electron donating ability (EDA) and 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging activity were measured. Both extracts increased in a dose-dependent fashion, and similar effects with vitamin C (control group) were confirmed. In terms of cell viability of the hot water and ethanol extracts of strawberry stems, ‘RAW 264.7’ was 99% or higher at 500 μg/ml. In addition, cell experiments were conducted at 50, 100 and 500 μg/ml where cell viability is above 99%. In terms of inhibition of the inflammatory mediator ‘nitric oxide (NO)’, the hot water and ethanol extracts of strawberry stems were 37.9% and 38.8% respectively, confirming the inhibition of NO production. To check anti-inflammatory activities, protein and mRNA expressions of ‘iNOS’ and ‘COX-2’ were measured, using RAW 264.7. Compared to the LPS group, the protein expression of the inflammatory mediators was inhibited in the hot water and ethanol extract-treated groups. The above results confirmed that the hot water and ethanol extracts of strawberry stems are valuable as natural substances with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
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KEYWORD
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Strawberry stems, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, macrophage
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