Microwave-Assisted Enzymatic Extraction of Flavonoids from Armeniaca mume Sieb. Blossom and Their Immunomodulating Effect in Mice with DSS-Induced Colitis

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 855
• Main Authors: Yao, Xinjun, Xu, Jicheng, Adhikari, Benu, Lv, Weiqiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06.02.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: A. mume Sieb. blossom; Aluminum; Animals; Apoptosis; Bioactive compounds; Cellulase; Clinical trials; Colitis; Colitis - chemically induced; Colitis - drug therapy; Colitis - immunology; Dextran; Dextran sulfate; Dextran Sulfate - pharmacology; Dextrans; enzymatic extraction; Enzymes - metabolism; Flavonoids; Flavonoids - chemistry; Flavonoids - isolation & purification; Flavonoids - pharmacology; Flavonoids - therapeutic use; Flowers; Flowers - chemistry; Food industry; immune regulation; Immunologic Factors - chemistry; Immunologic Factors - isolation & purification; Immunologic Factors - pharmacology; Immunologic Factors - therapeutic use; Immunomodulation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Interleukin 2; Laboratory animals; Lymphocytes; Mice; microwave-assisted; Microwaves; Natural killer cells; Pharmaceutical industry; Prunus - chemistry; Raw materials; Sodium; Sodium salts; Spleen; Spleen - drug effects; Spleen - immunology; Thymus gland; Thymus Gland - drug effects; Thymus Gland - immunology; Tumor necrosis factor-α; γ-Interferon; China; enzymatic extraction; microwave-assisted; immune regulation; A. mume Sieb. blossom
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040855

Sieb. blossom is among the traditional Chinese edible flowers, and it is widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Flavonoids are among the most abundant bioactive compounds in Sieb. blossom. However, the research on the extraction of flavonoids from Sieb. blossom and their immunomodulating function is insufficient. In this study, we developed a microwave-assisted enzymatic extraction of flavonoids from Sieb. blossom (FAMB) and explored their immunomodulating effect on mice with dextran sulfate sodium salt-induced colitis. The results showed that the optimum parameters for microwave-assisted enzymatic extraction of FAMB were as follows: cellulase: 2.0%; microwave power: 200 W; microwave action time: 5 min; and enzymatic hydrolysis time: 50 min. FAMB significantly promoted the lymphocyte proliferation and natural killer (NK) cell killing activity in colitis mice, and increased the concentrations of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-2 in serum. FAMB also significantly reduced the apoptosis of spleen lymphocytes in these mice. These results demonstrated that the microwave-assisted enzymatic method could significantly improve the yield and efficacy extraction of FAMB. FAMB showed a good immunomodulation effect on colitis mice.