Comparison of Phenolic Metabolites in Purified Extracts of Three Wild-Growing Herniaria L. Species and Their Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities In Vitro

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 530
• Main Authors: Kozachok, Solomiia, Kolodziejczyk-Czepas, Joanna, Marchyshyn, Svitlana, Wojtanowski, Krzysztof Kamil, Zgórka, Grażyna, Oleszek, Wieslaw
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14.01.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; Anti-inflammatory agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Blood plasma; Caryophyllaceae; Caryophyllaceae - chemistry; Chromatography; Concanavalin A; Cyclooxygenase-1; Cytotoxicity; Evaluation; Flavonoids; H. incana Lam; H. polygama J. Gay; Herniaria; Herniaria glabra L; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammatory response; Interleukin 2; LC-MS; Leukocytes (mononuclear); Leukocytes, Mononuclear - drug effects; Lipids; Metabolites; Nitrotyrosine; Oxidative Stress; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Peroxynitrite; Phenolic compounds; phenolic metabolites; Phenols; Phenols - metabolism; Phytochemicals; Phytochemicals - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plasma; Proteins; Rutin; Saponins; Thiobarbituric acid; Tumor necrosis factor-α; Urinary tract diseases; Urine; Herniaria glabra L; LC-MS; antioxidant; peroxynitrite; H. incana Lam; anti-inflammatory; cyclooxygenase; phenolic metabolites; H. polygama J. Gay; Caryophyllaceae
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020530

The work is aimed at phytochemical characterization and In Vitro evaluation of antioxidant actions, anti-inflammatory effects, and cytotoxicity of purified extracts from three rupturewort ( L.) species, i.e., (HG), (HP), and herb (HIh). The total phenolic content established in the purified extracts (PEs) of HIh, HP, and HG was 29.6, 24.0, and 13.0%, respectively. Thirty-eight non-saponin metabolites were identified using LC-HR-QTOF-ESI-MS; however, only 9 were common for the studied species. The most abundant phenolic compound in HG-PE was narcissin (7.4%), HP-PE shared 3 major constituents, namely -2-hydroxy-4-methoxycinnamic acid 2- -β-glucoside ( -GMCA, 5.8%), narcissin (5.4%), and rutin (5.3%). Almost half of HIh phenolic content (14.7%) belonged to oxytroflavoside A (7- -methylkaempferol-3- -[3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-(1→6)]-[α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-galactopyranoside). Antioxidant properties of the PEs were evaluated employing an experimental model of human blood plasma, exposed to the peroxynitrite-induced oxidative stress. The assays demonstrated significant reduction of oxidative damage to protein and lipid plasma components (estimated by measurements of 3-nitrotyrosine, protein thiol groups, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances), and moderate protection of its non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity. Anti-inflammatory properties of the PEs were evaluated In Vitro as inhibitory effects against cyclooxygenases (COX-1 and -2) and concanavalin A-induced inflammatory response of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). None of the studied plants showed inhibitory effects on COXs but all purified extracts partly reduced the release of interleukin 2 (IL-2) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) from PBMCs, which suggested their prospective ability to up-regulate inflammatory response of the cells. The purified extract from turned out to be the most efficient suppressor of PBMCs' inflammatory response. Additionally, cytotoxicity of purified extracts on PBMCs was ruled out based on In Vitro studies.