Evaluating the Components, Nutrients, and Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Centranthera grandiflora Benth Extracts.

IF 4.8 2区 医学 Q1 NUTRITION & DIETETICS Nutrients Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.3390/nu17050925
Wenjuan Yuan, Xinlan Liu, Xinting Wang, Zejin Nian, Xiaoyun Wu, Chengting Zi, Sha Xu, Xiaojing Shen, Xuanjun Wang
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Abstract

Background: Centranthera grandiflora Benth is commonly utilized in China to take advantage of its purported health benefits.

Methods: Here, the chemical composition, nutritional value, and bioactivity of C. grandiflora Benth extract (CGE) are characterized, and the mechanisms through which it functions were explored.

Results: CGE was found to exhibit a favorable nutritional and biosafety profile, especially due to its high amino acid and mineral contents. A UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF/MS approach identified 20 compounds. Through network pharmacology analyses, the antioxidant activity of CGE was found to be mediated through the PI3K/Akt pathway, with molecular docking results providing support for mussaenoside and azafrin as important bioactive compounds. At the cellular level, antioxidant activity of key protective antioxidants including GSH-Px and SOD while suppressing ROS accumulation, levels of damage-related factors (MDA, NO, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6), and iNOS and COX-2 in RAW264.7 cells treated with LPS. These findings offer potential evidence for using CGE to lower oxidative stress and inflammation. Further analyses demonstrated the ability of CGE to promote Nrf2 and HO-1 upregulation, whereas Keap1 levels were suppressed, as were PI3K/Akt/NF-κB proteins. In light of these results, CGE appears to be able to act via simultaneously enhancing Nrf2/HO-1 activity and reducing that of PI3K/Akt/NF-κB.

Conclusions: CGE, as a rich source of iridoid glycosides and other nutrients, may thus be a valuable dietary supplement for use in food applications.

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期刊介绍: Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) is an international, peer-reviewed open access advanced forum for studies related to Human Nutrition. It publishes reviews, regular research papers and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.
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