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Chemical, Antioxidant and Biological Studies of <i>Brassica incana</i> subsp. <i>raimondoi</i> (Brassicaceae) Leaf Extract
oleh: Giuseppe Antonio Malfa, Francesco Pappalardo, Natalizia Miceli, Maria Fernanda Taviano, Simone Ronsisvalle, Barbara Tomasello, Simone Bianchi, Federica Davì, Vivienne Spadaro, Rosaria Acquaviva
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2023-01-01 |
Deskripsi
<i>Brassica incana</i> subsp. <i>raimondoi</i> is an endemic taxon present in a restricted area located on steep limestone cliffs at an altitude of about 500 m a.s.l. in eastern Sicily. In this research, for the first time, studies on the phytochemical profile, the antioxidant properties in cell-free and cell-based systems, the cytotoxicity on normal and cancer cells by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide (MTT) assay, and on <i>Artemia salina</i> Leach, were performed. The total phenolic, flavonoid, and condensed tannin contents of the leaf hydroalcoholic extract were spectrophotometrically determined. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography—tandem mass spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS) analysis highlighted the presence of several phenolic acids, flavonoids, and carotenoids, while High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode-Array Detection (HPLC-DAD) identified various kaempferol and isorhamnetin derivatives. The extract exhibited different antioxidant properties according to the five in vitro methods used. Cytotoxicity by MTT assay evidenced no impact on normal human fibroblasts (HFF-1) and prostate cancer cells (DU145), and cytotoxicity accompanied by necrotic cell death for colon cancer cells (CaCo-2) and hepatoma cells (HepG2), starting from 100 μg/mL and 500 μg/mL, respectively. No cytotoxic effects were detected by the <i>A. salina</i> lethality bioassay. In the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced oxidative stress cell model, the extract counteracted cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and preserved non-protein thiol groups (RSH) affected by H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> exposure in HepG2 cells. Results suggest the potential of <i>B. incana</i> subsp. <i>raimondoi</i> as a source of bioactive molecules.