Therapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats

The Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini is an ancient apple variety cultivated by Romans in the foothills of the Sibillini Mountains, central Italy, showing potential as a source of nutraceuticals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of the hydroalcoholic extracts from the pee...

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Autores principales: Hasan Yousefi-Manesh, Ahmad Reza Dehpour, Seyed Mohammad Nabavi, Malihe Khayatkashani, Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon, Mohamad Hasan Derakhshan, Sahand Adib Moradi, Mohammad Sheibani, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar, Samira Shirooie, Joice Guileine Nkuimi Wandjou, Giovanni Caprioli, Stefania Sut, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Filippo Maggi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c5db2004ee7141a38199890044bdd64a2021-11-25T18:39:23ZTherapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats10.3390/ph141111061424-8247https://doaj.org/article/c5db2004ee7141a38199890044bdd64a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/11/1106https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8247The Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini is an ancient apple variety cultivated by Romans in the foothills of the Sibillini Mountains, central Italy, showing potential as a source of nutraceuticals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of the hydroalcoholic extracts from the peel (APE) and pulp (APP) of this fruit in an animal model of transient global ischemia. Chemical constituents were analyzed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-DAD-MS<sup>n</sup>) indicating several polyphenols such as B-type procyanidins, quercetin derivatives and hydroxycinnamic acids as the main bioactive components. Acute pre-treatment of extracts (30 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly decreased the brain levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and TNF-α (<i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> < 0.01 for APE and APP, respectively), the expression of caspase-3 (<i>p</i> < 0.01, For APE) and MDA (<i>p</i> < 0.05), a lipid peroxidation biomarker in rats. Both extracts restricted the pathological changes of the brain induced by ischemic stroke in hematoxylin and eosin assay. Moreover, they improved the scores of behavioral tests in grid-walking and modified neurological severity scores (mNSS) tests. In conclusion, these results proved this ancient Italian apple is a source of nutraceuticals able to protect/prevent damage from brain ischemia.Hasan Yousefi-ManeshAhmad Reza DehpourSeyed Mohammad NabaviMalihe KhayatkashaniMohammad Hossein AsgardoonMohamad Hasan DerakhshanSahand Adib MoradiMohammad SheibaniSeyed Mohammad TavangarSamira ShirooieJoice Guileine Nkuimi WandjouGiovanni CaprioliStefania SutStefano Dall’AcquaFilippo MaggiMDPI AGarticleMela Rosa dei Monti Sibilliniapple extractischemic strokeinflammationanti-oxidative stresscaspase-3MedicineRPharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441ENPharmaceuticals, Vol 14, Iss 1106, p 1106 (2021)
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topic Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini
apple extract
ischemic stroke
inflammation
anti-oxidative stress
caspase-3
Medicine
R
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
spellingShingle Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini
apple extract
ischemic stroke
inflammation
anti-oxidative stress
caspase-3
Medicine
R
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
Hasan Yousefi-Manesh
Ahmad Reza Dehpour
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
Malihe Khayatkashani
Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon
Mohamad Hasan Derakhshan
Sahand Adib Moradi
Mohammad Sheibani
Seyed Mohammad Tavangar
Samira Shirooie
Joice Guileine Nkuimi Wandjou
Giovanni Caprioli
Stefania Sut
Stefano Dall’Acqua
Filippo Maggi
Therapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats
description The Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini is an ancient apple variety cultivated by Romans in the foothills of the Sibillini Mountains, central Italy, showing potential as a source of nutraceuticals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of the hydroalcoholic extracts from the peel (APE) and pulp (APP) of this fruit in an animal model of transient global ischemia. Chemical constituents were analyzed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-DAD-MS<sup>n</sup>) indicating several polyphenols such as B-type procyanidins, quercetin derivatives and hydroxycinnamic acids as the main bioactive components. Acute pre-treatment of extracts (30 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly decreased the brain levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and TNF-α (<i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> < 0.01 for APE and APP, respectively), the expression of caspase-3 (<i>p</i> < 0.01, For APE) and MDA (<i>p</i> < 0.05), a lipid peroxidation biomarker in rats. Both extracts restricted the pathological changes of the brain induced by ischemic stroke in hematoxylin and eosin assay. Moreover, they improved the scores of behavioral tests in grid-walking and modified neurological severity scores (mNSS) tests. In conclusion, these results proved this ancient Italian apple is a source of nutraceuticals able to protect/prevent damage from brain ischemia.
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author Hasan Yousefi-Manesh
Ahmad Reza Dehpour
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
Malihe Khayatkashani
Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon
Mohamad Hasan Derakhshan
Sahand Adib Moradi
Mohammad Sheibani
Seyed Mohammad Tavangar
Samira Shirooie
Joice Guileine Nkuimi Wandjou
Giovanni Caprioli
Stefania Sut
Stefano Dall’Acqua
Filippo Maggi
author_facet Hasan Yousefi-Manesh
Ahmad Reza Dehpour
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
Malihe Khayatkashani
Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon
Mohamad Hasan Derakhshan
Sahand Adib Moradi
Mohammad Sheibani
Seyed Mohammad Tavangar
Samira Shirooie
Joice Guileine Nkuimi Wandjou
Giovanni Caprioli
Stefania Sut
Stefano Dall’Acqua
Filippo Maggi
author_sort Hasan Yousefi-Manesh
title Therapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats
title_short Therapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats
title_full Therapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats
title_fullStr Therapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts from the Ancient Apple Mela Rosa dei Monti Sibillini in Transient Global Ischemia in Rats
title_sort therapeutic effects of hydroalcoholic extracts from the ancient apple mela rosa dei monti sibillini in transient global ischemia in rats
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c5db2004ee7141a38199890044bdd64a
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