FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (15): 248-252.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201015054

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Growth Inhibition Effect of Bog Bilberry Anthocyanin Extract on 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes

LIU Jia1,David G. Popovich2,JING Hao1,*   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
  • Received:2010-01-08 Online:2010-08-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: JING Hao E-mail:haojing@cau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective: To study the inhibition effect and its mechanism of bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum L.) anthocyanin extract (BBAE) on the growth of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Methods: MTT assay, LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) assay, flow cytometry and fluorescence microscope were used for measuring cell growth inhibition (IC50), membrane permeability, cell cycle and the morphological features of apoptotic cells, respectively. Results: BBAE effectively inhibited the growth of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in a dosage-dependent way, with an IC50 of approximately 214μg/mL. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes showed a significant (P<0.05) lower LDH release (67.8%) after exposure to BBAE for 72 h than for 24h (89.0%) and 48 h (85.2%). No obvious improvement in the membrane permeability in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes was observed after BBAE treatment. BBAE effectively induced apoptosis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, significantly (P<0.05) increased cell population in the sub-G1 phase, had no significant effect in the G2/M phase and exhibited a block in the S and G0/G1 phases. After incubation for 72 h in the presence of BBAE, 3T3-L1 preadipocytes exhibited typical apoptosis features observed under fluorescence microscope.

Key words: bog bilberry anthocyanin extract, 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, growth inhibition, apoptosis

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