FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (21): 335-339.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201021076

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Inhibitory Effect of Different Polarity Fractions of Ethanol Extract from Oat on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation

HUANG Chen,JI Bao-ping*,YANG Pei-ying,ZHOU Feng,WU Wei,CAI Sheng-bao   

  1. College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2010-04-19 Revised:2010-07-30 Online:2010-11-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: JI Bao-ping E-mail:jbp@cau.edu.cn

Abstract:

The ethanol extract from oat was fractionated with different polarity solvents (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, 1-butanol and water), and the four fractions obtained were assessed for their abilities to scavenge DPPH free radicals, inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and promote the release of NO from VSMC in vitro. Among these four fractions, the ethyl acetate soluble fraction had the most prominent DPPH free radical scavenging ability, with an EC50 of (2.5 ± 0.4)mg/mL. Meanwhile, this fraction could remarkably inhibit the proliferation of VSMC and elevate the NO producing ability. The preliminary HPLC analysis indicated that this fraction mainly contained three kinds of avenanthramide, Bc, Bp and Bf.

Key words: ethanol extract from oat, vascular smooth muscle cell, inhibition of proliferation, NO

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