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Title: Chemical Composition and Cytoprotective Activities of Methanolic Extract of Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. (Aspleniaceae)
Author: Farràs Martínez, Adrià
López, Víctor
Maggi, Filippo
Caprioli, Giovanni
Vinardell Martínez-Hidalgo, Ma. Pilar
Mitjans Arnal, Montserrat
Keywords: Fitoquímica
Polifenols
Antioxidants
Botanical chemistry
Polyphenols
Antioxidants
Issue Date: 22-Sep-2022
Publisher: MDPI
Abstract: Ferns can be a source of polyphenolic compounds, with the fronds being the main parts described in ethnopharmacological studies. The present study screened polyphenolic phytochemicals and evaluated in vitro activities of a methanolic extract of Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. fronds (AAM), an Aspleniaceae fern collected from the Prades mountains (Tarragona, Spain). Phytocharacterization by HPLC-MS/MS confirmed that the major flavonoids isolated in AAM are flavanols while the major phytochemicals are phenol acids, with chlorogenic acid being the most representative one. Cytotoxicity, cytoprotection, cellular repair activity, and phototoxicity were determined in vitro in the presence of 0.01, 0.1, and 1 mg/mL of the extract. No cytotoxicity was obtained in any of the cell lines tested: non-tumoral (3T3 and HaCaT) and tumoral (HeLa, HepG2, and A549) cells. Additionally, the polyphenolic extract showed greater protective effect against H2O2 in 3T3 than HaCaT cells. Despite the low total phenolic content of AAM (1405.68 mg phenolic phytochemicals/kg dry extract), the cytoprotective activity of this extract could be associated with the synergistic antioxidant action of their polyphenolic profile. In addition, the extract did not present phototoxicity against the non-cytotoxic 1.8 J/cm2 dose of UVA light in both non-tumoral cell lines.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8090815
It is part of: Horticulturae, 2022, vol. 8, num.9, p. 815-834
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/203243
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8090815
ISSN: 2311-7524
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