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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2016.45.1.044

Antioxidant Activities of Dianthus chinensis L. Extract and Its Inhibitory Activities against Nitric Oxide Production and Cancer Cell Growth and Adhesion  

Lee, Jungjae (Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungbuk National University)
Seo, Younggeo (Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Junho (Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungbuk National University)
Ju, Jihyeung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.45, no.1, 2016 , pp. 44-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the antioxidant content and activities of ethanol extract of the edible flower Dianthus chinensis L. (DCE) as well as its inhibitory activities against nitric oxide (NO) production in macrophages and growth and adhesion of human cancer cells. The total polyphenol, flavonoid, and carotenoid levels of DCE were 19.0 mg gallic acid equivalent/g, 65.7 mg quercetin equivalent/g, and $95.0{\mu}g/g$, respectively. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power of DCE at a concentration of $1,000{\mu}g/mL$ were 44% and 51%, respectively. In lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages, treatment with DCE at concentrations of 500 and $1,000{\mu}g/mL$ resulted in significantly reduced NO levels (to 7~23% of the control). In H1299 human lung carcinoma cells and HCT116 human colorectal carcinoma cells, treatment with DCE at concentrations of 250, 500, and $1,000{\mu}g/mL$ resulted in dose-dependent growth inhibition. DCE was also effective in inhibiting adhesion of both H1299 cells (to 55% of the control at concentration of $1,000{\mu}g/mL$) and HCT116 (to 26~40% of the control at concentrations of 250, 500, and $1,000{\mu}g/mL$). These results suggest that DCE exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activities in vitro.
Keywords
Dianthus chinensis L.; edible flower; antioxidant activity; nitric oxide; cancer cell growth and adhesion;
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