Therapeutic effect of natural melanin from edible fungus Auricularia auricula on alcohol-induced liver damage in vitro and in vivo

This study explored the therapeutic effects of Auricularia auricula melanin(AAM)on alcoholic liver damage in vitro and in vivo.Human normal liver L02 cells were pre-treated with ethanol and then treated with AAM to explore the therapeutic effect of AAM on ethanol-induced hepatocyte injury.The results show that AAM signifi cantly elevated the cell viability,ameliorated the cell morphology,reduced the ROS and increased the GSH/GSSG of ethanol-pretreated L02 cells.Then,mice were administered with ethanol to induce acute alcoholic liver damage,and administered with AAM to further study the therapeutic effect of AAM on alcoholic liver damage in mice.As a result,AAM reduced the levels of ALT,AST,TG,and MDA,increased the levels of ADH,SOD,and CAT in liver damage mice.The therapeutic effect of AAM may be related to inhibition of CYP2E1 expression and activation of Nrf2 and its downstream antioxidase.The research enriched the bioactivity of AAM and provided some ideas for the development of melanin-related health foods.

利用扁桃斑鸠菊叶发酵生产蛹虫草胞外多糖的条件及其抗氧化活性

蛹虫草胞外多糖具有增强免疫力、抗疲劳等药理活性,有极高的保健价值。为高效地获取蛹虫草胞外多糖,本研究通过向发酵培养基中添加适量的扁桃斑鸠菊叶粉末,来提高蛹虫草发酵液中胞外多糖的产量,并对优化得到的胞外多糖红外吸收光谱和化学抗氧化活性进行了研究。实验结果表明,液体发酵最优条件为:扁桃斑鸠菊叶粉末添加量8 g/L、发酵时间9 d、pH 6.5、接种量5.0 mL,在此条件下,蛹虫草胞外多糖的产量可达(5.24±0.28) mg/mL,与未添加扁桃斑鸠菊叶的空白组相比,胞外多糖产量提高了约205.20%;红外分析与抗氧化活性实验结果显示,扁桃斑鸠菊叶对蛹虫草生产的胞外多糖结构和活性影响较小。该研究结果表明扁桃斑鸠菊叶能够有效地提高蛹虫草胞外多糖的产量,为蛹虫草胞外多糖的高效生产提供了新思路。