Hypotriglyceridemic Effects of Apple Polyphenols Extract via Up-Regulation of Lipoprotein Lipase in Triton WR-1339-Induced Mice

Objective：To investigate the anti-hyperlipidemic effects of apple polyphenols extract（APE）in Triton WR-1339-induced endogenous hyperlipidemic model.Methods：Firstly,APE was isolated and purified from the pomace of Red Fuji Apple and contents of individual polyphenols in APE were determined using highperformance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry（HPLC-MS）.Secondly,forty male National Institude of Health（NIH）mice were randomly divided into 5 groups with 8 animals in each group.The Fenofibrate Capsules（FC）group and APE groups received oral administration of respective drugs for 7 consecutive days.All mice except those in the normal group were intravenously injected through tail vein with Triton WR-1339 on the6th day.Serum and livers from all the mice were obtained 18 h after the injection.The changes in serum total cholesterol（TC）,triglyceride（TG）,lipoprotein lipase（LPL）and hepatic triglyceride lipase（HTGL）were measured by respective kits.Finally,expression of hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha（PPARα）mRNA was measured by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction（RT-PCR）method.Results：Serum TC and TG levels significantly increased in Triton WR-1339-induced model group compared with the normal group（P〈0.01）.Oral administration of APE[200 and 400 mg/（kg·day）]dose-dependently reduced the serum level of TG in hyperlipidemic mice（P〈0.01）.Serum LPL and HTGL activities significantly decreased in Triton WR-1339-induced model group compared with the normal group（P〈0.05）.Oral administration of APE[200 and 400 mg/（kg·day）]dose-dependently elevated the serum activity of LPL in hyperlipidemic mice（P〈0.05or P〈0.01）.Furthermore,compared with the normal group,hepatic mRNA level of PPARαin the model group significantly decreased（P〈0.01）.Oral administration of APE[200 and 400 mg/（kg·day）]dose-dependently elevated the expression of PPARαin hyperlipidemic mice（P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）.Conclusion：APE could reduce TG level via up-regulation of LPL activity,which provides new evidence to elucidate the anti-hyperlipidemic effects of APE.

Antibacteria activities of phenolics from"Jinshiji"thinned-young apple on halitosis-related bacteria

This article aims to explain the inhibitory mechanism of thinned-young apple polyphenols(YAP)toward Fusobacterium nucleatum(F.nucleatum),Porphyromonas gingivalis(P.gingivalis)and Prevotella intermedia(P.intermedia).YAP has optimal antibacterial concentration against F.nucleatum(10.00 mg/mL),P.gingivalis(8.00 mg/mL)and P.intermedia(8.00 mg/mL),with viability of 47.97%,38.01%and 36.94%,respectively.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and confocal laser scanning microscopy(CLSM)observation revealed that YAP could cause the morphological changes of the halitosis-related bacterial cells and induce cell apoptosis.With the increase of YAP treatment concentrations,the permeability of the outer membranes(OM)and inner membranes(IM)of halitosis-related bacteria dramatically increased,resulting in the release of proteins and nucleic acids.In addition,bacterial cell membrane potential(MP)decreased after exposure to YAP.The results of this study provide new antibacterial agents for halitosis-related bacteria and find a new way for the development of thinned-young apples.