Abstract Title:

Antiangiogenic activity of nasunin, an antioxidant anthocyanin, in eggplant peels.

Abstract Source:

J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Aug 10;53(16):6272-5. PMID: 16076105

Abstract Author(s):

Kiminori Matsubara, Takao Kaneyuki, Tsuyoshi Miyake, Masaharu Mori

Article Affiliation:

Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University, 111 Kuboki, Soja, Okayama 719-1197, Japan. [email protected]

Abstract:

Nasunin, delphinidin-3-(p-coumaroylrutinoside)-5-glucoside, an antioxidant anthocyanin isolated from eggplant peels, was demonstrated as an angiogenesis inhibitor. Nasunin at higher 10 microM suppressed microvessel outgrowth in an ex vivo angiogenesis assay using a rat aortic ring. The effect of nasunin was examined in various in vitro angiogenesis models using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Nasunin suppressed HUVEC proliferation in a dose-dependent manner (50-200 microM); however, it had no significant effect on HUVEC chemotaxis in a Boyden chamber assay and HUVEC tube formation on a reconstituted basement membrane. These results imply that nasunin with both antioxidant and antiangiogenic activities might be useful to prevent angiogenesis-related diseases.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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