Antioxidant and vasorelaxant activities induced by northeastern Brazilian fermented grape skins

• Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2017-07, Vol.17 (1), p.376-376, Article 376
• Main Authors: Albuquerque, José George F, Assis, Valéria L, Almeida, Arthur J P O, Basílio, Ionaldo J L D, Luciano, Melissa N, Meireles, Bruno R L A, Cordeiro, Ângela M T M, Araújo, Islânia G A, Veras, Robson C, Ribeiro, Thaís P, Medeiros, Isac A
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acids; Analysis; Animals; Antioxidant; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - analysis; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Arteries; Arteries - drug effects; Arteries - physiology; Biphenyl Compounds - metabolism; Brazil; Carbon dioxide; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Endothelium; Endothelium-derived relaxing factors; Fermentation; Fermented food; Flavonoids; Fluorescence; Food; Fruit - chemistry; Fruits; Grape pomace; High-performance liquid chromatography; Hypertension; In vitro methods and tests; Laboratory animals; Liquid chromatography; Maceration; Oxidation; pH effects; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Phenols - analysis; Phenols - pharmacology; Picrates - metabolism; Plant Epidermis - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Polyphenols; Rats; Reactive oxygen species; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; Rodents; Skin; Vasodilator Agents - analysis; Vasodilator Agents - pharmacology; Vasorelaxation; Vitis - chemistry; Wine and wine making
• ISSN: 1472-6882; 1472-6882
• DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1881-2

In northeastern Brazil, grape pomace has become a potential alternative byproduct because of the recover phenolic compounds from the vinification process. Comparative analyses were performed between lyophilized extract of grape skins from pomace, described as fermented (FGS), and fresh, unfermented (UGS) grape skins to show the relevant brand's composition upon the first maceration in winemaking. The use of in vitro testing such as Folin-Ciocalteu's, DPPH free radical scavenger and HPLC methods were performed to evidence antioxidant effect and phenolic compounds. Additionally, vascular reactivity studies were performed in third-order branches of rat superior mesenteric arteries, which were obtained and placed in organ baths containing Krebs-Henseleit solution, maintained at 37 °C, gassed with a mixture of 95% O and 5% CO , and maintained at pH 7.4. The in situ formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was evaluated in small mesenteric rings using oxidative fluorescent dihydroethidium dye. We found higher phenolic content and antioxidant activity in FGS when compared to UGS. HPLC analyses identified a significant number of phenolic compounds with antioxidant potential in both samples. The vasorelaxant effect induced by FGS was more potent than that induced by UGS, and the activity was attenuated after removal of vascular endothelium or by blockade of endothelium-derived relaxing factors, such as NO and EDHF. The FGS extract may be a great source of natural polyphenol products with potent antioxidant effects and endothelium-dependent vasodilatory actions involving NO and EDHF pathways.