Ethanolic extracts and isolated compounds from small-leaf grape (Vitis thunbergii var. taiwaniana) with antihypertensive activities

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Aug 1;60(30):7435-41. doi: 10.1021/jf302445x. Epub 2012 Jul 17.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the antihypertensive effects of ethanolic extracts (EE) and compounds isolated from the small-leaf grape (Vitis thunbergii var. taiwaniana, VTT). The highest antiangiotensin-converting enzyme (anti-ACE) was found in stem-EE (IC50 was 69.5 μg/mL). In spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), stem-EE effectively reduced blood pressure 24 h after administration of a single oral dose or when administered daily for 4 weeks. The isolated compounds, including (+)-vitisin A, ampelopsin C, and (+)-ε-viniferin, were shown to have anti-ACE and vasodilating effects against phenylephrine-induced tensions in an endothelium-intact aortic ring, with (+)-vitisin A being the most effective compound. Compared to control rats, SHRs showed significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressures 24 h after a single oral dose of (+)-vitisin A (10 mg/kg) or captopril (2 mg/kg). These results suggest that the development of functional foods with VTT extracts may be beneficial for regulating blood pressure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Angiotensins / drug effects
  • Angiotensins / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Antihypertensive Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antihypertensive Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Benzofurans / isolation & purification
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Captopril / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Ethanol
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Phenols / isolation & purification
  • Phenols / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred SHR
  • Rats, Inbred WKY
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Stilbenes / isolation & purification
  • Stilbenes / pharmacology
  • Vitis / chemistry*

Substances

  • Angiotensins
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Benzofurans
  • Flavonoids
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts
  • Stilbenes
  • vitisin A
  • ampelopsin
  • Ethanol
  • epsilon-viniferin
  • Captopril