Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal Fibroblasts

It is generally accepted that dietary phenolics from fruits are of significant importance to human health. Unfortunately, there is minimal published data on how differences in phenolic structure(s) impact biological pathways at cellular and molecular levels. We observed that haskap berry extracts is...

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Main Authors: Lily R. Zehfus, Zoe E. Gillespie, Carla Almendáriz-Palacios, Nicholas H. Low, Christopher H. Eskiw
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2643
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author Lily R. Zehfus
Zoe E. Gillespie
Carla Almendáriz-Palacios
Nicholas H. Low
Christopher H. Eskiw
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Zoe E. Gillespie
Carla Almendáriz-Palacios
Nicholas H. Low
Christopher H. Eskiw
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description It is generally accepted that dietary phenolics from fruits are of significant importance to human health. Unfortunately, there is minimal published data on how differences in phenolic structure(s) impact biological pathways at cellular and molecular levels. We observed that haskap berry extracts isolated with ethanol:formic acid:water or phenolic subclass fractions separated using different concentrations of ethanol (40% and 100%) impacted cell growth in a positive manner. All fractions and extracts significantly increased population doubling times. All extracts and fractions reduced intracellular free radicals; however, there were differences in these effects, indicating different abilities to scavenge free radicals. The extracts and fractions also exhibited differing impacts on transcripts encoding the antioxidant enzymes (CAT, SOD1, GPX1, GSS and HMOX1) and the phosphorylation state of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). We further observed that extracts and fractions containing different phenolic structures had divergent impacts on the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and sirtuin 1 (SIRT1). siRNA-mediated knockdown of SIRT1 transcripts demonstrated that this enzyme is key to eliciting haskap phenolic(s) impact on cells. We postulate that phenolic synergism is of significant importance when evaluating their dietary impact.
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spelling doaj.art-aefb394ed4d04a41aa7c79a4acf8a99c2023-11-22T17:46:52ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092021-10-011010264310.3390/cells10102643Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal FibroblastsLily R. Zehfus0Zoe E. Gillespie1Carla Almendáriz-Palacios2Nicholas H. Low3Christopher H. Eskiw4Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, CanadaDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, CanadaDepartment of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, CanadaDepartment of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, CanadaDepartment of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, CanadaIt is generally accepted that dietary phenolics from fruits are of significant importance to human health. Unfortunately, there is minimal published data on how differences in phenolic structure(s) impact biological pathways at cellular and molecular levels. We observed that haskap berry extracts isolated with ethanol:formic acid:water or phenolic subclass fractions separated using different concentrations of ethanol (40% and 100%) impacted cell growth in a positive manner. All fractions and extracts significantly increased population doubling times. All extracts and fractions reduced intracellular free radicals; however, there were differences in these effects, indicating different abilities to scavenge free radicals. The extracts and fractions also exhibited differing impacts on transcripts encoding the antioxidant enzymes (CAT, SOD1, GPX1, GSS and HMOX1) and the phosphorylation state of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). We further observed that extracts and fractions containing different phenolic structures had divergent impacts on the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and sirtuin 1 (SIRT1). siRNA-mediated knockdown of SIRT1 transcripts demonstrated that this enzyme is key to eliciting haskap phenolic(s) impact on cells. We postulate that phenolic synergism is of significant importance when evaluating their dietary impact.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2643phenolicshaskap berries<i>Lonicera caerulea</i>primary fibroblastsintracellular free radicalssirtuin 1
spellingShingle Lily R. Zehfus
Zoe E. Gillespie
Carla Almendáriz-Palacios
Nicholas H. Low
Christopher H. Eskiw
Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal Fibroblasts
Cells
phenolics
haskap berries
<i>Lonicera caerulea</i>
primary fibroblasts
intracellular free radicals
sirtuin 1
title Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal Fibroblasts
title_full Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal Fibroblasts
title_fullStr Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal Fibroblasts
title_full_unstemmed Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal Fibroblasts
title_short Haskap Berry Phenolic Subclasses Differentially Impact Cellular Stress Sensing in Primary and Immortalized Dermal Fibroblasts
title_sort haskap berry phenolic subclasses differentially impact cellular stress sensing in primary and immortalized dermal fibroblasts
topic phenolics
haskap berries
<i>Lonicera caerulea</i>
primary fibroblasts
intracellular free radicals
sirtuin 1
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2643
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