Abstract:
Objective:To illustrate the antioxidant and anti-aging activity of
Ziziphus jujuba extract
in vivo and
in vitro. Methods: The antioxidant activity of
Ziziphus jujuba extract (0.05、0.10、0.20、0.40、0.60、0.80、1.00 mg/mL) was determined by DPPH free radical scavenging rate, ·OH radical clearance rate and Fe
3+ reducing antioxidant power assayed
in vitro. Three different doses of
Ziziphus jujuba extract (0.1%、0.5%、1.0%) were given to the
Drosophila melanogaster through the culture to study the
in vivo antioxidant and anti-aging activity by testing the lifespans, negative geotaxis ability, SOD activity, MAD content and CAT activity. Results: The results of
in vitro antioxidant activity showed that the
Ziziphus jujuba extract could scavenge DPPH and OH free radicals
in vitro, and its IC
50 were 0.44 and 1.40 mg/mL, respectively. It also could reduce iron
in vitro. The
in vivo antioxidant and anti-aging activity results showed that the average life span of female and male
D. melanogasterwere prolonged by 9.61% and 13.91% in 1.0%
Ziziphus jujuba extract group compared with the control group (
P<0.01). Also
Ziziphus jujuba extract treatment improved the negative geotaxis ability in older female and male
D. melanogaster (
P<0.05 or
P<0.01), decreased the MAD content (
P<0.05 or
P<0.01) and increased the SOD and CAT activity (
P<0.05 or
P<0.01). Conclusion: The
Ziziphus jujuba extract has good antioxidant and anti-aging capacity
in vivo and
in vitro.