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Biochemical and Molecular Action of Nutrients

Walnut Polyphenolics Inhibit In Vitro Human Plasma and LDL Oxidation^{1 ,2}

Koren J. Anderson^*, Suzanne S. Teuber^*, Alayne Gobeille, Peader Cremin^**, Andrew L. Waterhouse and Francene M. Steinberg^,3

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Department of Viticulture and Enology, and Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA; and Sequoia Sciences, San Diego, CA ^{** *}

³To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: fmsteinberg{at}ucdavis.edu.

ABSTRACT

Recent epidemiologic studies have associated nut consumption with a reduced incidence of cardiovascular mortality. However, little is known about the contribution of nut polyphenols to antioxidant and cardiovascular protection. In this investigation, polyphenol-rich extracts from English walnuts (Juglans regia) were studied and compared with ellagic acid for their ability to inhibit in vitro plasma and LDL oxidation, as well as their effects on LDL -tocopherol during oxidative stress. In addition, the Trolox equivalent antioxidant activity (TEAC) was determined and liquid chromatography electrospray detection mass spectrometry (LC-ELSD/MS) analyses of the walnut extracts were performed. 2,2'-Azobis'(2-amidino propane) hydrochloride (AAPH)-induced LDL oxidation was significantly inhibited by 87 and 38% with the highest concentration (1.0 µmol/L) of ellagic acid and walnut extract, respectively. In addition, copper-mediated LDL oxidation was inhibited by 14 and 84% in the presence of ellagic acid and walnut extract, respectively, with a modest, significant LDL -tocopherol sparing effect observed. Plasma thiobarbituric acid reacting substance (TBARS) formation was significantly inhibited by walnut extracts and ellagic acid in a dose-dependent manner, and the extracts exhibited a TEAC value greater than that of -tocopherol. LC-ELSD/MS analysis of the walnut extracts identified ellagic acid monomers, polymeric ellagitannins and other phenolics, principally nonflavonoid compounds. These results demonstrate that walnut polyphenolics are effective inhibitors of in vitro plasma and LDL oxidation. The polyphenolic content of walnuts should be considered when evaluating their antiatherogenic potential.

KEY WORDS: • polyphenol • ellagic acid • LDL • antioxidant • English walnuts

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