Inhibitory effect of fermented selected barley extracts with Lactobacillus plantarum dy‑1 on the proliferation of human HT‐29 Cells.

The objective of this study was to understand the changes of nutrition constituents in extracts of four varieties of barley fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum dy‐1 (LFBEs) and to uncover the potential apoptosis‐related mechanism induced by LFBE to inhibit the proliferation of HT‐29 cells. The contents of total polysaccharide, polyphenol, and protein in the four LFBEs significantly changed as the fermentation time went by and exerted different inhibitory effects on the proliferation of HT‐29 cells. Results indicated that LFBE (YangSi No.3) inhibited proliferation of HT‐29 cells in a time‐ and dose‐dependent manners. The scanning electron micrograph illustrated that LFBE caused representative apoptotic trait and flow cytometric analysis suggested that LFBE brought about apoptosis by ceasing cell cycle at S phase. Western‐blotting results indicated that LFBE promoted apoptosis was relevant to the regulation of apoptosis‐related proteins, such as B‐cell lymphoma‐2 (Bcl‐2), Bcl‐2‐associated X protein (Bax), and the release of Cytochrome‐C from mitochondria. Practical applications: Abundant studies have reported that extracts of fermented barley held the activities of anti‐obesity, antitumor, and so on. However, little information about the comparison in the chemical profile and antiproliferation property among different barley varieties (namely, YangSi barley No.1, YangSi barley No.3, DaZhong 88‐91, XiYin No.2) was observed. Results indicated that LFBE (YangSi No.3 barley) exhibited the best inhibitory property by inducing the apoptosis of HT‐29 cells. These findings may be beneficial to select a higher nutritional value barley and optimize the fermentation conditions to maximize the bioactive concentration expected in foods for the human. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]