Comparative study on different regions velvet antlers of Cervus Elaphus yarkandensis in Xinjiang

OBJECTIVE To investigate the quality, contents and effects of antler peptides (42, 26, 15 kDa) in Cervus elaphus yarkandensis from different regions. METHODS Characters (diameters, DW/FW, length, brow tine, ash content and extractum) of velvet antlers from different regions were comparative researched. Concentrations of different antler peptides were measured by BCA protein assay kit, and data was analyzed by clustering analysis. The SDS-PAGE method was used to detect types of antler peptides. Moreover, by mouse osteoblasts model, cell proliferations and cell activity were detected by MTT and ELISA method. RESULTS Qualities of velvet antler in Cervus elaphus yarkandensis were significantly different from different locations. Among these velvet antlers, them had the best characteristics and the highest content of antler peptides which harvesting in Xayar County, what's more, the proliferation (40.74%) and ALP secretion of mouse osteoblast was significant increased in Xayar County antler peptide group. CONCLUSION The Xayar County antler had the best characteristics. It provides data supporting for raising the quality standard of Cervus elaphus yarkandensis antler peptides.