Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) pulp dietary intake improves cellular antioxidant enzymes and biomarkers of serum in healthy women
| Autor: | Daniela Pala, Melina Oliveira de Souza, Renata Nascimento de Freitas, Priscila Oliveira Barbosa, Gilce Andrezza de Freitas Folly, Ana Carolina Pinheiro Volp, Renata Adrielle Lima Vieira, Carla Teixeira Silva, Joana Ferreira do Amaral |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine Antioxidant Euterpe Adolescent Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.medical_treatment Euterpe oleracea martius Açaí Protein oxidation Antioxidants Superoxide dismutase Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Reference Values medicine Humans Prospective Studies Food science chemistry.chemical_classification Reactive oxygen species 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics biology Traditional medicine Intervention study Plant Extracts Superoxide Dismutase business.industry Glutathione biology.organism_classification Diet 030104 developmental biology Enzyme chemistry Catalase Fruit biology.protein Female Redox metabolism business Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da UFOP Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) instacron:UFOP |
| ISSN: | 0899-9007 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nut.2015.12.030 |
| Popis: | Objectives The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of acai pulp ( Euterpe oleracea Martius) intake on the prevention of oxidative damage by measuring the activity of antioxidant enzymes and biomarkers of protein oxidation in women. Methods A nutritional intervention study was conducted with thirty-five healthy women who were asked to consume 200 g/d of acai pulp for 4 wk. Blood samples were collected, and blood pressure and anthropometric parameters were measured before and after the experimental period. Antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione, production of reactive oxygen species, and total antioxidant capacity were evaluated in polymorphonuclear cells. Serum concentration of protein carbonyl and sulfhydryl groups were also determined. Results The acai intake increased catalase activity, total antioxidant capacity, and reduced the production of reactive oxygen species. Furthermore, it reduced serum concentration of protein carbonyl and increased total serum sulfhydryl groups. Conclusions These results show the antioxidant benefit of dietary acai for the healthy women included in the present study, and may increase understanding of the beneficial health properties of this fruit. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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