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Bhatt SC, Naik B, Kumar V, Gupta AK, Kumar S, Preet MS, Sharma N, Rustagi S. Untapped potential of non-conventional rubus species: bioactivity, nutrition, and livelihood opportunities. PLANT METHODS 2023; 19:114. [PMID: 37891607 PMCID: PMC10604922 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-023-01094-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Rubus species holds promise as a valuable source of polyphenols and bioactive compounds, offering significant potential as functional food ingredients with both nutraceutical and pharmaceutical benefits. However, many edible species within this genus remain under-explored and their importance is largely unrecognized. This review aims to provide an overview of the nutritional and bioactive components of both explored and under-explored Rubus species, highlighting their potential health advantages, value addition, and recent advancements. The economic exploitation of Rubus is currently limited to a few cultivated species, while numerous non-conventional and wild edible species are overlooked. Recognizing the economic and nutritional significance of exploited Rubus species, it is imperative to explore the untapped potential of these underutilized plants. By doing so, these species can be preserved from endangerment and contribute to nutritional and livelihood security for communities having access to them. This review emphasizes the importance of understanding the exceptional characteristics of Rubus species as "superfoods" and encourages the promotion and cultivation of these unexplored species. By expanding the cultivation and utilization of under-explored Rubus species, we can unlock their full potential and support sustainable nutritional and economic benefits.
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- Saurav Chandra Bhatt
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (Deemed to Be University), Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (Deemed to Be University), Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India.
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- Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, 248016, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (Deemed to Be University), Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era (Deemed to Be University), Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Agriculture, Graphic Era Hill University, Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- World Resources Institute India, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Food Technology, UCALS, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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Boscaro V, Rivoira M, Sgorbini B, Bordano V, Dadone F, Gallicchio M, Pons A, Benetti E, Rosa AC. Evidence-Based Anti-Diabetic Properties of Plant from the Occitan Valleys of the Piedmont Alps. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:2371. [PMID: 36365189 PMCID: PMC9693256 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Data on urban and rural diabetes prevalence ratios show a significantly lower presence of diabetes in rural areas. Several bioactive compounds of plant origin are known to exert anti-diabetic properties. Interestingly, most of them naturally occur in different plants present in mountainous areas and are linked to traditions of herbal use. This review will aim to evaluate the last 10 years of evidence-based data on the potential anti-diabetic properties of 9 plants used in the Piedmont Alps (North-Western Italy) and identified through an ethnobotanical approach, based on the Occitan language minority of the Cuneo province (Sambucus nigra L., Achillea millefolium L., Cornus mas L., Vaccinium myrtillus L., Fragaria vesca L., Rosa canina L., Rubus idaeus L., Rubus fruticosus/ulmifolius L., Urtica dioica L.), where there is a long history of herbal remedies. The mechanism underlying the anti-hyperglycemic effects and the clinical evidence available are discussed. Overall, this review points to the possible use of these plants as preventive or add-on therapy in treating diabetes. However, studies of a single variety grown in the geographical area, with strict standardization and titration of all the active ingredients, are warranted before applying the WHO strategy 2014-2023.
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- Valentina Boscaro
- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Turin, Via Sant’Ottavio 20, 10124 Turin, Italy
- Atlante Linguistico Italiano (ALI), Via Sant’Ottavio 20, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Turin, Via Sant’Ottavio 20, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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Feigel ML, Kennard A, Lannaman K. Herbalism for Modern Obstetrics. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2021; 64:611-634. [PMID: 34323236 DOI: 10.1097/grf.0000000000000637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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More pregnant and nursing mothers are using herbal remedies than health care providers realize. Lack of familiarity with herbalism in addition to the sparsity of high-quality research for many complementary and alternative medicines are barriers for the western practitioner to engage a patient about herbal therapies. This review provides historical information and available evidence for Traditional Chinese and Western herbal medicines commonly sought by pregnant and nursing mothers. We will review herbs commonly used for: nausea and vomiting, constipation, gestational diabetes, threatened miscarriage, immune system support, parturition preparation, postpartum depression, postpartum bleeding and pain, wound healing, and lactation support.
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- Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria, California
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Sarkar D, Christopher A, Shetty K. Phenolic Bioactives From Plant-Based Foods for Glycemic Control. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:727503. [PMID: 35116002 PMCID: PMC8805174 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.727503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Plant-based foods containing phenolic bioactives have human health protective functions relevant for combating diet and lifestyle-influenced chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D). The molecular structural features of dietary phenolic bioactives allow antioxidant functions relevant for countering chronic oxidative stress-induced metabolic breakdown commonly associated with T2D. In addition to antioxidant properties, phenolic bioactives of diverse plant foods have therapeutic functional activities such as improving insulin sensitivity, reducing hepatic glucose output, inhibiting activity of key carbohydrate digestive enzymes, and modulating absorption of glucose in the bloodstream, thereby subsequently improving post-prandial glycemic control. These therapeutic functional properties have direct implications and benefits in the dietary management of T2D. Therefore, plant-based foods that are rich in phenolic bioactives are excellent dietary sources of therapeutic targets to improve overall glycemic control by managing chronic hyperglycemia and chronic oxidative stress, which are major contributing factors to T2D pathogenesis. However, in studies with diverse array of plant-based foods, concentration and composition of phenolic bioactives and their glycemic control relevant bioactivity can vary widely between different plant species, plant parts, and among different varieties/genotypes due to the different environmental and growing conditions, post-harvest storage, and food processing steps. This has allowed advances in innovative strategies to screen and optimize whole and processed plant derived foods and their ingredients based on their phenolic bioactive linked antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic properties for their effective integration into T2D focused dietary solutions. In this review, different pre-harvest and post-harvest strategies and factors that influence phenolic bioactive-linked antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic properties in diverse plant derived foods and derivation of extracts with therapeutic potential are highlighted and discussed. Additionally, novel bioprocessing strategies to enhance bioavailability and bioactivity of phenolics in plant-derived foods targeting optimum glycemic control and associated T2D therapeutic benefits are also advanced.
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Sun C, Liu Y, Zhan L, Rayat GR, Xiao J, Jiang H, Li X, Chen K. Anti-diabetic effects of natural antioxidants from fruits. Trends Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Liu Y, Zhang X, Zhan L, Xu C, Sun L, Jiang H, Sun C, Li X. LC-Q-TOF-MS Characterization of Polyphenols from White Bayberry Fruit and Its Antidiabetic Effect in KK-A y Mice. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:17839-17849. [PMID: 32715269 PMCID: PMC7377368 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The present study is to investigate the polyphenolic composition and in vivo antidiabetic effect of white-fleshed Chinese bayberry cultivar "Shui Jing". By liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS), 38 polyphenols were identified in the Shui Jing fruit extract (SJE), where proanthocyanidins (PAs), including epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), as well as flavonols, including myricitrin and quercetrin, were the predominant ingredients. After a 5-week experiment, the SJE (200 mg/kg bodyweight) significantly reduced fasting blood glucose, elevated glucose tolerance, and insulin sensitivity in diabetic KK-Ay mice. It markedly attenuated bodyweight gain and decreased glycolipid metabolism-related markers including insulin, leptin, glucagon, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in mice. Liver weight and hepatic lipid accumulation were also significantly reduced by the SJE. Gene expressions of insulin 1 (INS1) and glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (GSK3b) were markedly inhibited while the hepatic phosphorylation of AMPKα was significantly increased in the liver of SJE-treated mice, indicating that the SJE may exert an antidiabetic effect through an AMPK-dependent pathway. In conclusion, white bayberry rich in PAs and flavonols may have great potential in the regulation of diabetes mellitus.
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- Yilong Liu
- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/The
State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth,
Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Forestry
and Fruit Research Institute, Shanghai Academy
of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/The
State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth,
Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/The
State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth,
Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic
Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Top Key Discipline
in Surgery, Wenzhou Medical University First
Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Hangzhou
Lichuan Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311123, China
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/The
State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth,
Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/The
State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth,
Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Terzioglu Bebitoglu B. Frequently Used Herbal Teas During Pregnancy - Short Update. Medeni Med J 2020; 35:55-61. [PMID: 32733750 PMCID: PMC7384490 DOI: 10.5222/mmj.2020.69851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The prevalence of herbal medicine use during pregnancy varies depending upon the geographical location and socio-cultural factors. With the belief of "being natural is safe", use of herbs and herbal products has become popular worldwide and used more frequently including period of pregnancy. The potential unwanted effects of any substance is more important during pregnancy period, because cellular development and division of the rapidly growing fetus is vulnerable to these adverse effects. As with medicines, herbal products must at least interact with a component of the organism at the molecular level in order to exert a response. Herbal preparations most commonly used during pregnancy were teas or infusions (hot-water extracts of dried herbs) which usually have the lowest concentrations and contain the least amount of compounds. The purpose of this review is to summarize the herbs that are most commonly used as "herbal teas" during pregnancy and their potential toxic effects to highlight the importance of being cautious about their use.
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- Berna Terzioglu Bebitoglu
- İstanbul Medeniyet University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Burton-Freeman B, Brzeziński M, Park E, Sandhu A, Xiao D, Edirisinghe I. A Selective Role of Dietary Anthocyanins and Flavan-3-ols in Reducing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of Recent Evidence. Nutrients 2019; 11:E841. [PMID: 31013914 PMCID: PMC6520947 DOI: 10.3390/nu11040841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the most common form of DM and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. Because it is a progressive disease, prevention, early detection and disease course modification are possible. Diet plays a critical role in reducing T2DM risk. Therapeutic dietary approaches routinely recommend diets high in plant foods (i.e., vegetables, fruits, whole-grains). In addition to essential micronutrients and fiber, plant-based diets contain a wide-variety of polyphenols, specifically flavonoid compounds. Evidence suggests that flavonoids may confer specific benefits for T2DM risk reduction through pathways influencing glucose absorption and insulin sensitivity and/or secretion. The present review assesses the relationship between dietary flavonoids and diabetes risk reduction reviewing current epidemiology and clinical research. Collectively, the research indicates that certain flavonoids, explicitly anthocyanins and flavan-3-ols and foods rich in these compounds, may have an important role in dietary algorithms aimed to address diabetes risk factors and the development of T2DM.
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- Britt Burton-Freeman
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
- Department of Public Health and Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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Xu YXZ, Xi S, Qian X. Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Products for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. J Diabetes Res 2019; 2019:9182595. [PMID: 31886289 PMCID: PMC6915007 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9182595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder during pregnancy with health consequences for both lives during and after pregnancy. Studies found that many pregnant women turn to complementary and alternative medicine for health maintenance or symptom relief, such as herbal medicine and acupuncture from traditional Chinese medicine. With the growing popularity of traditional Chinese medicine, we conducted a systemic search in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases on research studies that investigated traditional Chinese medicine during pregnancy. The resultant hits were further searched in relation to all diabetes mellitus. In total, we found three major herbal medicine/herbal products that were associated with glycemic control in gestational diabetes, including Zuo Gui Wan, red raspberry leaves, and Orthosiphon stamineus. We further reviewed them and their relatives in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus and found more evidence of metabolic benefits. None of the herbal medicine and products examined reported toxicity in the experimental models. Overall, treatments of gestational diabetes by western or alternative interventions are grossly understudied. It is critical to have a standardized protocol when evaluating efficacy of herbal medicine and produce quality results for women and their health-care providers to make informed treatment decisions.
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- Yang Xin Zi Xu
- Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
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Yilmaz S. Effects of dietary blackberry syrup supplement on growth performance, antioxidant, and immunological responses, and resistance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus to Plesiomonas shigelloides. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 84:1125-1133. [PMID: 30414489 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The present study investigated the effects of dietary blackberry syrup on growth performance, haematological, non-specific immune and spleen gene expression responses of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Five experimental groups of fish with mean weights of 26.75 ± 2.67 g were used in the study; three of them were fed with blackberry syrup incorporated diets (7.5 g kg-1- BBRY7.5, 15 g kg-1- BBRY15, 30 g kg-1- BBRY30), whereas an additive free basal diet served as the control. Additionally, the fifth group was an antibiotic medicated diet (0.02 g kg-1- ABTC), prepared with the florfenicol. Dietary blackberry syrup especially at 15 g kg-1 significantly increased growth performance, respiratory burst activity, potential killing activity, phagocytic activity, phagocytic index, lysozyme activity, myeloperoxidase activity, total immunoglobulin levels, serum SOD activity and serum CAT activity (p < 0.05). Furthermore, dietary blackberry syrup increased the expression levels of immune [heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), interleukin 1, beta (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interferon gamma (IFN-γ), immunoglobulin M (IgM)] and antioxidant [glutathione peroxidase (GPx)] related genes in the spleen of fish fed with especially 15 g kg-1 blackberry syrup (p < 0.05). At the end of the 20-day challenge period the survival rates were significantly higher in the BBRY15 and ABTC groups compared to all other treatment groups (p < 0.05). As a result, feeding Nile tilapia with a diet containing 15 g kg-1 blackberry syrup over a period of 90 days might be adequate to improve growth performance, fish immune parameters, antioxidant status, as well as survival rate against P. shigelloides, similar to antibiotic treatment. Hence, blackberry syrup can be used as an antibiotics replacer for controlling P. shigelloides in tilapia feed.
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- Sevdan Yilmaz
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, 17100, Turkey.
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Zhao Y, Zhang J, Chen Y, Li Z, Nie H, Peng W, Su S. Altered Serum Metabolite Profiling and Relevant Pathway Analysis in Rats Stimulated by Honeybee Venom: New Insight into Allergy to Honeybee Venom. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:871-880. [PMID: 29322776 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b04160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To improve our understanding of the disturbed metabolic pathways and cellular responses triggered by honeybee venom stimulation, we compared the changes in serum metabolites in rats, either stimulated or not by honeybee venom, by performing 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometry-based metabonomics to identify potential biomarkers. In this study, 65 metabolites were structurally confirmed and quantified and the following results were obtained. First, by pattern recognition analysis, 14 metabolites were selected as potential biomarkers 3 h after venom stimulation. Second, metabolic pathway analysis showed that methane metabolism, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, tricarboxylic acid cycle, glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism were affected. Finally, the time-dependent metabolic modifications indicated that rats could recover without medical treatment 24 h after venom stimulation. In summary, this new insight into the changes in serum metabolites in rats after honeybee venom stimulation has enhanced our understanding of the response of an organism to honeybee venom.
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- Yazhou Zhao
- College of Bee Sciences/College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Bee Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Beltsville, Maryland 20705, United States
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- College of Bee Sciences/College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bee Sciences/College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bee Sciences/College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China
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Obesity alters the ovarian glucidic homeostasis disrupting the reproductive outcome of female rats. J Nutr Biochem 2017; 42:194-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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