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Marongiu L, Burkard M, Venturelli S, Allgayer H. Dietary Modulation of Bacteriophages as an Additional Player in Inflammation and Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13092036. [PMID: 33922485 PMCID: PMC8122878 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Natural compounds such as essential oils and tea have been used successfully in naturopathy and folk medicine for hundreds of years. Current research is unveiling the molecular role of their antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Nevertheless, the effect of these compounds on bacteriophages is still poorly understood. The application of bacteriophages against bacteria has gained a particular interest in recent years due to, e.g., the constant rise of antimicrobial resistance to antibiotics, or an increasing awareness of different types of microbiota and their potential contribution to gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammatory and malignant conditions. Thus, a better knowledge of how dietary products can affect bacteriophages and, in turn, the whole gut microbiome can help maintain healthy homeostasis, reducing the risk of developing diseases such as diverse types of gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, or even cancer. The present review summarizes the effect of dietary compounds on the physiology of bacteriophages. In a majority of works, the substance class of polyphenols showed a particular activity against bacteriophages, and the primary mechanism of action involved structural damage of the capsid, inhibiting bacteriophage activity and infectivity. Some further dietary compounds such as caffeine, salt or oregano have been shown to induce or suppress prophages, whereas others, such as the natural sweeter stevia, promoted species-specific phage responses. A better understanding of how dietary compounds could selectively, and specifically, modulate the activity of individual phages opens the possibility to reorganize the microbial network as an additional strategy to support in the combat, or in prevention, of gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammation and cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luigi Marongiu
- Department of Experimental Surgery—Cancer Metastasis, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 13-17, 68167 Mannheim, Germany;
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- Department of Biochemistry of Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany;
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- Department of Biochemistry of Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany;
- Department of Vegetative and Clinical Physiology, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Otfried-Müllerstr. 27, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
- Correspondence: (S.V.); (H.A.); Tel.: +49-(0)711-459-24113 (ext. 24195) (S.V.); +49-(0)621-383-71630 (ext. 71635) (H.A.); Fax: +49-(0)-711-459-23822 (S.V.); +49-(0)-621-383-71631 (H.A.)
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- Department of Experimental Surgery—Cancer Metastasis, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 13-17, 68167 Mannheim, Germany;
- Correspondence: (S.V.); (H.A.); Tel.: +49-(0)711-459-24113 (ext. 24195) (S.V.); +49-(0)621-383-71630 (ext. 71635) (H.A.); Fax: +49-(0)-711-459-23822 (S.V.); +49-(0)-621-383-71631 (H.A.)
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Sousa S, Pinto J, Rodrigues C, Gião M, Pereira C, Tavaria F, Malcata FX, Gomes A, Bertoldo Pacheco MT, Pintado M. Antioxidant properties of sterilized yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) tuber flour. Food Chem 2015; 188:504-9. [PMID: 26041224 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The objective of this research work was to investigate the antioxidant properties of sterilized yacon tuber flour. The results revealed for the first time the high antioxidant activity of sterilized yacon flour. The best extract obtained by boiling 8.9% (w/v) of yacon flour in deionised water for 10 min exhibited a total antioxidant capacity of 222±2 mg (ascorbic acid equivalent)/100 g DW and a total polyphenol content of 275±3 mg (gallic acid equivalent)/100 g DW associated to the presence of four main phenolic compounds: chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, coumaric acid and protocatechuic acid, as well as the amino acid tryptophan. The most abundant was chlorogenic acid, followed by caffeic acid. Biological assays revealed that the extract had indeed antioxidant protection, and no pro-oxidant activity. In conclusion, sterilized yacon tuber flour has the potential to be used in the food industry as a food ingredient to produce functional food products.
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- Sérgio Sousa
- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Centro de Química de Alimentos e Nutrição Aplicada, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal.
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Guedes AC, Gião MS, Seabra R, Ferreira ACS, Tamagnini P, Moradas-Ferreira P, Malcata FX. Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of cell extracts from microalgae. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:1256-70. [PMID: 23595054 PMCID: PMC3705402 DOI: 10.3390/md11041256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A growing market for novel antioxidants obtained from non-expensive sources justifies educated screening of microalgae for their potential antioxidant features. Characterization of the antioxidant profile of 18 species of cyanobacteria (prokaryotic microalgae) and 23 species of (eukaryotic) microalgae is accordingly reported in this paper. The total antioxidant capacity, accounted for by both water- and lipid-soluble antioxidants, was evaluated by the (radical cation) ABTS method. For complementary characterization of cell extracts, a deoxyribose assay was carried out, as well as a bacteriophage P22/Salmonella-mediated approach. The microalga Scenedesmus obliquus strain M2-1 exhibited the highest (p > 0.05) total antioxidant capacity (149 ± 47 AAU) of intracellular extracts. Its scavenger activity correlated well with its protective effects against DNA oxidative damage induced by copper(II)-ascorbic acid; and against decay in bacteriophage infection capacity induced by H2O2. Finally, performance of an Ames test revealed no mutagenic effects of the said extract.
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- A. Catarina Guedes
- CBQF/Biotechnology College, Catholic University of Portugal, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto P-4200-072, Portugal; E-Mails: (A.C.G.); (M.S.G.); (A.C.S.F.)
- CIMAR/CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas nº 177, Porto P-4050-123, Portugal
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- CBQF/Biotechnology College, Catholic University of Portugal, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto P-4200-072, Portugal; E-Mails: (A.C.G.); (M.S.G.); (A.C.S.F.)
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- IBMC—Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre nº 823, Porto P-4150-180, Portugal; E-Mails: (R.S.); (P.T.); (P.M.-F.)
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- CBQF/Biotechnology College, Catholic University of Portugal, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto P-4200-072, Portugal; E-Mails: (A.C.G.); (M.S.G.); (A.C.S.F.)
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- IBMC—Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre nº 823, Porto P-4150-180, Portugal; E-Mails: (R.S.); (P.T.); (P.M.-F.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, Porto P-4169-007, Portugal
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- IBMC—Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre nº 823, Porto P-4150-180, Portugal; E-Mails: (R.S.); (P.T.); (P.M.-F.)
- ICBAS—Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Largo Abel Salazar nº 2, Porto P-4099-003, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas nº 177, Porto P-4050-123, Portugal
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto P-4200-465, Portugal
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +351-968-017-411
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Gião MS, Gomes S, Madureira AR, Faria A, Pestana D, Calhau C, Pintado ME, Azevedo I, Malcata FX. Effect of in vitro digestion upon the antioxidant capacity of aqueous extracts of Agrimonia eupatoria, Rubus idaeus, Salvia sp. and Satureja montana. Food Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gião MS, Leitão I, Pereira A, Borges AB, Guedes CJ, Fernandes JC, Belo L, Santos-Silva A, Hogg TA, Pintado ME, Malcata FX. Plant aqueous extracts: Antioxidant capacity via haemolysis and bacteriophage P22 protection. Food Control 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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