Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut Diseases
Plant food biofortification is recently receiving remarkable attention, as it aims to increase the intake of minerals, vitamins, or antioxidants, crucial for their contribution to the general human health status and disease prevention. In this context, the study of the plant’s secondary metabolites,...
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| author | Aurelia Scarano Marcello Chieppa Angelo Santino |
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| description | Plant food biofortification is recently receiving remarkable attention, as it aims to increase the intake of minerals, vitamins, or antioxidants, crucial for their contribution to the general human health status and disease prevention. In this context, the study of the plant’s secondary metabolites, such as polyphenols, plays a pivotal role for the development of a new generation of plant crops, compensating, at least in part, the low nutritional quality of Western diets with a higher quality of dietary sources. Due to the prevalent immunomodulatory activity at the intestinal level, polyphenols represent a nutritionally relevant class of plant secondary metabolites. In this review, we focus on the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of different classes of polyphenols with a specific attention to their potential in the prevention of intestinal pathological processes. We also discuss the latest biotechnology strategies and new advances of genomic techniques as a helpful tool for polyphenols biofortification and the development of novel, healthy dietary alternatives that can contribute to the prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6da88d24f8384a5e9aaf6b42752912c92023-11-20T23:25:12ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212020-12-01912122510.3390/antiox9121225Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut DiseasesAurelia Scarano0Marcello Chieppa1Angelo Santino2Institute of Science of Food Production, C.N.R. Unit of Lecce, 73100 Lecce, ItalyNational Institute of Gastroenterology ‘S. De Bellis’, Institute of Research, 70013 Castellana Grotte, ItalyInstitute of Science of Food Production, C.N.R. Unit of Lecce, 73100 Lecce, ItalyPlant food biofortification is recently receiving remarkable attention, as it aims to increase the intake of minerals, vitamins, or antioxidants, crucial for their contribution to the general human health status and disease prevention. In this context, the study of the plant’s secondary metabolites, such as polyphenols, plays a pivotal role for the development of a new generation of plant crops, compensating, at least in part, the low nutritional quality of Western diets with a higher quality of dietary sources. Due to the prevalent immunomodulatory activity at the intestinal level, polyphenols represent a nutritionally relevant class of plant secondary metabolites. In this review, we focus on the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of different classes of polyphenols with a specific attention to their potential in the prevention of intestinal pathological processes. We also discuss the latest biotechnology strategies and new advances of genomic techniques as a helpful tool for polyphenols biofortification and the development of novel, healthy dietary alternatives that can contribute to the prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/12/1225plant polyphenolsgut healthbiotechnologybiofortification |
| spellingShingle | Aurelia Scarano Marcello Chieppa Angelo Santino Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut Diseases Antioxidants plant polyphenols gut health biotechnology biofortification |
| title | Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut Diseases |
| title_full | Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut Diseases |
| title_fullStr | Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut Diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut Diseases |
| title_short | Plant Polyphenols-Biofortified Foods as a Novel Tool for the Prevention of Human Gut Diseases |
| title_sort | plant polyphenols biofortified foods as a novel tool for the prevention of human gut diseases |
| topic | plant polyphenols gut health biotechnology biofortification |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/12/1225 |
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