Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion

Food processing and digestion can alter bioactive compound composition of food, affecting their potential biological activity. In this study, we evaluated the direct and protective antioxidant effects of polyphenols extracted from defatted chia flour (DCF) (salviaflaside, rosmarinic and fertaric aci...

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Main Authors: Agustin Lucini Mas, María Eugenia Sabatino, Martin Gustavo Theumer, Daniel Alberto Wunderlin, María Verónica Baroni
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Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024001567
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author Agustin Lucini Mas
María Eugenia Sabatino
Martin Gustavo Theumer
Daniel Alberto Wunderlin
María Verónica Baroni
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María Eugenia Sabatino
Martin Gustavo Theumer
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María Verónica Baroni
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description Food processing and digestion can alter bioactive compound composition of food, affecting their potential biological activity. In this study, we evaluated the direct and protective antioxidant effects of polyphenols extracted from defatted chia flour (DCF) (salviaflaside, rosmarinic and fertaric acid as major compounds), sweet cookies supplemented with DCF (CFC) (same major compounds), and their digested fractions (rosmarinic acid, salviaflaside, fertaric and salvianolic E/B/L acid as major compounds) in HepG2 cells in basal and in oxidative stress conditions. DCF showed protective antioxidant effects by decreasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protein oxidation products (POP) while increasing reduced glutathione (GSH). Additionally, CFC revealed similar protective effects and even showed enhanced modulation of the antioxidant system due to the activation of antioxidant enzymes. However, the digested fractions only decreased ROS, indicating continued antioxidant effects. This study underscores the importance of evaluating manufacturing and digestion effects to confirm a food's antioxidant properties.
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spelling doaj.art-c4042540b58d472b8a4688c8c2d0e0452024-02-01T06:34:37ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-01-01101e24125Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestionAgustin Lucini Mas0María Eugenia Sabatino1Martin Gustavo Theumer2Daniel Alberto Wunderlin3María Verónica Baroni4Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba. (ICYTAC-CONICET) SeCyT - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, ArgentinaInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba. (ICYTAC-CONICET) SeCyT - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, ArgentinaCentro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI), UNC, CONICET, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, X5000HUA, ArgentinaInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba. (ICYTAC-CONICET) SeCyT - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, ArgentinaInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba. (ICYTAC-CONICET) SeCyT - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Corresponding author. ICYTAC, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Dto. Qca. Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Medina Allende y Haya de la Torre, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.Food processing and digestion can alter bioactive compound composition of food, affecting their potential biological activity. In this study, we evaluated the direct and protective antioxidant effects of polyphenols extracted from defatted chia flour (DCF) (salviaflaside, rosmarinic and fertaric acid as major compounds), sweet cookies supplemented with DCF (CFC) (same major compounds), and their digested fractions (rosmarinic acid, salviaflaside, fertaric and salvianolic E/B/L acid as major compounds) in HepG2 cells in basal and in oxidative stress conditions. DCF showed protective antioxidant effects by decreasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protein oxidation products (POP) while increasing reduced glutathione (GSH). Additionally, CFC revealed similar protective effects and even showed enhanced modulation of the antioxidant system due to the activation of antioxidant enzymes. However, the digested fractions only decreased ROS, indicating continued antioxidant effects. This study underscores the importance of evaluating manufacturing and digestion effects to confirm a food's antioxidant properties.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024001567PolyphenolsVegetal ingredientsBiological activityAntioxidant enzymesReactive oxygen speciesReduced glutathione
spellingShingle Agustin Lucini Mas
María Eugenia Sabatino
Martin Gustavo Theumer
Daniel Alberto Wunderlin
María Verónica Baroni
Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion
Heliyon
Polyphenols
Vegetal ingredients
Biological activity
Antioxidant enzymes
Reactive oxygen species
Reduced glutathione
title Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion
title_full Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion
title_fullStr Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion
title_full_unstemmed Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion
title_short Antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model: Repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion
title_sort antioxidant activity of chia flour as a food supplement in a cellular model repercussions of processing and in vitro digestion
topic Polyphenols
Vegetal ingredients
Biological activity
Antioxidant enzymes
Reactive oxygen species
Reduced glutathione
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024001567
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