Phenyl-γ-valerolactones and phenylvaleric acids, the main colonic metabolites of flavan-3-ols: Synthesis, analysis, bioavailability, and bioactivity

P Mena, L Bresciani, N Brindani, IA Ludwig… - Natural Product …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1958 to June 2018 Phenyl-γ-valerolactones (PVLs) and their related
phenylvaleric acids (PVAs) are the main metabolites of flavan-3-ols, the major class of …

Sensory nutrition and bitterness and astringency of polyphenols

N Osakabe, T Shimizu, Y Fujii, T Fushimi, V Calabrese - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recent studies have demonstrated that the interaction of dietary constituents with taste and
olfactory receptors and nociceptors expressed in the oral cavity, nasal cavity and …

Activation of transient receptor potential channels is involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent regulation of blood flow by (-)-epicatechin tetramer …

T Fushimi, C Hirahata, K Hiroki, Y Fujii… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intervention trials confirmed that blood flow-mediated dilatation increases significantly after
intake of astringent (-)-epicatechin (EC) oligomers (procyanidins)-rich foods, but the …

Hormetic response to B-type procyanidin ingestion involves stress-related neuromodulation via the gut-brain axis: Preclinical and clinical observations

N Osakabe, T Fushimi, Y Fujii - Frontiers in nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
B-type procyanidins, a series of catechin oligomers, are among the most ingested
polyphenols in the human diet. Results of meta-analyses have suggested that intake of B …

Procyanidins and sensory nutrition; do procyanidins modulate homeostasis via astringent taste receptors?

N Osakabe, T Fushimi, Y Fujii… - Bioscience …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Long-term intake of procyanidins has been suggested to reduce the risk of cardiovascular
disease, dementia, and sensory function decline associated with aging. However, most of …

Comparison of the sympathetic stimulatory abilities of B-type procyanidins based on induction of uncoupling protein-1 in brown adipose tissue (BAT) and increased …

Y Nakagawa, K Ishimura, S Oya, M Kamino, Y Fujii… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objectives We previously found that elevated energy expenditure following a single oral
dose of flavan 3-ols (FL), a mixture of catechins and B type procyanidins, is caused by …

Acylated anthocyanins derived from purple carrot (Daucus carota L.) induce elevation of blood flow in rat cremaster arteriole

A Tsutsumi, Y Horikoshi, T Fushimi, A Saito… - Food & function, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Acylated anthocyanins are more stable than monomeric anthocyanins, but little is known
about their physiological effects. We evaluated the hemodynamic effects of single …

Effect of the consumption of hesperidin in orange juice on the transcriptomic profile of subjects with elevated blood pressure and stage 1 hypertension: A randomized …

L Pla-Pagà, RM Valls, A Pedret, L Calderón-Pérez… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Scope Hesperidin exerts cardiovascular beneficial effects, but its mechanisms of action
remain undefined. In a previous study we demonstrated that a single dose and a 12-week …

Polyphenols in inner ear neurobiology, health and disease: from bench to clinics

N Osakabe, S Modafferi, ML Ontario, F Rampulla… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is substantial experimental and clinical interest in providing effective ways to both
prevent and slow the onset of hearing loss. Auditory hair cells, which occur along the basilar …

Impact of short-term oral dose of cinnamtannin A2, an (−)-epicatechin tetramer, on spatial memory and adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse

Y Fujii, J Sakata, F Sato, K Onishi, Y Yamato… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent epidemiological and intervention studies have suggested that polyphenol-rich plant
food consumption reduced the risk of cognitive decline. However, the findings were tentative …