Colonic metabolites of berry polyphenols: the missing link to biological activity?

G Williamson, MN Clifford - British Journal of Nutrition, 2010 - cambridge.org
The absorption of dietary phenols, polyphenols and tannins (PPT) is an essential step for
biological activity and effects on health. Although a proportion of these dietary bioactive …

Anthocyanins: are they beneficial in treating ethanol neurotoxicity?

G Chen, J Luo - Neurotoxicity research, 2010 - Springer
Heavy alcohol exposure produces profound damage to the developing central nervous
system (CNS) as well as the adult brain. Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders …

Purple sweet potato color alleviates d‐galactose‐induced brain aging in old mice by promoting survival of neurons via PI3K pathway and inhibiting cytochrome c …

J Lu, D Wu, Y Zheng, B Hu, Z Zhang - Brain pathology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purple sweet potato color (PSPC), a class of naturally occurring anthocyanins, protects brain
function against oxidative stress induced by D‐galactose (D‐gal)(Sigma‐Aldrich, St. Louis …

Neuroprotective effects of cyanidin 3-O-glucopyranoside on amyloid beta (25–35) oligomer-induced toxicity

A Tarozzi, F Morroni, A Merlicco, C Bolondi, G Teti… - Neuroscience …, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that the oligomers of short amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides such as Aβ25–
35 as well as full-length Aβ peptides (ie Aβ1–40 and Aβ1–42 peptides) are responsible for …

Cyanidin-3-O-β-glucoside inhibits LPS-induced expression of inflammatory mediators through decreasing IκBα phosphorylation in THP-1 cells

Y Zhang, F Lian, Y Zhu, M Xia, Q Wang, W Ling… - Inflammation …, 2010 - Springer
Objective and design As a common phytochemical, cyanidin 3-O-β-glucoside (C3G) has a
role in inhibiting inflammatory mediators; however, its mechanism of action remains unclear …

Protective effects of flavonoids and two metabolites against oxidative stress in neuronal PC12 cells

S Pavlica, R Gebhardt - Life Sciences, 2010 - Elsevier
AIMS: Recent interest has focused on plant antioxidants as potentially useful
neuroprotective agents. In most studies only the genuine forms of flavonoids were used …

Anthocyanins extracted from Chinese blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum L.) and its anticancer effects on DLD-1 and COLO205 cells

X Zu, Z Zhang, X Zhang, M Yoshioka… - Chinese medical …, 2010 - mednexus.org
Background Vaccinium uliginosum L. is a type of blueberry found in the Chinese Changbai
Mountains. We extracted Vaccinium uliginosurn Anthocyanins (Av. uli) to investigate its …

Tetramethylpyrazine inhibits production of nitric oxide and inducible nitric oxide synthase in lipopolysaccharide-induced N9 microglial cells through blockade of MAPK …

HT Liu, YG Du, JL He, WJ Chen, WM Li, Z Yang… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
AIM OF THE STUDY: To determine the inhibitory effect of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) on
lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced over-production of nitric oxide (NO) and inducible nitric …

Radiolabelled cyanidin 3-O-glucoside is poorly absorbed in the mouse

C Felgines, S Krisa, A Mauray, C Besson… - British journal of …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Anthocyanins are natural pigments abundant in various fruits and berries that are involved in
the prevention of various chronic diseases. Their low concentrations in plasma and urine are …

Influence of cultivation system on bioactive molecules synthesis in strawberries: spin‐off on antioxidant and antiproliferative activity

L D'Evoli, A Tarozzi, P Hrelia, M Lucarini… - Journal of food …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Strawberries (Fragaria ananassa L., cv. favette) were studied to investigate the influence of
cultivation practices (biodynamic, conventional) on the synthesis of bioactive molecules …