Flavonoids and the gastrointestinal tract: Local and systemic effects

PI Oteiza, CG Fraga, DA Mills, DH Taft - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a central role in the absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion of flavonoids, which ultimately define the health effects of these bioactives …

[HTML][HTML] Polyphenols: food sources and bioavailability

C Manach, A Scalbert, C Morand, C Rémésy… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Polyphenols are abundant micronutrients in our diet, and evidence for their role in the
prevention of degenerative diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases is …

Basic biochemical mechanisms behind the health benefits of polyphenols

CG Fraga, M Galleano, SV Verstraeten… - Molecular aspects of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Polyphenols and consequently many flavonoids have several beneficial actions on human
health. However, the actual molecular interactions of polyphenols with biological systems …

Nature and consequences of non-covalent interactions between flavonoids and macronutrients in foods

N Bordenave, BR Hamaker, MG Ferruzzi - Food & function, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Many of the potential health benefits of flavonoids have been associated with their specific
chemical and biological properties including their ability to interact and bind non-covalently …

[PDF][PDF] Phenolic compounds and their antioxidant activity in plants growing under heavy metal stress.

A Michalak - Polish journal of environmental studies, 2006 - pjoes.com
Abstract as a consequence of industrial development, the environment is increasingly
polluted with heavy metals. Plants possess homeostatic mechanisms that allow them to …

Phenolics as potential antioxidant therapeutic agents: mechanism and actions

MA Soobrattee, VS Neergheen… - Mutation Research …, 2005 - Elsevier
Accumulating chemical, biochemical, clinical and epidemiological evidence supports the
chemoprotective effects of phenolic antioxidants against oxidative stress-mediated …

Dietary polyphenols and gene expression in molecular pathways associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review

GG Kang, N Francis, R Hill, D Waters… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex metabolic disorder with various contributing
factors including genetics, epigenetics, environment and lifestyle such as diet. The hallmarks …

Advances in the study of the function and mechanism of the action of flavonoids in plants under environmental stresses

J Wu, S Lv, L Zhao, T Gao, C Yu, J Hu, F Ma - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion This review summarizes the anti-stress effects of flavonoids in plants and
highlights its role in the regulation of polar auxin transport and free radical scavenging …

Modulation of endogenous antioxidant system by wine polyphenols in human disease

R Rodrigo, A Miranda, L Vergara - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
Numerous studies indicate that moderate red wine consumption is associated with a
protective effect against all-cause mortality. Since oxidative stress constitutes a unifying …

Flavonoid‐membrane interactions: A protective role of flavonoids at the membrane surface?

PI Oteiza, AG Erlejman, SV Verstraeten… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Flavonoids can exert beneficial health effects through multiple mechanisms. In this paper,
we address the important, although not fully understood, capacity of flavonoids to interact …