Journal
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 116-122Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0048
Keywords
anthocyanin; antioxidant activity; 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3-[H-2]furanone; glucuronide; human intervention; oxidative DNA damage; phase II enzyme; urolithin A
Funding
- California Strawberry Commission
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Strawberries are known to contain antioxidants, but the significance of ingesting antioxidant-rich fruits remains to be established. In order to determine whether the consumption of strawberries impacted measures of in vivo antioxidant capacity, frozen strawberries (250 g) were administered daily for 3 weeks to 21 healthy female volunteers. Compliance was confirmed by quantitating pelargonidin-glucuronide, urolithin A-glucuronide, and 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3-[H-2]furanone-glucuronide in plasma and urine by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and antioxidant capacity in serum measured by the increase in lag phase of low-density lipoprotein after copper sulfate exposure, DNA strand breaks in lymphocytes, and activity of phase II enzymes. Among these measures lipid peroxidation lag time increased by 20% (P<.01), whereas other measures did not change significantly. The potent antioxidant defenses in humans make determination of changes due to dietary ingestion in healthy individuals difficult. In summary, daily consumption of strawberries resulted in a modest but significant increase in antioxidant capacity in a healthy population.
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