Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 25, Issue 24, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245971
Keywords
proanthocyanidins; cancer; cardiovascular disease; lipid metabolism; antioxidant; anti-inflammation; signal pathway
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81872344]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2016A030313202]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The conventional view of using medicines as routine treatment of an intractable disease is being challenged in the face of extensive and growing evidence that flavonoids in foods, especially proanthocyanidins (PAs), can participate in tackling fatal diseases like cancer, cardiovascular and lipid metabolic diseases, both as a precautionary measure or as a dietary treatment. Although medical treatment with medicines will remain necessary in some cases, at least in the short term, PAs' function as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory drugs, signal pathway regulators remain critical in many diseases. This review article demonstrates the physical and biological properties of PAs, summarizes the health benefits of PAs found by researchers previously, and shows the possibility and importance of being a dietary treatment substance.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available