Journal
JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 26, Issue 10, Pages 987-995Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.04.006
Keywords
Brain; Grape seed extract; HPLC-MS/MS; Mesenteric white adipose tissue; Proanthocyanidins
Funding
- Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia of the Spanish Government [AGL2013-40707-R]
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Flavanols are metabolized in the small intestine and the liver to produce their glucuronidated, sulfated or methylated conjugates that can be body distributed or excreted in the urine. However, the intake of large amounts of flavanols is not directly related to their bioavailability. This study aims to investigate the administered dose dependence of flavanols' conjugation and body distribution. In this study, different doses of a grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE; 125, 250,375 and 1000 mg/kg) were orally administered to male Wistar rats. Tissues were collected 2 h after GSPE administration. Flavanols were quantified by HPLC-MS/MS. Results show that the majority of GSPE metabolites are located in the kidney, followed by the liver. Lower concentrations were found in mesenteric white adipose tissue (MWAT) and the brain. Moreover, flavanol metabolites followed a tissue-specific distribution pattern independent of dosage. In the kidney, glucuronidated metabolites were the most abundant; however, in the liver, it was mainly methyl-glucuronidated metabolites. In MWAT, free flavanols were dominant, and methylated metabolites were dominant in the brain. Concentration within a tissue was dependent on the administered dose. In conclusion, flavanol metabolites follow a tissue-specific distribution pattern and only the tissue concentration of flavanol metabolites is dependent on the administered dose. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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