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ANTIOXIDANTS
卷 11, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox11071283
关键词
Aronia melanocarpa juice; polyphenols; regulatory T cells; tolerability; oxidative stress; bioavailability; hormesis; immunomodulation
资金
- Chamber of Agriculture of the State of Styria [IC 5512]
- Medical Research in Graz Association (MEFO) [RF 6204]
This study investigated the immunomodulatory effects of aronia juice polyphenols, finding that plasma polyphenol levels increased after intervention and that aronia juice had inhibiting effects on the differentiation and activation of certain immune cells. In addition, aronia juice stimulated the emergence of a specific cell population. These findings highlight the individual hormetic effects, the importance of the food matrix for bioactivity, and the need for further investigation into specific physiological features such as the gut microbiota in personalized nutrition.
Dietary polyphenols, which are present in Aronia melanocarpa, have been associated with various beneficial effects on human health including antioxidant, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activities. We aimed to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of aronia juice polyphenols in a randomized placebo-controlled human intervention study and cell culture experiments. A total of 40 females were asked to consume either 200 mL of aronia juice or a placebo drink for six weeks and were investigated again after a washout period of another six weeks. We observed that only half of the participants tolerated the aronia juice well (Vt) and the other half reported complaints (Vc). The placebo (P) was generally tolerated with one exception (p = 0.003). Plasma polyphenol levels increased significantly in Vt after the intervention (p = 0.024) but did neither in P nor in Vc. Regulatory T cell (Treg) frequencies remained constant in Vt and P during the intervention, whereas Tregs decreased in Vc (p = 0.018). In cell culture, inhibiting effects of ferulic acid (p = 0.0005) and catechin (p = 0.0393) on the differentiation of Tregs were observed as well as reduced activation of CD4-T cells in ferulic acid (p = 0.0072) and aronia juice (p = 0.0163) treated cells. Interestingly, a CD4(+)CD25(-)FoxP3(+) cell population emerged in vitro in response to aronia juice, but not when testing individual polyphenols. In conclusion, our data strengthen possible individual hormetic effects, the importance of the food matrix for bioactivity, and the need for further investigations on possible impacts of specific physiological features such as the gut microbiota in the context of personalized nutrition.
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