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Berries, largely due to their phenolic compounds, enhance internal antioxidant status and positively influence gut microbiota composition, promoting beneficial bacteria and suppressing harmful types.
Experimental Study Antioxidant Goji Berry
The study compared the antioxidant capacities and gut microbiota modulatory effects of nine popular berries: blackberry, black goji berry, blueberry, mulberry, red Chinese bayberry, raspberry, red goji berry, strawberry, and white Chinese bayberry. The anthocyanin profiles of each berry were identified using Ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled with Triple TOF/MS. The antioxidant capacities were evaluated through four chemical assays (DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, and ORAC). Healthy mice were treated with different berry extracts for two weeks as a means of investigating in vivo antioxidant capacity and gut microbiota modulatory effects.
In terms of the results, it was observed that majority of the berries improved the internal antioxidant status, indicated by elevated serum or colonic Total Antioxidant Capacity (T-AOC), Glutathione (GSH), Total Superoxide Dismutase (T-SOD), Catalase (CAT), and Glutathione Peroxidase (GSH-PX) levels, along with a decrease in Malondialdehyde (MDA) content. All berries studied notably altered the gut microbiota composition, with most leading to the enrichment of beneficial Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)-producing bacteria and the curbing of potentially harmful bacterial types.
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Experimental Study
Berries, largely due to their phenolic compounds, enhance internal antioxidant status and positively influence gut microbiota composition, promoting beneficial bacteria and suppressing harmful types.
2022 Antioxidants Evaluation of Antioxidant Capacity and Gut Microbiota Modulatory Effects of Different Kinds of Berries
Chen J, Shu Y, Chen Y, Ge Z, Zhang C, Cao J, Li X, Wang Y, Sun C
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A Experimental Study published in 2022 in the journal Antioxidants found that Berries, largely due to their phenolic compounds, enhance internal antioxidant status and positively influence gut microbiota composition, promoting beneficial bacteria and suppressing harmful types. The study compared the antioxidant capacities and gut microbiota modulatory effects of nine popular berries: blackberry, black goji berry, blueberry, mulberry, red Chinese bayberry, raspberry, red goji berry, strawberry, and white Chinese bayberry. The anthocyanin profiles of each berry were identified using Ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled with Triple TOF/MS. The antioxidant capacities were evaluated through four chemical assays (DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, and ORAC). Healthy mice were treated with different berry extracts for two weeks as a means of investigating in vivo antioxidant capacity and gut microbiota modulatory effects.
In terms of the results, it was observed that majority of the berries improved the internal antioxidant status, indicated by elevated serum or colonic Total Antioxidant Capacity (T-AOC), Glutathione (GSH), Total Superoxide Dismutase (T-SOD), Catalase (CAT), and Glutathione Peroxidase (GSH-PX) levels, along with a decrease in Malondialdehyde (MDA) content. All berries studied notably altered the gut microbiota composition, with most leading to the enrichment of beneficial Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)-producing bacteria and the curbing of potentially harmful bacterial types.
Berries, largely due to their phenolic compounds, enhance internal antioxidant status and positively influence gut microbiota composition, promoting beneficial bacteria and suppressing harmful types.