Health Properties of Plant Bioactive Compounds: Immune, Antioxidant and Metabolic Effects

• Other Authors: Carrillo-Vico, Antonio (Editor), Cruz-Chamorro, Ivan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; hypercholesterolemia; gene expression; HMGCR; PCSK9; PPARα; enzymatic activity; molecular docking; statin; monacolin; breu branco; seed storage proteins; peptides; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; trypsin inhibitors; quinoa; amaranth; buckwheat; in vitro gastro-intestinal digestion; natural products; Brazilian species; essential oil; applications; phytosterols; neurodegeneration; Alzheimer's disease; blood brain barrier; obesity; oxidative stress; dyslipidemia; diabetes; enzyme-assisted extraction; plant material; phenolic compounds; oligosaccharides; prebiotic; nanocellulose; nanofibers; fermentation; sustainability; cancer; drug delivery; oral mucositis; treatment; lupin; protein hydrolysates; anxiety; ApoE−/−; functional foods; peptidomics; rosemary extract; collagen type I; unfolded protein response; autophagy; proteasome; skin fibroblasts; apoptosis; osteogenesis imperfecta; asthma; methyl p-coumarate; Th2 cytokines; eosinophil; NF-κB; Castanea sativa shells; Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE); antimicrobial activity; goji berries; pro-healthy effects; phenolics; biological properties; functional ingredients; in vitro cultures; Ruta montana; coumarins; alkaloids; antibiofilm formation; antibacterial activity; antioxidant activity; n/a
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The World Health Organization recommends the consumption of plant foods instead of animal-origin foods due to their high levels of saturated fat and cholesterol. Consumption of plant products has led to research on the beneficial properties of their components beyond basic nutrients. Vegetable-derived peptides have shown multifunctional effects related to chronic diseases, attracting interest from the food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. This reprint highlights studies on various vegetable extracts, such as chestnut, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, and Protium heptaphyllum gum resin, which have demonstrated antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and cholesterol-regulating properties. Specific compounds derived from plants, such as methyl p-coumarate and lupin protein hydrolysate, have shown effectiveness in reducing inflammation and anxiety, respectively. A vegetable extract of rosemary has been studied for its potential to treat osteogenesis imperfecta. Moreover, this repprint reviews Lycium barbarum berries, essential oils from Annonaceae species, antioxidant compounds, phytosterols, and natural compounds for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis was discussed. Overall, these studies suggest that vegetable-derived bioactive compounds could serve as new nutraceuticals to prevent and treat a wide range of chronic diseases.