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Buț MG, Jîtcă G, Imre S, Vari CE, Ősz BE, Jîtcă CM, Tero-Vescan A. The Lack of Standardization and Pharmacological Effect Limits the Potential Clinical Usefulness of Phytosterols in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1722. [PMID: 37111945 PMCID: PMC10142909 DOI: 10.3390/plants12081722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
The prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) markedly increases with age. Phytotherapeutic approaches have been developed over time owing to the adverse side effects of conventional medications such as 5-reductase inhibitors and α1-adrenergic receptor antagonists. Therefore, dietary supplements (DS) containing active compounds that benefit BPH are widely available. Phytosterols (PSs) are well recognized for their role in maintaining blood cholesterol levels; however, their potential in BPH treatment remains unexplored. This review aims to provide a general overview of the available data regarding the clinical evidence and a good understanding of the detailed pharmacological roles of PSs-induced activities at a molecular level in BPH. Furthermore, we will explore the authenticity of PSs content in DS used by patients with BPH compared to the current legislation and appropriate analytical methods for tracking DS containing PSs. The results showed that PSs might be a useful pharmacological treatment option for men with mild to moderate BPH, but the lack of standardized extracts linked with the regulation of DS containing PSs and experimental evidence to elucidate the mechanisms of action limit the use of PSs in BPH. Moreover, the results suggest multiple research directions in this field.
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- Mădălina-Georgiana Buț
- Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, I.O.S.U.D, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania; (M.-G.B.); (C.-M.J.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania; (C.E.V.); (B.E.Ő.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Drug Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania; (C.E.V.); (B.E.Ő.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania; (C.E.V.); (B.E.Ő.)
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- Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, I.O.S.U.D, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania; (M.-G.B.); (C.-M.J.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540139 Târgu Mures, Romania;
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Hu Y, Ma C, Liu J, Bai G, Guo S, Wang T. Synthesis, Physical Properties, and In Vitro-Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion of Hydrophilic β-Sitosterol Sugar Esters. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:8458-8468. [PMID: 35786884 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Hydrophilic β-sitosterol sugar esters were synthesized by a two-step biocatalytic approach using β-sitosterol vinyl adipate as an intermediate. The maximum conversion (above 90%) of β-sitosterol vinyl adipate was achieved using the saccharides glucose, sucrose, and raffinose. The chemical structure of the synthesized esters was confirmed by various techniques. The investigation of physical properties revealed that β-sitosterol sugar esters had enhanced water solubility (3.0-8.0 mM at 35 °C), reduced crystallinity, and high wettability. Their lyotropic liquid crystal properties were observed by polarized light microscopy. Furthermore, β-sitosterol sugar esters could be hydrolyzed into β-sitosterol adipate under simulated intestinal conditions at a low rate (2.83-18.14%). Most β-sitosterol sugar esters probably entered into intestinal bile salt micelles with ester bonds intact and showed up to 10-fold higher in vitro bioaccessibility than free β-sitosterol in non-fat systems. The excellent physical and functional characteristics of β-sitosterol sugar esters suggested their great potential application in the food industry.
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- Yuyuan Hu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, PR China
- Institute of Grain and Oil Standardization, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, PR China
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Gomes da Silva M, Ramponi Rodrigues de Godoi K, Pavie Cardoso L, Paula Badan Ribeiro A. Effect of stabilization and fatty acids chain length on the crystallization behavior of interesterified blends during storage. Food Res Int 2022; 157:111208. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Guo SJ, Ma CG, Hu YY, Bai G, Song ZJ, Cao XQ. Solid lipid nanoparticles for phytosterols delivery: The acyl chain number of the glyceride matrix affects the arrangement, stability, and release. Food Chem 2022; 394:133412. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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da Silva MG, de Godoi KRR, Gigante ML, Cardoso LP, Ribeiro APB. Nanostructured lipid carriers for delivery of free phytosterols: Effect of lipid composition and chemical interesterification on physical stability. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Amaral JBS, Grisi CVB, Vieira EA, Ferreira PS, Rodrigues CG, Diniz NCM, Vieira PPF, Santos NAD, Gonçalves MC, Braga ALM, Cordeiro AMTDM. Light cream cheese spread of goat milk enriched with phytosterols: Physicochemical, rheological, and microbiological characterization. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Afshar Mogaddam MR, Farajzadeh MA, Azadmard Damirchi S, Nemati M. Dispersive solid phase extraction combined with solidification of floating organic drop-liquid-liquid microextraction using in situ formation of deep eutectic solvent for extraction of phytosterols from edible oil samples. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1630:461523. [PMID: 32920246 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, a dispersive solid phase extraction method was combined with solidification of floating organic drop-liquid-liquid microextraction based on in situ synthesis of deep eutectic solvent. It was used for the extraction of some phytosterols from edible oil samples. The extracted analytes were quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In this procedure, the sample lipids are saponified with sodium hydroxide and then the analytes are adsorbed onto an octadecylsilane sorbent. After that the analytes are desorbed from the sorbent with ethanol as an elution solvent and the eluant is diluted with deionized water to obtain a homogenous solution. Then, a few amounts of choline chloride and n-butyric acid are dissolved in the solution and transferred into a water batch adjusted at 75 ⁰C for 5 min. During this period Choline chloride and n-butyric acid form a deep eutectic solvent (extraction solvent) dispersed in whole parts of the solution. The obtained cloudy solution is placed into an ice bath. The extraction solvent is collected and solidified on the top of the solution. Finally, it is removed and allows melted at room temperature and an aliquat of the solution is injected into the separation system. Validation of the method showed that limits of detection and quantification were in the ranges of 0.52-1.6 and 1.7-5.6 ng mL-1, respectively. Enrichment factors and extraction recoveries of the analytes ranged from 312 to 375 and 75-90%, respectively. The method had a proper percision with relative standard deviations less than ≤8.2% for intra- (n = 6) and inter-day (n = 6) precisions at a concentration of 15 ng mL-1 of each analyte. Finally the method was successfully used for determination of the analytes in some edible oil samples.
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- Mohammad Reza Afshar Mogaddam
- Food and Drug Safety Research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; Engineering Faculty, Near East University, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, 99138 Nicosia, Turkey
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Food and Drug Safety Research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Food and Drug Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Mohammadi M, Jafari SM, Hamishehkar H, Ghanbarzadeh B. Phytosterols as the core or stabilizing agent in different nanocarriers. Trends Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Pinto CC, Campelo PH, Michielon de Souza S. Rietveld‐based quantitative phase analysis of B‐type starch crystals subjected to ultrasound and hydrolysis processes. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Camila Costa Pinto
- Graduate Program in Material Science & Engineering (PPGCEM) Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) Manaus Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Material Science & Engineering (PPGCEM) Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) Manaus Brazil
- School of Agrarian Science Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) Manaus Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Material Science & Engineering (PPGCEM) Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) Manaus Brazil
- Department of Physics Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) Manaus Brazil
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Milk fat crystal network as a strategy for delivering vegetable oils high in omega-9, -6, and -3 fatty acids. Food Res Int 2020; 128:108780. [PMID: 31955748 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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As an alternative to the strategies currently used to deliver unsaturated fatty acids, especially, the essentials omega-6 and 3- fatty acids, the aim of this work was to investigate the effect of the incorporation of 25 e 50% (w/w) of olive, corn and linseed oil into the crystal structure of anhydrous milk fat (AMF). Fatty acid composition, atherogenicity (AI), and thrombogenicity (TI) index, crystallization kinetics, polymorphism by Rietveld method (RM), microstructure, thermal behavior, solid fat content, and lipid compatibility was evaluated. The addition of vegetable oils reduced the saturated fatty acids, and the AI and TI indices of AMF, and increased the concentration of unsaturated, specifically omega-6 and -3 fatty acids. Although vegetable oils caused changes in nucleation and crystallization kinetics, the spherulitic and crystalline morphology and the β' polymorphism of AMF were maintained. The study demonstrated the possibility of using the crystal structure of AMF as a vehicle for unsaturated fatty acids in food formulations, as an alternative to nutritional supplementation. In addition, studies on the use of RM in blends made with AMF and vegetable oil have not been found in literature, thus demonstrating the relevance of the present study.
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Santos VDS, Braz BB, Silva AÁ, Cardoso LP, Ribeiro APB, Santana MHA. Nanostructured lipid carriers loaded with free phytosterols for food applications. Food Chem 2019; 298:125053. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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