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Ao S, Luo X, Huang M, Wu H, Chen Y, Chen H, Li J, Zhou Y, Yin X, Cai T, Yang Q, Deng L, Zhu K. Hyaluronic acid-poly(glyceryl)10-stearate nanoemulsion for co-delivery of fish oil and resveratrol: Enhancing bioaccessibility and antioxidant potency. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 273:132835. [PMID: 38838882 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
Abstract
Hyaluronic acid (HA), an endogenous polysaccharide comprising alternating D-glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine units, is renowned for its high hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. These attributes have rendered HA invaluable across medical and drug delivery fields. HA can be altered through physical, chemical, or enzymatic methods to improve the properties of the modified substances. In this work, we synthesized a derivative via the esterification of HA with poly(glyceryl)10-stearate (PG10-C18), designated as HA-PG10-C18. This novel derivative was employed to fabricate a nano co-delivery system (HA-PG10-C18@Res-NE) for fish oil and resveratrol (Res), aiming to enhance their stability and bioaccessibility. An exhaustive investigation of HA-PG10-C18@Res-NE revealed that the HA-modified system displayed superior physicochemical stability, notably in withstanding oxidation and neutralizing free radicals. Moreover, in vitro simulated digestion underscored the system's enhanced bioaccessibility of Res and more efficient release of free fatty acids. These outcomes underscore the strategic advantage of HA in modifying PG10-C18 for nanoemulsion formulation. Consequently, HA-PG10-C18 stands as a promising emulsifier for encapsulating lipophilic bioactives in functional foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals.
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- Sha Ao
- Center for Drug Delivery System Research, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China; Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Center for Drug Delivery System Research, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China; Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Center for Drug Delivery System Research, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China; Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Center for Drug Delivery System Research, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Center for Drug Delivery System Research, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Center for Drug Delivery System Research, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Shaoxing University Yuanpei College, 2799 Qunxian Middle Road, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Fat-soluble Vitamin, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Center for Drug Delivery System Research, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, 900 Chengnan Avenue, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China.
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Riquelme N, Robert P, Arancibia C. Desserts Enriched with a Nanoemulsion Loaded with Vitamin D 3 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Older People. Foods 2024; 13:2073. [PMID: 38998579 PMCID: PMC11241731 DOI: 10.3390/foods13132073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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The food industry is challenged to develop nutritious and palatable foods that satisfy older people's needs. So, this work aimed to study the incorporation of nanoemulsions enriched with vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids into two desserts (yogurt and fruit puree), characterizing their nutritional profile, viscosity, and color properties and evaluating their in vitro bioaccessibility and sensory response. The results showed that adding nanoemulsion modified the nutrition profile of desserts due to increasing lipids and calories. The desserts' physical properties were also affected, with a decrease in viscosity and a lightening of color. Regarding digestion, the enriched desserts presented a low release of free fatty acids (14.8 and 11.4%, respectively). However, fruit puree showed the highest vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acid in vitro bioaccessibility (48.9 and 70.9%, respectively). In addition, older consumers found this dessert more acceptable than yogurt due to the adequate intensity of its sensory attributes (aroma, flavor, sweetness, and consistency). Therefore, the fruit puree can be enriched with nanoemulsions loaded with vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids to improve the bioaccessibility of lipid bioactive compounds and sensory performance, offering a health-enhancing option for older consumers.
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- Natalia Riquelme
- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad Tecnológica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Obispo Manuel Umaña 050, Estación Central, Santiago 9170201, Chile;
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- Departamento de Ciencia de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santos Dumont 964, Independencia, Santiago 8380494, Chile;
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad Tecnológica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Obispo Manuel Umaña 050, Estación Central, Santiago 9170201, Chile;
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Ramírez-Carrasco P, Alemán A, González E, Gómez-Guillén MC, Robert P, Giménez B. Bioaccessibility, Intestinal Absorption and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Curcuminoids Incorporated in Avocado, Sunflower, and Linseed Beeswax Oleogels. Foods 2024; 13:373. [PMID: 38338509 PMCID: PMC10855298 DOI: 10.3390/foods13030373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Beeswax oleogels (OGs), with a mechanical strength similar to pork backfat, were formulated with avocado (A), sunflower (S), and linseed (L) oils, applying a central composite design plus star point, and were evaluated as oral delivery vehicles of curcuminoids (OGACur, OGSCur, OGLCur). The incorporation of curcumin into the OG matrix significantly delayed both the formation of peroxides and conjugated trienes (K268 values), and the degradation rate of curcumin decreased with the increase of the oil polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) content. The oil structuring did not affect the bioaccessibility of curcuminoids (>55% in all the OGs, regardless of the oil type), but it did reduce the release of fatty acids (~10%) during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. The intestinal absorption, evaluated in Caco-2 cell monolayers, was higher for the micelle-solubilized curcumin from the digested OG than from unstructured oils, and it showed high anti-inflammatory potential by inhibiting the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) production compared to the positive control, both before and after the stimulation of ThP-1 cells with LPS. Regardless of the oil type, these beeswax-based OGs with gel-like behavior designed as fat replacers may be promising vehicles for the oral delivery of curcuminoids.
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- Patricia Ramírez-Carrasco
- Department of Food Science and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Santos Dumont 964, Independencia 8380494, Santiago, Chile;
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- Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), José Antonio Nováis 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.A.); (M.C.G.-G.)
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- School of Health, Universidad de O’Higgins, Av. Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 611, Rancagua 2820000, Cachapoal, Chile;
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- Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), José Antonio Nováis 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.A.); (M.C.G.-G.)
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- Department of Food Science and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Santos Dumont 964, Independencia 8380494, Santiago, Chile;
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Santiago of Chile, Av. Víctor Jara 3769, Estación Central 9170124, Santiago, Chile
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Cáceres D, Giménez B, Márquez-Ruiz G, Holgado F, Vergara C, Romero-Hasler P, Soto-Bustamante E, Robert P. Incorporation of hydroxytyrosol alkyl esters of different chain length as antioxidant strategy in walnut oil spray-dried microparticles with a sodium alginate outer layer. Food Chem 2022; 395:133595. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hamad S, Chen R, Zhou Z, Nasr P, Li YL, Rafiee Tari N, Rogers MA, Wright AJ. Palm Lipid Emulsion Droplet Crystallinity and Gastric Acid Stability in Relation to in vitro Bioaccessibility and in vivo Gastric Emptying. Front Nutr 2022; 9:940045. [PMID: 35938112 PMCID: PMC9355251 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.940045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
It is poorly understood how the physical state of emulsified triacylglycerol (TAG) alters colloidal behavior in the gastrointestinal tract to modulate lipid digestion and absorption. We, therefore, aimed to investigate the individual and combined effects on fatty acid (FA) bioaccessibility using the dynamic TIM-1 in vitro digestion model and integrate the results with those from a human clinical study. Four 20% oil-in-water emulsions with overlapping particle size distributions contained either partially crystalline solid (palm stearin) or liquid (palm olein) lipid droplets at 37°C and either the colloidally acid-stable Tween 80 (2.2%) or acid-unstable Span 60 (2.5%) emulsifier. Experimental meals were fed to the TIM-1, and jejunal and ileal dialysates were analyzed over 6 h to measure free FA concentration. Cumulative FA bioaccessibility was significantly higher for the liquid stable emulsion compared to all others (p < 0.05), which did not differ (p > 0.05). Emulsified TAG physical state was associated with differences in overall bioaccessibility (higher for liquid state TAG) in the colloidally stable emulsions, but this difference was blunted in droplets susceptible to acidic flocculation. In contrast, human postprandial TAG concentrations did not differ significantly between the emulsions. The discrepancy may relate to differences in in vivo gastric emptying (GE) as evidenced by ultrasonography. When the in vivo differences in GE were accounted for in follow-up TIM-1 experiments, the findings aligned more closely. Cumulative FA bioaccessibility for the liquid stable emulsion no longer differed significantly from the other emulsions, and SU’s bioaccessibility was the lowest, consistent with the in vivo observations. This work highlights the potential for TAG physical state and colloidal stability to interactively alter behavior in the gastrointestinal tract with implications for FA absorption, and the importance of establishing and improving in vitro–in vivo correlations in food-nutrition research.
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- Samar Hamad
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Amanda J. Wright,
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Borduas M, Spagnuolo P, Marangoni A, Corradini M, Wright A, Rogers M. Lipid crystallinity of oil-in-water emulsions alters in vitro. Food Chem 2022; 382:132326. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zhang S, Xu X, Yang J, Ren J. Impact of Emulsifier Structure and Concentration on Lipolysis Dynamics and Curcumin Bioaccessibility in the Nanoemulsions Stabilized by Polyglycerol Fatty Acid Esters. FOOD BIOPHYS 2022; 17:575-585. [PMID: 35645654 PMCID: PMC9128773 DOI: 10.1007/s11483-021-09681-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hong L, Salentinig S. Functional food colloids: studying structure and interactions during digestion. Curr Opin Food Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2022.100817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Álvarez R, Giménez B, Mackie A, Torcello-Gómez A, Quintriqueo A, Oyarzun-Ampuero F, Robert P. Influence of the particle size of encapsulated chia oil on the oil release and bioaccessibility during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. Food Funct 2022; 13:1370-1379. [PMID: 35044402 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo03688b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Among vegetable oils, chia oil has been gaining interest in recent years due to its high linolenic acid content (ALA, 18:3 ω3). The aim of this work was to study the influence of the particle size of encapsulated purified chia oil (PCO) on the encapsulation efficiency and PCO release during in vitro digestion. PCO micro- and nano-sized particles with sodium alginate (SA) as an encapsulating agent (ME-PCO-SA and NE-PCO-SA) were designed by micro and nano spray-drying, respectively, applying a central composite plus star point experimental design. NE-PCO-SA showed a smaller particle size and higher encapsulation efficiency of PCO than ME-PCO-SA (0.16 μm vs. 3.5 μm; 98.1% vs. 92.0%). Emulsions (NE-PCO and ME-PCO) and particles (NE-PCO-SA and ME-PCO-SA) were subjected to in vitro static gastrointestinal digestion. ME-PCO and NE-PCO showed sustained oil release throughout the three phases of digestion (oral, gastric and intestinal phases), whereas the PCO release from ME-PCO-SA and NE-PCO-SA occurred mainly in the intestinal phase, showing the suitability of sodium alginate as an intestine-site release polymer. Nano-sized particles showed a significantly higher PCO release after in vitro digestion (NE-PCO-SA, 78.4%) than micro-sized particles (ME-PCO-SA, 69.8%), and also higher bioaccessibility of individual free fatty acids, such as C18:3 ω-3 (NE-PCO-SA, 23.6%; ME-PCO-SA, 7.9%), due to their greater surface area. However, when ME-PCO-SA and NE-PCO-SA were incorporated into yogurt, the PCO release from both particle systems after the digestion of the matrix was similar (NE-PCO-SA, 58.8%; ME-PCO-SA-Y, 61.8%), possibly because the calcium ions contained in the yogurt induced partial ionic gelation of SA, impairing the PCO release. Sodium alginate spray-dried micro and nanoparticles showed great potential for vehiculation of omega-3 rich oils in the design of functional foods.
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- Rudy Álvarez
- Dpto. Ciencia de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santos Dumont 964, Independencia, Santiago, Chile.
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- Dpto. Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad Tecnológica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Ecuador 3769, Estación Central, Santiago, Chile
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- Food Colloids and Processing Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Food Colloids and Processing Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Dpto. Ciencia de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santos Dumont 964, Independencia, Santiago, Chile.
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santos Dumont 964, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
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- Dpto. Ciencia de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santos Dumont 964, Independencia, Santiago, Chile.
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Structural Properties of Egg Yolks Modify In-vitro Lipid Digestion. FOOD BIOPHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11483-021-09699-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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West EAL, Xu AX, Bohrer BM, Corradini MG, Joye IJ, Wright AJ, Rogers MA. Sous Vide Cook Temperature Alters the Physical Structure and Lipid Bioaccessibility of Beef Longissimus Muscle in TIM-1. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:8394-8402. [PMID: 34313430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Changes in the physical states, induced with different sous vide cooking temperatures, significantly (P < 0.05) altered lipid bioaccessibility measured in the TNO-simulated gastrointestinal tract model-1 of AAA boneless beef striploin, containing the longissimus lumborum muscle. The denaturation of actin significantly correlates with the total cumulative free fatty acid (FFA) bioaccessibility, whereby the striploin cooked to 60 °C presents the maximum lipid bioaccessibility (15.8 ± 1.0%), rate constant (ka) for FFA hydrolysis (0.087 ± 0.003 min-1), and greatest actin denaturation enthalpy (-0.57 ± 0.06 ΔH). Thus, thermal treatments above 60 °C significantly decrease the kinetics of lipolysis (70 °C = 0.042 ± 0.002 min-1 and 80 °C = 0.047 ± 0.002 min-1) and the resultant total lipid bioaccessibility (70 °C = 8.6 ± 0.7 and 80 °C = 8.3 ± 0.5%). This research highlights the potential to manipulate the physical food structure to alter digestion kinetics, supporting the need to understand supramolecular structures in food and their nutritional outcomes.
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- E A L West
- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43201, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
- Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
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- Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
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Bertsch P, Bergfreund J, Windhab EJ, Fischer P. Physiological fluid interfaces: Functional microenvironments, drug delivery targets, and first line of defense. Acta Biomater 2021; 130:32-53. [PMID: 34077806 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Fluid interfaces, i.e. the boundary layer of two liquids or a liquid and a gas, play a vital role in physiological processes as diverse as visual perception, oral health and taste, lipid metabolism, and pulmonary breathing. These fluid interfaces exhibit a complex composition, structure, and rheology tailored to their individual physiological functions. Advances in interfacial thin film techniques have facilitated the analysis of such complex interfaces under physiologically relevant conditions. This allowed new insights on the origin of their physiological functionality, how deviations may cause disease, and has revealed new therapy strategies. Furthermore, the interactions of physiological fluid interfaces with exogenous substances is crucial for understanding certain disorders and exploiting drug delivery routes to or across fluid interfaces. Here, we provide an overview on fluid interfaces with physiological relevance, namely tear films, interfacial aspects of saliva, lipid droplet digestion and storage in the cell, and the functioning of lung surfactant. We elucidate their structure-function relationship, discuss diseases associated with interfacial composition, and describe therapies and drug delivery approaches targeted at fluid interfaces. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Fluid interfaces are inherent to all living organisms and play a vital role in various physiological processes. Examples are the eye tear film, saliva, lipid digestion & storage in cells, and pulmonary breathing. These fluid interfaces exhibit complex interfacial compositions and structures to meet their specific physiological function. We provide an overview on physiological fluid interfaces with a focus on interfacial phenomena. We elucidate their structure-function relationship, discuss diseases associated with interfacial composition, and describe novel therapies and drug delivery approaches targeted at fluid interfaces. This sets the scene for ocular, oral, or pulmonary surface engineering and drug delivery approaches.
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Lipid digestibility and bioaccessibility of a high dairy fat meal is altered when consumed with whole apples: Investigations using static and dynamic in vitro digestion models. FOOD STRUCTURE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foostr.2021.100191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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