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Xu Y, Zhang C, Qi M, Huang W, Sui Z, Corke H. Chemical Characterization and In Vitro Anti-Cancer Activities of a Hot Water Soluble Polysaccharide from Hulless Barley Grass. Foods 2022; 11:foods11050677. [PMID: 35267310 PMCID: PMC8909257 DOI: 10.3390/foods11050677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hulless barley grass may confer many health benefits attributed to its bioactive functional components, such as polysaccharides. Here, a hot water soluble polysaccharide was extracted from hulless barley grass, and its chemical characterization and in vitro anti-cancer activities were investigated. The yield of hulless barley grass polysaccharide (HBGP) was 2.3%, and the purity reached 99.1% with a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1.11 after purification by a diethylaminoethyl cellulose (DE-32) column and an S-400 high resolution (HR) column. The molecular weight and number-average molecular weight of HBGP were 3.3 × 104 and 2.9 × 104 Da, respectively. The monosaccharide composition of HBGP included 35.1% galactose, 25.6% arabinose, 5.5% glucose, and 5.3% xylose. Based on infrared spectrum analysis, HBGP possessed pyranose and galactose residues. In addition, this water-soluble polysaccharide showed significant cell proliferation inhibitory effects against cancer cell lines HT29, Caco-2, 4T1, and CT26.WT in a dose-dependent manner, especially for HT29 (the half-inhibitory concentration IC50 value = 2.72 mg/mL). The results provide a basis for the development and utilization of hulless barley grass in functional foods to aid in preventing cancer.
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- Yijuan Xu
- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.X.); (C.Z.); (M.Q.)
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.X.); (C.Z.); (M.Q.)
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.X.); (C.Z.); (M.Q.)
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- Institute of Agro-Product Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
- Correspondence: or (W.H.); or (Z.S.)
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.X.); (C.Z.); (M.Q.)
- Correspondence: or (W.H.); or (Z.S.)
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- Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China;
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Structural characteristics and functional properties of soluble dietary fiber from defatted rice bran obtained through Trichoderma viride fermentation. Food Hydrocoll 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yu G, Bei J, Zhao J, Li Q, Cheng C. Modification of carrot (Daucus carota Linn. var. Sativa Hoffm.) pomace insoluble dietary fiber with complex enzyme method, ultrafine comminution, and high hydrostatic pressure. Food Chem 2018; 257:333-340. [PMID: 29622219 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Insoluble dietary fiber (DF) extracted from carrot pomace was modified by complex enzyme method, ultrafine comminution and high hydrostatic pressure and their structural, physicochemical, and functional properties were evaluated. Results showed that complex enzyme method increased the content of soluble DF to 15.07%, and the cholesterol adsorption capacity peaked; ultrafine comminution greatly improved the total antioxidant activities, DPPH radical scavenging capacity and antioxidant abilities in linoleic acid system of DF; high hydrostatic pressure led to a significant increase in capacities of water retention (7.14 g/g, 600 MPa), water swelling (10.02 mL/g, 500 MPa), oil retention (2.35 g/g, 500 MPa), cation exchange (2.29 mmol/g, 600 MPa), and glucose adsorption (2.634 mmol/g, 400 MPa). Furthermore, SEM showed that surface structures of all modified DF were loose. Overall, three kinds of modification methods have shown their respective advantages. Modified DF from carrot pomace can be applied as a functional ingredient in diverse food products.
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- Guoyong Yu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Food Non-thermal Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Food Non-thermal Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Food Non-thermal Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Food Non-thermal Processing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100193, China.
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Pal D, Banerjee S, Ghosh AK. Dietary-induced cancer prevention: An expanding research arena of emerging diet related to healthcare system. J Adv Pharm Technol Res 2012; 3:16-24. [PMID: 22470889 PMCID: PMC3312721 DOI: 10.4103/2231-4040.93561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Diet plays a vital role in the management of cancer because they are the source of important physiologically functional components. Scientific observations support the idea that dietary supplement can prevent breast cancer recurrences. Strong correlations are established between the high intake of saturated fat and the incidence of different types of cancer. It is found that chronic alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of cancers of oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, and larynx. Again, some evidences are also found regarding phosphorous, glutamate level in the body, and incidence of cancer. Different physiologically functional components are found in the dietary materials. Fibers, the major dietary components, have long been recognized for the unique properties in the treatment of cancer, which are related to its antineoplastic functions. Antioxidant rich diet has been added to the list of cancer-preventing dietary components. Also, recently published research has shown that natural carotenoids in the diet leads to a normalization of body epithelial cells and protects against the risk of stomach and esophagus cancer, and improves the immune system's response. Again, fruit juices, processed vegetable juices, orange peel, green tea, vitamins, flavonoids, and trace materials have cancer inhibitory properties. Clearly, there has been increasing recognition of chemoprotective functions. Now, it can be recognized for another kind of functionality for the improvement of the health of mankind.
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- Dilipkumar Pal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, IFTM University, Lodhipur Rajput, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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New hypotheses for the health-protective mechanisms of whole-grain cereals: what is beyond fibre? Nutr Res Rev 2010; 23:65-134. [PMID: 20565994 DOI: 10.1017/s0954422410000041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 593] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Epidemiological studies have clearly shown that whole-grain cereals can protect against obesity, diabetes, CVD and cancers. The specific effects of food structure (increased satiety, reduced transit time and glycaemic response), fibre (improved faecal bulking and satiety, viscosity and SCFA production, and/or reduced glycaemic response) and Mg (better glycaemic homeostasis through increased insulin secretion), together with the antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties of numerous bioactive compounds, especially those in the bran and germ (minerals, trace elements, vitamins, carotenoids, polyphenols and alkylresorcinols), are today well-recognised mechanisms in this protection. Recent findings, the exhaustive listing of bioactive compounds found in whole-grain wheat, their content in whole-grain, bran and germ fractions and their estimated bioavailability, have led to new hypotheses. The involvement of polyphenols in cell signalling and gene regulation, and of sulfur compounds, lignin and phytic acid should be considered in antioxidant protection. Whole-grain wheat is also a rich source of methyl donors and lipotropes (methionine, betaine, choline, inositol and folates) that may be involved in cardiovascular and/or hepatic protection, lipid metabolism and DNA methylation. Potential protective effects of bound phenolic acids within the colon, of the B-complex vitamins on the nervous system and mental health, of oligosaccharides as prebiotics, of compounds associated with skeleton health, and of other compounds such as alpha-linolenic acid, policosanol, melatonin, phytosterols and para-aminobenzoic acid also deserve to be studied in more depth. Finally, benefits of nutrigenomics to study complex physiological effects of the 'whole-grain package', and the most promising ways for improving the nutritional quality of cereal products are discussed.
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Lin SY, Chan HY, Shen FH, Chen MH, Wang YJ, Yu CK. Chitosan prevents the development of AOM-induced aberrant crypt foci in mice and suppressed the proliferation of AGS cells by inhibiting DNA synthesis. J Cell Biochem 2007; 100:1573-80. [PMID: 17226752 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We study the effect of fungal-derived chitosan on the development of chemical-induced colonic precancerous lesions in ICR mice and delineate its possible molecular mechanisms. In the 2 weeks preventive experiments, mice fed with a diet containing high molecular weight chitosan (HMWC) had significant fewer aberrant crypt foci formation than those fed with control diet. As the treatment extended to 6 weeks, both low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC)- and HMWC-fed mice contained less aberrant crypt foci when compared to control. However, such effect was not observed in mice in the 6 weeks therapeutic experiments. The anti-tumorigenesis effect of water-soluble chitosan oligomer (WSCO) was tested on four cancer cell lines. WSCO significantly suppressed AGS and to a less extent, COLO 205 cells proliferation. Flow cytometry analysis of cell cycle distribution indicated that the percentage of S phase reduced significantly in AGS cells treated with WSCO together with a decrease in DNA synthesis rate in BrdU incorporation assay. WSCO treatment also upregulated cell cycle-related genes p21/Cip and p27/Kip, whereas downregulated that of PCNA.
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- Shyr-Yi Lin
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wakai K, Hirose K, Matsuo K, Ito H, Kuriki K, Suzuki T, Kato T, Hirai T, Kanemitsu Y, Tajima K. Dietary risk factors for colon and rectal cancers: a comparative case-control study. J Epidemiol 2006; 16:125-35. [PMID: 16710081 PMCID: PMC7603905 DOI: 10.2188/jea.16.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Japan, the incidence rate of colon cancer has more rapidly increased than that of rectal cancer. The differential secular trends may be due to different dietary factors in the development of colon and rectal cancers. METHODS To compare dietary risk factors between colon and rectal cancers, we undertook a case-control study at Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Japan. Subjects were 507 patients with newly diagnosed colon (n = 265) and rectal (n = 242) cancers, and 2,535 cancer-free outpatients (controls). Intakes of nutrients and food groups were assessed with a food frequency questionnaire, and multivariate-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were estimated using unconditional logistic models. RESULTS We found a decreasing risk of colon cancer with increasing intakes of calcium and insoluble dietary fiber; the multivariate ORs across quartiles of intake were 1.00, 0.90, 0.80, and 0.67 (trend p = 0.040), and 1.00, 0.69, 0.64, and 0.65 (trend p = 0.027), respectively. For rectal cancer, a higher consumption of carotene and meat was associated with a reduced risk; the corresponding ORs were 1.00, 1.10, 0.71, and 0.70 for carotene (trend p = 0.028), and 1.00, 0.99, 0.68, and 0.72 for meat (trend p = 0.036). Carbohydrate intake was positively correlated with the risk of rectal cancer (ORs over quartiles: 1.00, 1.14, 1.42, and 1.54; trend p = 0.048). This association was stronger in women, while fat consumption was inversely correlated with the risk of female colon and rectal cancers. CONCLUSIONS Dietary risk factors appear to considerably differ between colon and rectal cancers.
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- Kenji Wakai
- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
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Kestell P, Zhu S, Ferguson LR. Mechanisms by which resistant starches and non-starch polysaccharide sources affect the metabolism and disposition of the food carcinogen, 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 802:201-10. [PMID: 15036012 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2003.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although both non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) and resistant starches (RS) are included in current definitions of dietary fibre, our previous work has suggested fundamental differences in the way in which these two classes of material affect the disposition and absorption of a dietary carcinogen. The present studies explore whether different effects on carcinogen metabolism could play a role in the contrasting patterns seen previously. Groups of female Wistar rats were pre-fed for 4 weeks one of five types of defined diet (AIN-76). The control diet contained 35% maize starch and no dietary fibre. The RS-containing diets had all the maize starch substituted with either Hi-maize or potato starch. In the NSP-containing diets, 10% of the maize starch was substituted with dietary fibre in the form of either lignified plant cell walls (wheat straw) or soluble dietary fibre (apple pectin). Pre-fed rats were gavaged with the food carcinogen, [2-14C] 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ), and plasma and urinary metabolites characterized using HPLC at various time intervals after administration. After 4 h gavage, plasma from rats on both RS-containing diets contained significantly higher levels of intact IQ and lower levels of the major metabolites, IQ-5-O-glucuronide and IQ-5-sulfate, as compared with plasma from the negative control group at this time. In contrast, plasma from animals on the NSP-containing wheat straw diet (and to a lesser extent the apple pectin diet) showed significantly lower levels of intact IQ, and significantly higher levels of the two major metabolites, as compared with those from the control rats. These different metabolite profiles were also reflected in different urinary excretion profiles. Urine from rats pre-fed RS-containing diets revealed significantly slower metabolite excretion as compared with urine from rats that had been given the NSP-containing diets. Western blotting methodologies also profiled differences between the effects of these two types of dietary fibre in the expression of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes. We conclude that changes in activity and expression of xenobiotic metabolising enzymes could play a role in the contrasting effects of these two types of dietary fibre on carcinogen uptake and disposition.
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- P Kestell
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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Chai YM, Lim BK, Lee JY, Kim MN, Park MR, Rhee SJ. Effects of manufactured soluble dietary fiber from Quercus mongolica on hepatic HMG-CoA reductase and lipoprotein lipase activities in epididymal adipose tissue of rats fed high cholesterol diets. J Med Food 2004; 6:329-36. [PMID: 14977441 DOI: 10.1089/109662003772519886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effect of a manufactured soluble dietary fiber on lipid metabolism in rats fed high cholesterol diets. Soluble dietary fiber was prepared from wood chips of oak (Quercus mongolica). Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 100 +/- 10 g were randomly assigned to either a normal diet or five high cholesterol diets containing 1% cholesterol and different fiber supplements. The high cholesterol groups were subdivided into fiber-free diet (FF), 5% pectin (5P), 10% pectin (10P), 5% manufactured soluble dietary fiber (5QM), and 10% manufactured soluble dietary fiber (10QM) groups. Total serum cholesterol concentrations in all soluble dietary fiber-supplemented groups were lower than in the FF group. The high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentration in the FF group was significantly lower, compared with the normal group, but was increased in groups supplemented with soluble dietary fiber. Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels and the atherogenic index had the same tendency as total cholesterol concentration. Compared with the FF group, in the 5P, 5QM, 10P, and 10QM groups hepatic triglyceride concentrations were 12%, 16%, 20%, and 24% lower, respectively, and hepatic cholesterol concentrations were 48%, 52%, 52%, and 58% lower, respectively. Hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity in the soluble fiber groups was significantly higher than in the FF groups, but lower than the normal group. When hepatic tissue was observed under a light microscope, the FF group had completely formed lipomas in the hepatic tissue, which led to fat deposits and then a fatty liver. The size and number of lipomas were lower in the soluble dietary fiber-fed groups, as compared with the group not fed dietary fiber. In conclusion, improvements in lipid metabolism were observed as a result of the manufactured soluble dietary fiber from the oak chips, and were similar to that seen for pectin. The preparation method for the soluble dietary fiber from oak chips successfully produced a functional soluble fiber.
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- Young-Mi Chai
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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O'Connor C, Sun D, Smith B, Melton L. Effect of Soluble Dietary Fibers on Lipase-catalyzed Hydrolysis of Tributyrin. J Food Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb08294.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wood PJ, Arrigoni E, Miller SS, Amadò R. Fermentability of Oat and Wheat Fractions Enriched in β-Glucan Using Human Fecal Inoculation. Cereal Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1094/cchem.2002.79.3.445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Peter J. Wood
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Food Research Program, 93 Stone Rd. West, Guelph, N1G 5C9, ON, Canada
- Corresponding author. Contribution S076 of Food Research Program and 11747 of Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Institute of Food Science, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa, K1A 0C6, ON, Canada
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Institute of Food Science, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Rasmussen MV, Barker TT, Silbart LK. High affinity binding site-mediated prevention of chemical absorption across the gastrointestinal tract. Toxicol Lett 2001; 125:51-9. [PMID: 11701222 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(01)00413-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Preventing mucosal absorption of low-molecular weight compounds such as carcinogens, toxins and drugs could help prevent many diseases. To characterize the effects of dose and timing on high-affinity binding site mediated sequestration of specific chemical ligands in the gastrointestinal tract, avidin was perorally-administered to mice either prior to or mixed with 3H-biotin. Avidin enhanced fecal 3H-biotin excretion in a dose-dependent manner, consistent with the accepted mechanism of egg white-induced biotin deficiency syndrome. Avidin administration up to 4 h before 3H-biotin administration also enhanced fecal 3H-biotin excretion. Activated charcoal (AC) reduced 3H-biotin absorption when mixed with 3H-biotin before ingestion, but was ineffective when ingested prior to 3H-biotin. These studies suggest that ingestion of high-affinity protein binding sites can establish an absorptive barrier at the gastrointestinal mucosa to prevent the uptake of unwanted low molecular-weight chemicals.
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- M V Rasmussen
- Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Center for Environmental Health, CANR, Box U-39, 3636 Horsebarn Road Extension, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Y I Kim
- Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital Department of Nutritional Sciences University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
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Ferguson LR, Harris PJ. The study of antigenotoxic effects of dietary fibre is lost in a confused concept. Mutat Res 2000; 447:319-22. [PMID: 10751616 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-5107(99)00223-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- L R Ferguson
- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Ta CA, Zee JA, Desrosiers T, Marin J, Levallois P, Ayotte P, Poirier G. Binding capacity of various fibre to pesticide residues under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. Food Chem Toxicol 1999; 37:1147-51. [PMID: 10654590 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(99)00110-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the nature and quantity of various dietary fibre (cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin) in diets on the binding capacity to pesticides azinphos-methyl (AZM), chlorpropham (CLP), chlorothalonil (CKL), permethrin (PER) as estimated by solubility under conditions of pH and temperature simulating those in the gastrointestinal tract (incubated at pH 2 for 30 min at 37 degrees C, then at pH 7 for 60 min). The ratios of fibre to pesticides were determined in omnivorous diets. In this model, the binding capacity of lignin was equal to hemicellulose for PER, AZM and CLP, but it was significantly higher for CKL. Hemicellulose bound more CKL, AZM and CLP than did cellulose. Although pectin appreciably decreased all pesticides, its effect was lower than other fibres with one exception--cellulose-CKL. In the presence of equal amounts of fibre, lignin exerted the most significant effect on pesticide solubility. Hemicellulose and cellulose bind to the same extent PER and AZM. The effect of pectin was significant only on CKL and AZM when compared to the control.
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- C A Ta
- Département des Sciences des Aliments et de Nutrition, Faculté des Sciences de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada
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Harris PJ, Sasidharan VK, Roberton AM, Triggs CM, Blakeney AB, Ferguson LR. Adsorption of a hydrophobic mutagen to cereal brans and cereal bran dietary fibres. Mutat Res 1998; 412:323-31. [PMID: 9600701 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(98)00003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The abilities of brans from the cereals barley, oats, maize, rice, and wheat to adsorb in vitro the hydrophobic, environmental mutagen 1,8-dinitropyrene (DNP) were investigated using a mutagenicity assay. These brans were obtained from known cultivars using defined milling conditions and were chemically characterised. The abilities of total and insoluble dietary fibre preparations obtained from these brans to adsorb DNP were also investigated. The predicted weight of each bran required to adsorb 50% of the added DNP was used to compare the adsorptive abilities of the different brans. The brans were ranked in the order (most effective to least effective): rice, wheat, maize, barley, and oats. The adsorptive abilities of the dietary fibre preparations were not significantly different from the bran from which they were prepared. However, if the dietary fibres (cell walls) were the only components adsorbing the DNP, we would have expected the dietary fibre preparations to have adsorbed more DNP than the equivalent unextracted bran. This suggests that other components, probably starch, also adsorb DNP in the unextracted brans. It is not known why brans from different cereal species differ in adsorptive ability but the lignified cell walls in wheat bran may be important in conferring good adsorptive properties to this bran. The possible relationship between adsorptive ability and ability of the bran from a particular species to protect against colorectal cancer is discussed.
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- P J Harris
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, New Zealand.
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Harris PJ, Triggs CM, Roberton AM, Watson ME, Ferguson LR. The adsorption of heterocyclic aromatic amines by model dietary fibres with contrasting compositions. Chem Biol Interact 1996; 100:13-25. [PMID: 8599852 DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(95)03682-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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It is often recommended that consumption of dietary fibre should in increased to protect against colorectal cancer. However, although more than 95% of dietary fibre is contributed by whole plant cell walls, very little experimental work has been done using whole plant cell walls. These may protect by adsorbing carcinogens, thus lowering their effective concentration in the alimentary tract, and by carrying the carcinogens out of the body in the faeces. However, plant cell walls vary widely in their composition and physical properties, and not all cell walls will necessarily have protective properties. We therefore isolated 4 plant cell-wall preparations with contrasting compositions as models of the types of cell walls that occur in the diet. We investigated the abilities of these preparations to adsorb in vitro 6 heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs). HAAs occur in the human diet and several are colon carcinogens, at least in rats. We found that the ability of the HAAs to adsorb to the plant cell walls increased with increasing hydrophobicity of the HAA, measured as the calculated logarithm of the partition coefficient between 1-octanol and water (C logP). A cell-wall preparation containing mainly the walls of parenchyma cells (the most common cell type in food plants) had only poor adsorptive ability. A cell-wall preparation from commercial cork had the best adsorptive ability. This preparation was the most hydrophobic of those examined because the cell walls contained the polymer, suberin, together with associated waxes. The preparation modelled suberized cell walls which occur in the diet, for example in potato skins. The other two cell-wall preparations contained another hydrophobic polymer, lignin, and had intermediate adsorptive abilities which were not significantly different from one another. These preparations modelled lignified cell walls which occur in the diet, for example in wheat bran. Our results indicate that suberized and lignified cell walls may be important in protecting against colorectal cancer.
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- P J Harris
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Torzsas TL, Kendall CW, Sugano M, Iwamoto Y, Rao AV. The influence of high and low molecular weight chitosan on colonic cell proliferation and aberrant crypt foci development in CF1 mice. Food Chem Toxicol 1996; 34:73-7. [PMID: 8603800 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(95)00083-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The effect of dietary chitosan, a fibre of animal origin, on the induction and development of colonic precursor lesions was determined in CF1 mice. Over a 2-wk pretreatment period, one group of mice was given azoxymethane (four injections of 5 mg/kg body weight) and the other was treated with saline. Subsequent to carcinogen or saline pretreatment mice were randomized into one of three dietary groups: (i) control AIN-76 diet; (ii) control AIN-76 diet with 2% low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC); or (iii) control AIN-76 diet with 2% high molecular weight chitosan (HMWC). Mice were maintained on this diet for 6 wk. Mice fed diet containing HMWC had significant reductions in the number of aberrant crypt foci, cell proliferation, crypt height and crypt circumference in the colonic epithelium (P < 0.05). In mice given diet supplemented with LMWC there was a trend towards reduced numbers of aberrant crypts, as well as decreased crypt height and circumference. The results of this study indicate that dietary chitosan reduces the incidence of early preneoplastic markers of colon carcinogenesis, as indicated by aberrant crypts and mitotic figures and altered crypt morphometrics in the murine colon. Molecular range and viscosity of the chitosan may influence the efficacy of this activity.
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- T L Torzsas
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Cox RH, Parker GG, Watson AC, Robinson SH, Simonson CJ, Elledge JC, Diggs S, Smith E. Dietary cancer risk of low-income women and change with intervention. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION 1995; 95:1031-4. [PMID: 7657907 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(95)00281-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- R H Cox
- Department of Human Nutrition and Foods, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg 24061-0228, USA
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Ferguson LR, Roberton AM, Watson ME, Triggs CM, Harris PJ. The effects of a soluble-fibre polysaccharide on the adsorption of carcinogens to insoluble dietary fibres. Chem Biol Interact 1995; 95:245-55. [PMID: 7728895 DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(94)03358-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Epidemiology and animal experiments indicate that dietary fibres protect against the development of colorectal cancer. However, insoluble dietary fibres appear to be more effective than soluble dietary fibres and one mechanism by which they may protect is by adsorbing dietary carcinogens. We found previously that the ability of a carcinogen to adsorb in vitro to alpha-cellulose (a model insoluble dietary fibre) was strongly related to the hydrophobicity of the carcinogen, measured as the calculated logarithm of the partition coefficient between 1-octanol and water (C log P). Furthermore, soluble dietary fibres (soluble-fibre polysaccharides), including gum arabic, reduced the adsorption of the hydrophobic carcinogen, DNP, to alpha-cellulose. In the present study we tested the ability of gum arabic to reduce the adsorption in vitro of the carcinogens BaP (C log P = 6.124), DNP (C log P = 4.384), and the heterocyclic amines, Trp-P-1 (C log P = 3.230) and MeIQx (C log P = 1.078). Gum arabic reduced the adsorption to alpha-cellulose of BaP and DNP, but not the adsorption of Trp-P-1 or MeIQx. Gum arabic also reduced the adsorption of BaP to an insoluble, dietary-fibre preparation from commercial cork which contains the hydrophobic component, suberin, but did not affect the adsorption of DNP, Trp-P-1 or MeIQx. It also did not affect the adsorption of DNP to an insoluble, dietary-fibre preparation from wheat straw, which contains the hydrophobic component, lignin. The results are discussed in terms of hydrophobic interactions between carcinogens and insoluble dietary fibres. In vivo, it is likely that soluble dietary fibres reduce the adsorption of only highly hydrophobic carcinogens to some insoluble dietary fibres.
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- L R Ferguson
- Cancer Research Laboratory, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Restriction of diet and macronutrients has been reported to modulate the toxicity of numerous chemical agents. Of the various forms of restriction studied, using nutritionally adequate diets, food restriction (FR) appears to be most effective, but protein restriction (PR), fat restriction (FtR), carbohydrate restriction (CbR), and excess of dietary fiber (FE) also affect toxicity and the spontaneous diseases that define the background incidence in toxicity tests. The heterogeneity of the dietary macronutrients complicates simple analysis of their effects. Additionally, the interrelationships between these various components in the complex dietary mixture often make experiments difficult to interpret. Despite these complexities, a simple model is presented, which considers the effects of dietary manipulations on the individual steps in the interaction of organism and agent, and puts the varied effects that can occur within an organism into context. Ultimately, many of the effects of dietary modulation on these steps in toxicogenesis can be considered as changing agent exposure and the biologically available dose. The effects of macronutrient restriction are discussed in terms of effects on agent at the interface of organism and toxicant, agent disposition, agent metabolism, and repair of toxicant-induced damage at the level of the genome. After illustrating the influence of these nutritional effects on the chronic bioassay, using mouse liver tumors as an example, the significance of these effects for chronic and short-term testing is discussed. Additionally, methods to address the impact of nutritional factors on toxicity testing are suggested.
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- A Turturro
- Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079
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Harris PJ, Ferguson LR. Dietary fibre: its composition and role in protection against colorectal cancer. Mutat Res 1993; 290:97-110. [PMID: 7694104 DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(93)90037-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Dietary fibre has a complex and highly variable composition. Although some dietary fibres may protect against colorectal cancer, it is unlikely that all are equally protective. Dietary fibre is principally composed of plant cell walls, but it also includes components obtained from cell walls (e.g. cellulose, pectin, and lignin), and non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) from other sources (e.g. seaweeds and micro-organisms). The AOAC and Englyst methods are commonly used to determine the total amount of dietary fibre in foods. Most of the cell walls in food plants are from parenchyma cells, which are extensively degraded by bacteria in the colon. Cell types with walls containing the hydrophobic polymers lignin, suberin, or cutin also occur in food plants in small numbers, but they may be important in preventing colorectal cancer. Lignin, and possibly the other polymers, protect these walls from degradation. Epidemiological, human intervention, and animal studies can be used to try to identify the most protective dietary fibres. Epidemiological studies are difficult to interpret because usually only the total amount of dietary fibre eaten is reported. Intervention studies indicate that wheat bran dietary fibre may be protective. The results of animal carcinogenesis studies are variable, but sources of insoluble dietary fibres, including wheat bran, appear more protective than soluble dietary fibres, and some dietary fibres appear to enhance carcinogenesis. Possible mechanisms for protection by dietary fibres can be divided into two groups: those where the dietary fibre is acting directly, and those which result from the dietary fibre being degraded by colonic bacterial enzymes and the products fermented. Possible direct mechanisms include the binding of carcinogens to undegradable dietary fibres, and the absorption of water by undegradable dietary fibre resulting in increased faecal bulk and shortened transit times. Possible indirect mechanisms include the lowering of the colon pH by the short-chain fatty acids produced by bacterial fermentation, and the specific effects of butyrate. There are also a number of possible mechanisms by which some dietary fibres may enhance carcinogenesis. Use of better defined dietary fibres will increase our understanding of the role of dietary fibres in modulating colorectal cancer.
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- P J Harris
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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It is important for those working in the area of health-promotion that consensus be reached on the role of diet in colorectal cancer and its etiology. In developing health-promotion strategies, further research is needed into the beliefs, attitudes and behaviour of different groups. More qualitative data on the diet of different groups in the community is also needed. Further basic research on the role of diet in this cancer requires that biomarkers be related to human or animal dietary exposures. The development of new animal and human models may be appropriate.
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- L R Ferguson
- Cancer Research Laboratory, University of Auckland Medical School, New Zealand
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