•Individuals undergoing hemodialysis are susceptible to inflammation due to the procedure.•An olive oil-based lipid emulsion has an anti-inflammatory effect.•The olive oil-based lipid emulsion is ...applicable during hemodialysis.
The effects of extra virgin olive oil-based lipid emulsion in hemodialysis patients is unclear. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of an intradialytic extra virgin olive oil-based lipid emulsion administered intravenously on the inflammatory markers tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) interleukin I (IL-1) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in patients undergoing hemodialysis. A randomized clinical trial was conducted using different quantities of the olive oil-based lipid emulsion (0.25 g/kg of body weight, 0.50 g/kg of body weight and control) with a weekly dose for four consecutive weeks. TNF alpha reduced in 51 % of the group that received 0.25 g of the emulsion per kg of body weight and IL1 was reduced in 66 % of the group that received or 0.50 g of the emulsion per kg of body weight. This emulsion is safe, capable of reducing pro-inflammatory markers, thus attenuating the inflammatory response resulting from hemodialysis.
Forty olive cultivars (Olea europaea, L.) from the World Olive Germoplasm Bank Collection of Cordoba (Spain) were studied for their oil triterpenic dialcohol (uvaol and erythrodiol) and acid ...(oleanolic, ursolic, maslinic) composition. Dialcohol content ranged from 8.15 to 85.05 mg/kg, erythrodiol being the most predominant (from 5.89 to 73.78 mg/kg), whereas uvaol content was found at lower levels (from 1.50 to 19.35 mg/kg). Triterpenic acid concentration oscillated between 8.90 to 112.36 mg/kg. Among them, ursolic acid was found at trace levels, while the mean values of oleanolic and maslinic acids ranged from 3.39 to 78.83 mg/kg and 3.93 to 49.81 mg/kg, respectively. The variability observed for both triterpenic dialcohols and acid content was emphasized by principal component and cluster analyses. Both analyses were able to discriminate between oil samples, especially by erythrodiol, oleanolic acid, and maslinic acids. Regarding these results, we conclude that the virgin olive oil triterpenic fraction can be considered as a useful tool to characterize monovarietal virgin olive oil.
Polyphenols are a wide family of phytochemicals present in diverse foods. They might play a role in cancer development and progression. In vivo and in vitro studies have suggested beneficial ...properties and potential mechanisms. We aimed to evaluate the association between total and main classes of polyphenol intake and breast cancer (BC) risk in the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra project – a prospective Mediterranean cohort study. We included 10 713 middle-aged, Spanish female university graduates. Polyphenol intake was derived from a semi-quantitative FFQ and matching food consumption data from the Phenol-Explorer database. Women with self-reported BC were asked to return a copy of their medical report for confirmation purposes; death certificates were used for fatal cases. Cox models were fitted to estimate multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % CI for the association between tertiles (T) of polyphenol intake and BC. After 10·3 years of median follow-up, 168 probable incident BC cases were identified, out of which 100 were confirmed. We found no association between polyphenol intake and the overall BC risk. Nevertheless, we observed a significant inverse association between total polyphenol intake and BC risk for postmenopausal women, either for probable or only for confirmed cases (HRT3 v. T1 0·31 (95 % CI 0·13, 0·77; P
trend=0·010)). Also, phenolic acid intake was inversely associated with postmenopausal BC. In summary, we observed no significant association between total polyphenol intake and BC risk. Despite a low number of incident BC cases in our cohort, higher total polyphenol intake was associated with a lower risk of postmenopausal BC.
Two monovarietal extra virgin olive oils from Arbequina and Picual cultivars were subjected to heating at 180 °C for 36 h. Oxidation progress was monitored by measuring oil quality changes (peroxide ...value and conjugated dienes and trienes), fatty acid composition, and minor compound content. Tocopherols and polyphenols were the most affected by the thermal treatment and showed the highest degradation rate although their behavior was different for each cultivar. α-Tocopherol loss was more important in Arbequina oil whereas, total phenol content loss was greater in Picual oil. The later showed an important decrease in hydroxytyrosol (3,4-DHPEA) and its secoiridoid derivatives (3,4-DHPEA-EDA and 3,4-DHPEA-EA), while lignans decrease was lesser. For Arbequina oil these compounds remained stable, and a lowering tendency was observed for tyrosol (p-HPEA) and its derivatives (p-HPEA-EDA and p-HPEA-EA). In general, flavone content showed a decrease during heating, being higher for Arbequina oil. On the other hand, oleic acid, sterols, squalene, and triterpenic alcohols (erythrodiol and uvaol) and acids (oleanolic and maslinic) were quite constant, exhibiting a high stability against oxidation. From these results, we can conclude that despite the heating conditions, VOO maintained most of its minor compounds and, therefore, most of its nutritional properties.
Short dietary assessment tools can be useful to estimate food intake and diet quality in large-scale epidemiological studies with time constraints.
To determine the concurrent validity of the 17-item ...energy-restricted Mediterranean Adherence Screener (er-MEDAS) used in the PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea)-Plus trial and to analyse its capacity to detect 1-year changes in diet and cardiometabolic risk factors.
Validation study nested in the PREDIMED-Plus (n = 6760, 55–75 years). Dietary data were collected by the 17-item er-MEDAS and a 143-item validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline and after 1-year intervention. Cardiometabolic risk markers were measured at both time points. A Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) score was derived from both instruments. Concurrent validity was evaluated by Pearson and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland and Altman limits of agreement. Construct validity was evaluated by assessing 1-year changes in FFQ-reported dietary intake and cardiometabolic profile changes in relation to changes in er-MEDAS.
A moderate to good correlation between the MedDiet score calculated by both measurement instruments was found: r = 0.61 and ICC = 0.60 (both p < 0.001). Agreement of each of the er-MEDAS items ranged from 55.4% to 85.0% with a moderate mean concordance (kappa = 0.41). Between baseline and 1-year follow-up, energy intake measured by the FFQ decreased by 242 kcal, while Mediterranean food consumption increased in participants with the highest increase in the er-MEDAS MedDiet score. An increase in the er-MEDAS MedDiet score ratings was associated with a decrease in BMI, waist circumference, triglycerides, fasting glucose, diastolic blood pressure, and triglycerides/HDL-cholesterol ratio (p < 0.001 for all), and with an increase in HDL-cholesterol (p = 0.006).
The er-MEDAS shows a modest to good concurrent validity compared with FFQ data. It shows acceptable construct validity, as a greater er-MEDAS score was associated with more favourable dietary and cardiometabolic profiles over time.
ISRCTN89898870; registration date, 24 July 2014. https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN89898870.
This research aimed to investigate erythrodiol, uvaol, oleanolic acid, and maslinic acid scavenging capacities and their effects on cytotoxicity, cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, reactive ...oxygen species (ROS) level, and oxidative DNA damage on human MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. The results showed that erythrodiol, uvaol, and oleanolic acid have a significant cytotoxic effect and inhibit proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. At 100 μM, erythrodiol growth inhibition occurred through apoptosis, with the observation of important ROS production and DNA damage, whereas uvaol and oleanolic acid growth inhibition involved cell cycle arrest. Moreover, although all tested triterpenes did not show free radical scavenging activity using ABTS and DPPH assays, they protected against oxidative DNA damage at the concentration 10 μM. Uvaol and oleanolic and maslinic acids, tested at 10 and 100 μM, also reduced intracellular ROS level and prevented H2O2-induced oxidative injury. Overall, the results suggest that tested triterpenes may have the potential to provide significant natural defense against human breast cancer.
•Eggs, fish and seafood, and fruits and vegetables contributed the most to the PFOS dietary intake.•Dietary intake of PFOS was associated with fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c at baseline.•Dietary ...intake of PFOS was associated with an increase in HOMA-IR and BMI after 1-year of follow-up.
Endocrine disruptors (EDs) have emerged as potential contributors to the development of type-2 diabetes. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), is one of these EDs linked with chronic diseases and gathered attention due to its widespread in food.
To assess at baseline and after 1-year of follow-up associations between estimated dietary intake (DI) of PFOS, and glucose homeostasis parameters and body-mass-index (BMI) in a senior population of 4600 non-diabetic participants from the PREDIMED-plus study.
Multivariable linear regression models were conducted to assess associations between baseline PFOS-DI at lower bound (LB) and upper bound (UB) established by the EFSA, glucose homeostasis parameters and BMI.
Compared to those in the lowest tertile, participants in the highest tertile of baseline PFOS-DI in LB and UB showed higher levels of HbA1c β-coefficient(CI) 0.01 %(0.002 to 0.026), and 0.06 mg/dL(0.026 to 0.087), both p-trend ≤ 0.001, and fasting plasma glucose in the LB PFOS-DI 1.05 mg/dL(0.050 to 2.046),p-trend = 0.022. Prospectively, a positive association between LB of PFOS-DI and BMI 0.06 kg/m2(0.014 to 0.106) per 1-SD increment of energy-adjusted PFOS-DI was shown. Participants in the top tertile showed an increase in HOMA-IR 0.06(0.016 to 0.097), p-trend = 0.005 compared to participants in the reference tertile after 1-year of follow-up.
This is the first study to explore the association between DI of PFOS and glucose homeostasis. In this study, a high baseline DI of PFOS was associated with a higher levels of fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c and with an increase in HOMA-IR and BMI after 1-year of follow-up.
The present paper aimed to test the potential cardioprotective activity of four pentacyclic triterpenes, uvaol, erythrodiol, oleanolic acid and maslinic acid, widely distributed throughout the ...vegetable kingdom. For this purpose, their antioxidant and antithrombotic activities related to LDL particles have been in vitro evaluated. Results demonstrated that maslinic acid, uvaol and erythrodiol exert antiatherogenic effect while no effect was observed for oleanolic acid. Specifically, maslinic acid has shown the most potent dose-dependent antioxidant effect and did not have antithrombotic properties, whereas uvaol and erythrodiol exhibited both antioxidant and antithrombotic activities. In addition, antioxidant mechanisms of action were determined. While maslinic acid possesses dual activity acting as scavenger of free radicals and as copper chelator, uvaol is able to form a complex with copper and erythrodiol seems to behave as a retarder antioxidant. In conclusion, dietary triterpenes may exert a cardioprotective effect by different mechanisms of action related to antioxidant and antithrombotic activities.
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