期刊
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
卷 81, 期 -, 页码 171-179出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2016.01.017
关键词
Sechium edule; Cucurbitaceae; Macrophages; Cytokines; Nitric oxide; Phagocytosis
资金
- Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2013/07914-8]
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [140839/2014-3]
- CNPq [310889/2014-6]
Chayote (Sechium edule) pulp is consumed raw or cooked and is source of polysaccharides with potential immunomodulatory properties in macrophages, which are cells that play important roles in homeostasis and innate immune responses to pathogens; however, these immunomodulatory effects of chayote polysaccharides remain unknown. Therefore, polysaccharides from raw (SeR) and cooked (SeC) chayote and from the hot water extract obtained after heating (SeH) were analyzed for their composition and effects on macrophages. Chayote has a high- (340 kDa) and a low- (46 kDa) molecular weight (MW) polysaccharide fraction containing high amounts of galactose, arabinose and galacturonic acid. After cooking, SeC was enriched in high-MW galactose-rich fractions, whereas SeH was enriched in low-MW arabinans and homogalaturonans-rich fractions. The polysaccharides induced tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and nitric oxide (NO) secretion in macrophages; however, only SeR and SeH reduced TNF-alpha, NO and interleukin-6 secretion in activated macrophages. Furthermore, SeR and SeCW, but not SeC, affected phagocytic activity. In conclusion, bioactive polysaccharides in chayote modulate macrophage functions, and minor changes in composition resulting from the solubilization of a small proportion of low-MW arabinans and homogalacturonans during cooking accounted for the different effects of raw and cooked chayote. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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