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タイトル別表記
Molecular actions of flavonoids conjugates
著者
キーワード
polyphenol
flavonoid
glucuronide
inflammation
atherosclerosis
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
Many papers have suggested the health-beneficial activity of natural dietary polyphenols to prevent chronic diseases and aging processes in humans. It is generally recognized that polyphenols are absorbed from the intestines and metabolized into the phase-II conjugates, i.e., the glucuronides and sulfates. For example, a major dietary flavonoid, quercetin, abundant in onion and buckwheat, is metabolized after oral intake into its conjugates, such as quercetin-3-O-glucuronide and quercetin-3’-O-sulfate, whereas no aglycone was found in the human plasma. Therefore, to understand the mechanisms of the biological activity of quercetin in vivo, we should focus on the molecular actions of these conjugates. In the last decade, we have demonstrated the unique actions of quercetin-3-O-glucuronide at sites of inflammation, including specific accumulation in macrophages and the following deconjugation into active aglycone, catalyzed by the macrophage-derived β-glucuronidase. This review summarizes recent findings regarding the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of quercetin conjugates in macrophages and propose a possible strategy for the effective utilization of natural polyphenols in our daily diet for prevention of age-related chronic diseases.
掲載誌名
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA12022913
AA11166929
出版者
Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
65
3-4
開始ページ
162
終了ページ
165
並び順
162
発行日
2018-08
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フルテキストファイル
言語
eng
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出版社版
部局
医学系