Bilberries and their anthocyanins ameliorate experimental colitis.
Piberger H et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2011 Nov;55(11):1724-9.
Bilberries have positive effects in acute and chronic diarrhea. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) report on improved symptoms upon ingestion. Bilberries contain approximately 10% of anthocyanins (ACs), which have anti-oxidative, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated whether experimental colitis can be ameliorated by dried bilberries or ACs. (More)
Does supplementation with green tea extract improve insulin resistance in obese type 2 diabetics? A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Hsu C-H et al. Altern Med Rev. 2011;16(2):157-163.
Green tea (Camellia sinensis) can be beneficial in preventing and treating many diseases, including type 2 diabetes, and has been associated with weight loss. Green tea catechins, especially epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), have shown antiobesity and antidiabetic effects in vitro. These authors report on their randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to examine the effect of decaffeinated green tea extract on overweight subjects with type 2 diabetes. (More)
Terpenoids as potential chemopreventive and therapeutic agents in liver cancer.
Roslin J Thoppil and Anupam Bishayee. World J Hepatol. 2011 September 27; 3(9): 228-249.
Several naturally occurring dietary and non-dietary phytochemicals have shown enormous potential in the prevention and treatment of several cancers, especially those of the gastrointestinal tract. Terpenoids, the largest group of phytochemicals, traditionally used for medicinal purposes in India and China, are currently being explored as anticancer agents in clinical trials. (More)
Effect on pro-inflammatory and antioxidant genes and bioavailable distribution of whole turmeric vs curcumin: Similar root but different effects.
Martin RC, Aiyer HS, Malik D, Li Y. Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 Nov 4.
The hypothesis for this study is that turmeric will have distinctive effects from curcumin due to the presence of other bioactive compounds. Thirty Eight-week old Sprague-Dawley rats were separated into three oral feeding groups. Group 1, standard rat chow, Control diet - AIN93M, group 2 - Curcumin - 700ppm or 0.7g/kg diet, and group 3 - Turmeric - 14,000ppm or 14g/kg diet for a total of 3weeks. ...results suggesting that turmeric either was more bioavailable or had more affect on pro-inflammatory genes compare to curcumin diet. We have demonstrated the molecular effects of curcumin and turmeric in the role as an anti-inflammatory therapy. (More)
Spice up the hypertension diet - curcumin and piperine prevent remodeling of aorta in experimental L-NAME induced hypertension.
Hlavačková L et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2011 Oct 17;8:72.
The presented study explored the effects of curcuma and black pepper compounds on increased blood pressure and remodeling of aorta in the rat model of experimental NO-deficient hypertension.
CONCLUSIONS: Administration of piperine or curcumin, less their combination, is
able to partially prevent the increase of blood pressure caused by chronic L-NAME
administration. The spices modify the remodeling of the wall of the aorta induced
by hypertension. (More)
Growth Inhibition of Human Non-Small Lung Cancer Cells H460 By Green Tea and Ginger Polyphenols.
Hessien M et al. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2011 Oct 25.
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the in vitro antineoplastic effect of polyphenols extracted from both green tea (GTPs) and ginger (GPs) on non-small cell lung cancer cells. (More)
Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties of Curcuma longa (Turmeric) versus Zingiber officinale (Ginger) rhizomes in rat adjuvant-induced arthritis.
Ramadan G, Al-Kahtani MA, El-Sayed WM. Inflammation. 2011 Aug;34(4):291-301.
The present study proves the anti-inflammatory/anti-oxidant activity of turmeric over ginger and indomethacin, which may have beneficial effects against rheumatoid arthritis onset/progression as shown in AIA rat model. (More)
