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Dietary polyphenols decrease glucose uptake by human intestinal Caco-2 cells.

Kelly Johnston1, Paul Sharp, Michael Clifford

  • 1Centre for Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK.

FEBS Letters
|March 11, 2005
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Dietary polyphenols impact intestinal glucose absorption. Certain polyphenols, like flavonoid glycosides, inhibit active glucose transport, while others, such as aglycones, affect facilitated glucose uptake.

Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Cell Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Dietary polyphenols are plant-derived compounds with potential health benefits.
  • Intestinal glucose uptake is crucial for nutrient absorption and energy homeostasis.
  • Understanding how polyphenols affect glucose transport mechanisms is important for metabolic health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the differential effects of various dietary polyphenol classes on intestinal glucose uptake.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms by which polyphenols modulate glucose transport in intestinal cells.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized polarized Caco-2 intestinal cells, a model for human intestinal epithelium.
  • Assessed glucose uptake under both sodium-dependent (active transport) and sodium-free (facilitated transport) conditions.

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Main Results:

  • Flavonoid glycosides and non-glycosylated polyphenols inhibited sodium-dependent glucose uptake.
  • Aglycones and non-glycosylated polyphenols inhibited glucose uptake under sodium-free conditions.
  • Non-glycosylated polyphenols appear to act via steric hindrance; specific compounds like epigallocatechin gallate were effective against both transporters.

Conclusions:

  • Dietary polyphenols differentially affect intestinal glucose transport mechanisms.
  • Aglycones primarily inhibit facilitated glucose uptake, while glycosides inhibit active glucose transport.
  • Non-glycosylated polyphenols demonstrate broad inhibitory effects on glucose transporters.