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Wine consumption and intestinal redox homeostasis

Fiorella Biasi1, Monica Deiana2, Tina Guina1

  • 1Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Turin 10043, Italy.

Redox Biology
|July 11, 2014
PubMed
Summary

Wine polyphenols, found in moderate wine consumption, show promise for managing intestinal inflammation due to their antioxidant and prebiotic effects. Further research is needed to confirm benefits for inflammatory bowel diseases.

Keywords:
AKT, serine/threonine protein kinase (v-akt murine thimoma viral oncogene homolog1)AntioxidantsCD, Crohns diseaseCOX-2, cyclooxygenase-2Cys, cysteineDSS, dextran sodium sulfateERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinaseGRP, grape reaction productGSH, reduced glutathioneGutIBD, inflammatory bowel diseaseIFN, interferonIKB, inhibitor of NF-κBIL, interleukinInflammationLPS, lipopolysaccharideMAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinaseNADPH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reducedNF-κB, nuclear factor-κBNrf2, nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2Oxidative stressPGE-2, prostaglandin E-2PolyphenolsROS, reactive oxygen speciesSIRT-1, silent mating type information regulation-1TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alphaUC, Ulcerative ColitisWineapoB48, apolipoprotein B48iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase

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