A study of the ability of bioactive extracts from brewers' spent grain to enhance the antioxidant and immunomodulatory potential of food formulations following in vitro digestion

Aoife L. Mccarthy, Yvonne C. O'callaghan, Alan Connolly, Charles O. Piggott, Richard J. Fitzgerald, Nora M. O'Brien

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Abstract

Bioactivity of a snack-bar, chocolate-drink and yogurt fortified with brewers' spent grain (BSG) phenolic extracts (P2 or B2) or protein hydrolysates (barley protein hydrolysate (BPH), BPH<3kDa, BPH<5kDa, BPH>5kDa) was measured following gastrointestinal in vitro digestion. Concentrations of 0.5 and 0.1% (v/v) digestates were chosen for addition to Caco-2 and Jurkat T cells, respectively. Yogurt and B2 digestate protected against H2O2-induced DNA damage in Caco-2 cells (p<0.05), by the comet assay. Snack-bar digestates possessed significant (p<0.05) immunomodulatory effects, measured by ELISA in concanavalin-A stimulated Jurkat T cells. Addition of BPH enhanced (p<0.05) the IFN-γ reducing capacity of the snack-bar while addition of BPH<3 and <5kDa reduced IL-2 production to a greater extent than unfortified yogurt (p<0.05). Selected BSG components can enhance the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of foods.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)230-235
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
Volume66
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2015

Keywords

  • Bioactive
  • Brewers' spent grain
  • Fortified
  • Functional
  • Phenolic extract
  • Protein hydrolysate

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