Digested galactoglucomannan mitigates oxidative stress in human cells, restores gut bacterial diversity, and provides chemopreventive protection against colon cancer in rats

Amanda dos Santos Lima, Fernanda Rafaelly de Oliveira Pedreira, Nathália Alves Bento, Rômulo Dias Novaes, Elda Gonçalves dos Santos, Graziela Domingues de Almeida Lima, Leonardo Augusto de Almeida, Thiago Caetano Andrade Belo, Fernando Vitor Vieira, Nima Mohammadi, Petri Kilpeläinen, Alexandre Giusti-Paiva, Daniel Granato, Luciana Azevedo

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Abstract

Galactoglucomannan (GGM) is the predominant hemicellulose in coniferous trees, such as Norway spruce, and has been used as a multipurpose emulsifier in the food industry. In vitro digestion with a cellular antioxidant activity assay was performed to determine the bioaccessibility and antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds, and the behaviour of GGM on in vivo experimental assay against induced colon cancer. The results showed that digestion decreased the bioaccessibility and antioxidant capacity of phenolic compounds. Cellular analysis did not support these findings once an antioxidant effect was observed in human cell lines. GGM attenuated the initiation and progression of colon cancer, by reducing the foci of aberrant crypts in rats, and modified the intestinal bacterial microbiota (disrupting the balance between Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes phyla). Thus, GGM provided chemopreventive protection against the development of colon cancer and acted as an intracellular antioxidant agent.

Original languageEnglish
Article number133986
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume277
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Bioaccessibility
  • Erythrocytes
  • Hemicellulose

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