Honeybee Pollen Extracts Reduce Oxidative Stress and Steatosis in Hepatic Cells.

ABSTRACT: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Additional therapies using functional foods and dietary supplements have been investigated and used in clinical practice, showing them to be beneficial. Honeybee pollen from Chile has shown a large concentration of phenolic compounds and high antioxidant activity. In this work, we characterized twenty-eight bee pollen extracts from the central zone of Chile according to botanical origin, phenolic profile, quercetin concentration, and antioxidant activity (FRAP and ORAC-FL). Our results show a statistically significant positive correlation between total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity. Selected samples were evaluated on the ability to reverse the steatosis in an in vitro cell model usin

SUBMITTER: Oyarzun JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792600 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature