Changes in intestinal immunity, gut microbiota and expression of energy metabolism-related genes explain adenoma growth in bilberry and cloudberry-fed ApcMin mice

We showed previously that ellagitannin-rich cloudberries and anthocyanin-rich bilberries reduce the number of intestinal adenomas in multiple intestinal neoplasia/+ (ApcMin) mice. We also found that cloudberries decreased the size of adenomas, while bilberries increased it. Here we hypothesized that the difference in adenoma growth could be explained by dissimilar effects of the berries on intestinal immune responses and gut microbiota, potentially driven by the distinct polyphenol compositions of the two berries.

Source: Nutrition Research - October 14, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Essi P äivärinta, Mikael Niku, Johanna Maukonen, Markus Storvik, Anu Heiman-Lindh, Maria Saarela, Anne-Maria Pajari, Marja Mutanen Tags: Original Research Source Type: research