Metabolic Impact of Flavonoids Consumption in Obesity: From Central to Peripheral

Nutrients

Viviana Sandoval¹  Hèctor Sanz-Lamora¹  Diego Haro¹  Joana Relat¹  Giselle Arias¹  PedroF. Marrero¹ 

[1] Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Food Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain;

关键词: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;    obesity;    flavonoids;    lipid metabolism;    metabolic regulation;    adipose tissue;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu12082393

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The prevention and treatment of obesity is primary based on the follow-up of a healthy lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet with an important presence of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols. For many years, the health benefits of polyphenols have been attributed to their anti-oxidant capacity as free radical scavengers. More recently it has been described that polyphenols activate other cell-signaling pathways that are not related to ROS production but rather involved in metabolic regulation. In this review, we have summarized the current knowledge in this field by focusing on the metabolic effects of flavonoids. Flavonoids are widely distributed in the plant kingdom where they are used for growing and defensing. They are structurally characterized by two benzene rings and a heterocyclic pyrone ring and based on the oxidation and saturation status of the heterocyclic ring flavonoids are grouped in seven different subclasses. The present work is focused on describing the molecular mechanisms underlying the metabolic impact of flavonoids in obesity and obesity-related diseases. We described the effects of each group of flavonoids in liver, white and brown adipose tissue and central nervous system and the metabolic and signaling pathways involved on them.

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