Soil fertilisation with 137Cs-contaminated and uncontaminated wood ash as a countermeasure to reduce 137Cs uptake by forest plants
J Environ Manage. 2023 Mar 4;336:117609. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117609. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The purpose of present study was to find out whether wood ash...
Inhibitory Potential of α-Amylase, α-Glucosidase, and Pancreatic Lipase by a Formulation of Five Plant Extracts: TOTUM-63
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 11;24(4):3652. doi: 10.3390/ijms24043652. ABSTRACT Controlling post-prandial hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, particularly by regulating the activity of digestive enzymes, allows managing...
Wild sweet cherry, strawberry and bilberry as underestimated sources of natural colorants and bioactive compounds with functional properties
Food Chem. 2023 Feb 18;414:135669. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135669. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Wild edible fruits, neglected by the development of commercial agriculture, have recently aroused...
Two genes, ANS and UFGT2, from Vaccinium spp. are key steps for modulating anthocyanin production
Front Plant Sci. 2023 Feb 2;14:1082246. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1082246. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT Anthocyanins are a major group of red to blue spectrum plant pigments with many...
Biodiversity of Fungi Inhabiting European Blueberry in North-Western Russia and in Finland
Dokl Biol Sci. 2022 Dec;507(1):441-455. doi: 10.1134/S0012496622060047. Epub 2023 Feb 13. ABSTRACT European blueberry is a common plant in coniferous and mixed forests that grows...
Habitat Characteristics and Mineral Nutrition Status of Rubus chamaemorus L. in Latvia
Plants (Basel). 2023 Jan 24;12(3):528. doi: 10.3390/plants12030528. ABSTRACT In Latvia, cloudberries are considered a valuable delicacy and have aroused interest in the possibility of commercial...
Bilberry-containing supplements on severe dry eye disease in young and middle-aged adults: A 3-month pilot analysis
Front Nutr. 2023 Jan 19;10:1061818. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1061818. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To explore the effect of bilberry and fish oil combination supplement on a small...
Botanical Ingredient Forensics: Detection of Attempts to Deceive Commonly Used Analytical Methods for Authenticating Herbal Dietary and Food Ingredients and Supplements
J Nat Prod. 2023 Jan 30. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00929. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Botanical ingredients are used widely in phytomedicines, dietary/food supplements, functional foods, and...
An Updated Systematic Review of Vaccinium myrtillus Leaves: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology
Pharmaceutics. 2022 Dec 21;15(1):16. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010016. ABSTRACT Bilberry leaves are used in many countries in traditional medicine for treating a wide variety of diseases. Due...
Blueberry Consumption and Changes in Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Metabolites. 2022 Dec 22;13(1):19. doi: 10.3390/metabo13010019. ABSTRACT Low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress are key mechanisms involved in obesity and related disorders. Polyphenols from blueberry (BB)...
Dietary supplementation of bilberry anthocyanin on growth performance, intestinal mucosal barrier and cecal microbes of chickens challenged with Salmonella Typhimurium
J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2023 Jan 20;14(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s40104-022-00799-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Anthocyanins (AC) showed positive effects on improving the intestinal health and alleviating intestinal pathogen...
Molecular characterization of SPL gene family during flower morphogenesis and regulation in blueberry
BMC Plant Biol. 2023 Jan 18;23(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s12870-023-04044-x. ABSTRACT The SPL gene is a plant-specific transcription factor involved in the regulation of plant growth and...
Therapeutic Potential of Flavonoids and Tannins in Management of Oral Infectious Diseases-A Review
Molecules. 2022 Dec 24;28(1):158. doi: 10.3390/molecules28010158. ABSTRACT Medicinal plants are rich sources of valuable molecules with various profitable biological effects, including antimicrobial activity. The advantages...
Computational screening for new neuroprotective ingredients against Alzheimer’s disease from bilberry by cheminformatics approaches
Front Nutr. 2022 Dec 9;9:1061552. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1061552. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Bioactive ingredients from natural products have always been an important resource for the discovery of...
Weaning diet supplemented with health-promoting feed additives influences microbiota and immune response in piglets challenged with Salmonella
Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2022 Dec 7;255:110533. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2022.110533. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of micronutrients...