Season-long exposure of bilberry plants to realistic and future ozone pollution improves the nutraceutical quality of fruits
Sci Total Environ. 2022 May 20;822:153577. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153577. Epub 2022 Jan 31. ABSTRACT Ozone (O3) is a phytotoxic air pollutant capable of limiting plant yield...
The neurobiology of nutraceuticals combined with light exposure, a case report in the course of retinal degeneration
Arch Ital Biol. 2021 Dec 31;159(3-4):134-150. doi: 10.12871/000398292021343. ABSTRACT The present article presents a case report and discusses the neurobiology underlying the potential neuro-repair induced...
Vaccinium myrtillus L. extract associated with octocrylene, bisoctrizole, and titanium dioxide: in vitro and in vivo tests to evaluate safety and efficacy
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.1111/jocd.14779. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The harmful effects induced by ultraviolet exposition and the significant increment...
Geographic Variability of Biologically Active Compounds, Antioxidant Activity and Physico-Chemical Properties in Wild Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Mar 19;11(3):588. doi: 10.3390/antiox11030588. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to characterize the variation in biologically active compounds, antioxidant activity and...
The Use of Bilberry Leaves (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) as an Efficient Adsorbent for Cationic Dye Removal from Aqueous Solutions
Polymers (Basel). 2022 Feb 28;14(5):978. doi: 10.3390/polym14050978. ABSTRACT In this study, a new lignocellulosic bioadsorbent, bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) leaves powder, was used to remove...
Insights into sugar metabolism during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development
Physiol Plant. 2022 Mar;174(2):e13657. doi: 10.1111/ppl.13657. ABSTRACT Bilberry fruit is regarded as one of the best natural sources of anthocyanins and is widely explored for...
Effects of acylated and nonacylated anthocyanins extracts on gut metabolites and microbiota in diabetic Zucker rats: A metabolomic and metagenomic study
Food Res Int. 2022 Mar;153:110978. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.110978. Epub 2022 Feb 7. ABSTRACT Anthocyanins have been shown to have prebiotic properties. This study investigated the impact...
Sustainable application of novel herbs on cotton fabrics as biomordants and colourants
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Jul;29(31):47598-47616. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-18818-7. Epub 2022 Feb 19. ABSTRACT The textile industry is ambitiously parading towards circularity and curtailing its...
Dispersal of taeniid eggs: Experimental faecal contamination of forest environment followed by DNA detection in wild berries
Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2022 Apr 11;27:e00152. doi: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2022.e00152. eCollection 2022 Jun. ABSTRACT To understand Taeniidae epidemiology, the principles of egg-dispersion dynamics under natural conditions must...
Electrochemical sensors based on sewage sludge-derived biochar for the analysis of anthocyanins in berry fruits
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2022 Sep;414(21):6295-6307. doi: 10.1007/s00216-022-04062-y. Epub 2022 Apr 26. ABSTRACT The reutilization of waste and the reduction of the general environmental impact of...
Microencapsulation and Bioaccessibility of Phenolic Compounds of Vaccinium Leaf Extracts
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Mar 30;11(4):674. doi: 10.3390/antiox11040674. ABSTRACT In recent years, Vaccinium spp. (bilberry-VMT, lingonberry-VVIT, and blueberry-VCS) have sparked particular interest for their prospective health...
No Effect of Isolated Anthocyanins from Bilberry Fruit and Black Rice on LDL Cholesterol or other Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with Elevated Cholesterol: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Trial
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2022 Apr 6:e2101157. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.202101157. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT SCOPE: Some dietary interventions with berry fruits, berry fruit extracts, and...
Recent Advances and Future Prospects of Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 Apr 29:101236. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101236. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Pulmonary hypertension is one of the difficult situations to treat. Complex pathophysiology,...
Climate influence on plant-pollinator interactions in the keystone species Vaccinium myrtillus
Ecol Evol. 2022 May 23;12(5):e8910. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8910. eCollection 2022 May. ABSTRACT Climate change is altering the world’s ecosystems through direct effects of climate warming and...
Polyphenols composition and the biological effects of six selected small dark fruits
Food Chem. 2022 Oct 15;391:133281. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133281. Epub 2022 May 21. ABSTRACT The health-promoting activities of fruits are in the limelight in view of the...