There and back again; historical perspective and future directions for Vaccinium breeding and research studies
Hortic Res. 2022 Apr 11;9:uhac083. doi: 10.1093/hr/uhac083. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) contains a wide diversity of culturally and economically important berry...
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,...
Identification of Nordic Berries with Beneficial Effects on Cognitive Outcomes and Gut Microbiota in High-Fat-Fed Middle-Aged C57BL/6J Mice
Nutrients. 2022 Jun 30;14(13):2734. doi: 10.3390/nu14132734. ABSTRACT High-fat diets are associated with neuronal and memory dysfunction. Berries may be useful in improving age-related memory deficits...
The Role of Berry Consumption on Blood Pressure Regulation and Hypertension: An Overview of the Clinical Evidence
Nutrients. 2022 Jun 29;14(13):2701. doi: 10.3390/nu14132701. ABSTRACT The existence of a relationship between the consumption of dietary berries and blood pressure reduction in humans has...
A defined anthocyanin mixture sourced from bilberry and black currant inhibits Measles virus and various herpesviruses
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2022 Jul 8;22(1):181. doi: 10.1186/s12906-022-03661-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Anthocyanin-containing plant extracts and carotenoids, such as astaxanthin, have been well-known for their antiviral...
Metabarcoding of fungal assemblages in Vaccinium myrtillus endosphere suggests colonization of above-ground organs by some ericoid mycorrhizal and DSE fungi
Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 30;12(1):11013. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15154-1. ABSTRACT Plants harbor in their external surfaces and internal tissues a highly diverse and finely structured microbial assembly,...
The Effects of Berry Polyphenols on the Gut Microbiota and Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials in Humans
Nutrients. 2022 May 28;14(11):2263. doi: 10.3390/nu14112263. ABSTRACT Berry consumption has beneficial effects on blood pressure. Intestinal microbiota transform berry phytochemicals into more bioactive forms. Thus,...
Influence of Plasma-Isolated Anthocyanins and Their Metabolites on Cancer Cell Migration (HT-29 and Caco-2) In Vitro: Results of the ATTACH Study
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Jul 8;11(7):1341. doi: 10.3390/antiox11071341. ABSTRACT Cancer mortality is mainly due to metastasis. Therefore, searching for new therapeutic agents suppressing cancer cell migration...
Quality by Design in optimizing the extraction of (poly)phenolic compounds from Vaccinium myrtillus berries
J Chromatogr A. 2022 Aug 16;1677:463329. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463329. Epub 2022 Jul 14. ABSTRACT Quality by Design was adopted for developing an effective extraction procedure of...
Bilberries: Curative and Miraculous – A Review on Bioactive Constituents and Clinical Research
Front Pharmacol. 2022 Jun 29;13:909914. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.909914. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruits are an important part of local diets in many countries...
Predicted impacts of climate change on wild and commercial berry habitats will have food security, conservation and agricultural implications
Sci Total Environ. 2022 Nov 1;845:157341. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157341. Epub 2022 Jul 13. ABSTRACT Climate change is now a reality and is altering ecosystems, with Canada...
The Coordinated Action of MYB Activators and Repressors Controls Proanthocyanidin and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vaccinium
Front Plant Sci. 2022 Jun 24;13:910155. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.910155. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Vaccinium berries are regarded as “superfoods” owing to their high concentrations of anthocyanins, flavonoid...
Geographic Variability of Berry Phytochemicals with Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties
Molecules. 2022 Aug 5;27(15):4986. doi: 10.3390/molecules27154986. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the variability of several chemical compounds and the antioxidant and...
Formulation of Fast Dissolving β-Glucan/Bilberry Juice Films for Packaging Dry Powdered Pharmaceuticals for Diabetes
Plants (Basel). 2022 Aug 4;11(15):2040. doi: 10.3390/plants11152040. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to develop fast dissolving films based on β-glucan and bilberry juice...
Flavonoid biosynthesis is differentially altered in detached and attached ripening bilberries in response to spectral light quality
Front Plant Sci. 2022 Jul 22;13:969934. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.969934. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Light spectral quality is known to affect flavonoid biosynthesis during fruit ripening. However, the...