Sour Cherries but Not Apples Added to the Regular Diet Decrease Resting and fMLP-Stimulated Chemiluminescence of Fasting Whole Blood in Healthy Subjects

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Nutrition Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 24
• Main Authors: Bialasiewicz, Piotr, Prymont-Przyminska, Anna, Zwolinska, Anna, Sarniak, Agata, Wlodarczyk, Anna, Krol, Maciej, Markowski, Jaroslaw, Rutkowski, Krzysztof P, Nowak, Dariusz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 02.01.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Diet; Fasting - blood; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Luminescence; Male; Malus; Middle Aged; Oxidative Stress - physiology; Phagocytes - metabolism; Prunus avium; Bioactive phytochemicals; sour cherries; functional food; anthocyanins

Berry fruits rich in anthocyanins have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Blood phagocytes are an important source of oxidants that contribute to inflammatory response and oxidative stress. We examined the effect of sour cherry consumption on luminol-enhanced whole blood chemiluminescence...