Colonic availability of apple polyphenols - A study in ileostomy subjects

• Published in: Molecular nutrition & food research Vol. 49; no. 12; pp. 1143 - 1150
• Main Authors: Kahle, Kathrin, Kraus, Michael, Scheppach, Wolfgang, Richling, Elke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.12.2005; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley-VCH-Verl
• Subjects: Adult; Apple juice; Beverages - analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Availability; Body Fluids - chemistry; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Colon - metabolism; ESI; Female; Flavonoids; Flavonoids - analysis; Flavonoids - pharmacokinetics; Food industries; Fruit - chemistry; Fruit and vegetable industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; HPLC; Humans; Ileostomy; Kinetics; Male; Malus - chemistry; Mass Spectrometry; Middle Aged; Phenols - analysis; Phenols - pharmacokinetics; Polyphenols; Ileostomy; Fruit; Apple juice; HPLC chromatography; Fruit product; Flavonoid; Fruit juice; Polyphenol; Apple; Flavonoids; Polyphenols; ESI; HPLC

Nutrition is thought to play an essential role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and malignant gastrointestinal diseases. It is well known that plant ingredients such as polyphenols and flavonoids show anticarcinogenic effects both in vitro and in animal experiments, and may thus reduce the risk o...