Beneficial Role of Fruits, Their Juices, and Freeze-Dried Powders on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Related Dysbiosis

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 4
• Main Authors: Perri, Maria Rosaria, Romano, Carmen, Marrelli, Mariangela, Zicarelli, Ludovica, Toma, Claudia-Crina, Basta, Daniele, Conforti, Filomena, Statti, Giancarlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 21.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Chronic illnesses; Cytokines; Diet; Dietary intake; Digestive system; Digestive tract; Drugs; Dysbacteriosis; Environmental factors; Environmental risk; Etiology; Fatty acids; Flora; Food intake; Food plants; Food preservation; Freeze drying; Fruits; Gastrointestinal system; Gastrointestinal tract; Gene expression; gut microbiota; Inflammation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Intestinal microflora; Intestine; Irritable bowel syndrome; juices; lyophilized powder; Medical treatment; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Nutrition; Nutrition research; Pathology; Patients; Permeability; Plant species; Plant-based foods; Review; Signs and symptoms; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Europe; juices; fruits; lyophilized powder; gut microbiota; inflammatory bowel disease
• ISSN: 2223-7747; 2223-7747
• DOI: 10.3390/plants11010004

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of complex chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract. It is linked to a number of genetic and environmental factors able to perturb the immune-microbiome axis. Diet is the most investigated variable both for its role in the etiology of IBD and for its beneficial potential in the treatment of the symptoms. Dietary products may influence intestinal inflammation through different mechanisms of action, such as the modulation of inflammatory mediators, the alteration of gene expression, changes in gut permeability, and modifications in enteric flora composition. A consisting number of studies deal with the link between nutrition and microbial community, and particular attention is paid to plant-based foods. The effects of the dietary intake of different fruits have been investigated so far. This review aims to present the most recent studies concerning the beneficial potential of fruit consumption on human gut microbiota. Investigated plant species are described, and obtained results are presented and discussed in order to provide an overview of both in vitro and in vivo effects of fruits, their juices, and freeze-dried powders.