Antioxidants in Raspberry and Blueberry
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Antioxidants in Raspberry and Blueberry
Black Raspberry, Blueberry, and Raspberry Extracts prevent cataract, alopecia, aid in skin whitening, and promote weight loss, and have potent anti-aging effects.
Recent research has revealed that extracts from black raspberry, blueberry, and raspberry have remarkable anti-aging benefits for the human body. Studies have explored the compounds in these extracts that can delay the onset of certain age-related ailments, restore hair growth, and help with weight loss.
Researchers have found that the antioxidants in black raspberry extract can protect the eyes from building up proteins, resulting in enhanced vision and protection from developing cataracts. This extract has been shown to prevent and reduce the symptoms of cataracts, which are caused by the protein build-up in the eye lens slowly reducing vision.
Scientists have shown that blueberry extract may benefit in treating alopecia areata. Alopecia Areata is autoimmune disorder which causes hair loss on the scalp and other parts of the body. The powerful antioxidants in blueberry extract strongly stimulate the anagen phase of the hair cycle, promoting hair growth and helping to restore hair.
Studies have found that due to their strong anti-oxidant properties, raspberry extract's melanin-inhibiting capabilities can help lighten age spots. Both black raspberry and raspberry extract can help whiten skin, reducing the signs of aging, such as wrinkles and sagging skin.
Polyphenols and natural compounds in black raspberry and raspberry extracts can help improve the body's metabolism. This results in a decrease of fat storage, thereby providing potential for assisting with weight loss.
Scientists have yet to elucidate why nearly everyone over the age of 80 experiences cataracts. Cataract is a serious issue caused by the opacity of the eye lens. Aggregation of alpha-crystallin, a component protein, leads to this opacity. It decreases lens function and affecting one's field and power of vision. Expressing alpha-crystallin in the lens could be an effective means of prevention, as lens proteins cannot be replaced in a lifetime. Other aging-associated events such as alopecia, obesity, and skin pigmentation are also serious issues for older humans.
Researchers observe that suppressing alopecia is closely related to the 5α-reductase activity and expression of type 17 collagen and HSP47 by regulating the protein levels. The proteolysis of type 17 collagen in hair follicle stem cells miniaturizes hair follicles and results in aging-associated hair loss, but HSP47, a collagen-specific chaperone, can inhibit the proteolysis, preventing alopecia. Furthermore, 5α-reductase binds to testosterone and converts it to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which stimulates hair loss and thinning.
Researchers observe that regulation of protein levels can closey suppress alopecia by controlling the 5α-reductase activity and expression of type 17 collagen and HSP47. The proteolysis of type 17 collagen miniaturizes hair follicles and leads to aging-associated hair loss, but HSP47, a collagen-specific chaperone, prevents alopecia by inhibiting the proteolysis. Furthermore, 5α-reductase binds to testosterone, converting it to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which stimulates hair loss and thinning.
Higher expression of UCP1 in the mitochondria of adipocytes raises body temperature, increasing the number of mitochondria and reducing body fat. Irisin, a peptide hormone secreted from skeletal muscle cells in response to exercise, induces the differentiation from fat-storing white adipocytes to fat-burning brown adipocytes, thus leading to weight loss. Therefore, substances that stimulate irisin secretion could have weight loss effects. It appears that obesity is closely related to the expression levels of UCP1 and irisin.
Closely related obesity seems to be expressed in the levels of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) and irisin. UCP1 increases the number of mitochondria and reduces body fat by raising body temperature in the mitochondria of adipocytes. Furthermore, irisin, a peptide hormone secreted from skeletal muscle cells in response to exercise, induces the differentiation of white adipocytes into fat-burning brown adipocytes, resulting in weight loss. Therefore, substances stimulating the secretion of irisin would have weight-loss effects.
Various exogenous and endogenous stimuli promote synthesis of melanin, which causes pigmentation of the skin. Sunlight, stress, and air pollution expose humans to ultraviolet light that generates excess amounts of ROS on the skin surface, stimulating melanocytes to produce tyrosinase. This reacts with tyrosine to produce melanin. To suppress melanin production, antioxidants capture excess amounts of ROS. The aim is to find new functionality from food with a high ORAC value.
Researchers evaluated the anti-aging effects of berry extracts by studying their effect on the induction of α-crystallin expression for anti-aging of the eye, expression of type 17 collagen and HSP47 to inhibit 5α-reductase for alopecia, induction of UCP1 expression and irisin secretion from skeletal muscle cells for weight loss, and tyrosinase activity in melanocytes. They discovered that black raspberry extract (BRE) contained large amounts of delphinidin that could induce the anti-aging-related protein, sirtuin.
Higher antioxidant activities of berry extracts, particularly BRE, suggests anti-aging effects.
It is concluded that extracts from black raspberry, blueberry, and raspberry, packed with antioxidants and natural compounds, can aid in the prevention and treatment of cataract, alopecia, skin whitening, and weight loss. Such findings suggest great potential for treatments based solely on these extracts or combining them with numerous other nutrients and botanical extracts, potentially offering further age-defying benefits.
Additional Resources:
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632771/
2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257755495_Berry_antioxidants_Small_fruits_providing_large_benefits
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8271923/
4. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-reasons-to-eat-berries
Black Raspberry, Blueberry, and Raspberry Extracts prevent cataract, alopecia, aid in skin whitening, and promote weight loss, and have potent anti-aging effects.
Recent research has revealed that extracts from black raspberry, blueberry, and raspberry have remarkable anti-aging benefits for the human body. Studies have explored the compounds in these extracts that can delay the onset of certain age-related ailments, restore hair growth, and help with weight loss.
Researchers have found that the antioxidants in black raspberry extract can protect the eyes from building up proteins, resulting in enhanced vision and protection from developing cataracts. This extract has been shown to prevent and reduce the symptoms of cataracts, which are caused by the protein build-up in the eye lens slowly reducing vision.
Scientists have shown that blueberry extract may benefit in treating alopecia areata. Alopecia Areata is autoimmune disorder which causes hair loss on the scalp and other parts of the body. The powerful antioxidants in blueberry extract strongly stimulate the anagen phase of the hair cycle, promoting hair growth and helping to restore hair.
Studies have found that due to their strong anti-oxidant properties, raspberry extract's melanin-inhibiting capabilities can help lighten age spots. Both black raspberry and raspberry extract can help whiten skin, reducing the signs of aging, such as wrinkles and sagging skin.
Polyphenols and natural compounds in black raspberry and raspberry extracts can help improve the body's metabolism. This results in a decrease of fat storage, thereby providing potential for assisting with weight loss.
Scientists have yet to elucidate why nearly everyone over the age of 80 experiences cataracts. Cataract is a serious issue caused by the opacity of the eye lens. Aggregation of alpha-crystallin, a component protein, leads to this opacity. It decreases lens function and affecting one's field and power of vision. Expressing alpha-crystallin in the lens could be an effective means of prevention, as lens proteins cannot be replaced in a lifetime. Other aging-associated events such as alopecia, obesity, and skin pigmentation are also serious issues for older humans.
Researchers observe that suppressing alopecia is closely related to the 5α-reductase activity and expression of type 17 collagen and HSP47 by regulating the protein levels. The proteolysis of type 17 collagen in hair follicle stem cells miniaturizes hair follicles and results in aging-associated hair loss, but HSP47, a collagen-specific chaperone, can inhibit the proteolysis, preventing alopecia. Furthermore, 5α-reductase binds to testosterone and converts it to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which stimulates hair loss and thinning.
Researchers observe that regulation of protein levels can closey suppress alopecia by controlling the 5α-reductase activity and expression of type 17 collagen and HSP47. The proteolysis of type 17 collagen miniaturizes hair follicles and leads to aging-associated hair loss, but HSP47, a collagen-specific chaperone, prevents alopecia by inhibiting the proteolysis. Furthermore, 5α-reductase binds to testosterone, converting it to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which stimulates hair loss and thinning.
Higher expression of UCP1 in the mitochondria of adipocytes raises body temperature, increasing the number of mitochondria and reducing body fat. Irisin, a peptide hormone secreted from skeletal muscle cells in response to exercise, induces the differentiation from fat-storing white adipocytes to fat-burning brown adipocytes, thus leading to weight loss. Therefore, substances that stimulate irisin secretion could have weight loss effects. It appears that obesity is closely related to the expression levels of UCP1 and irisin.
Closely related obesity seems to be expressed in the levels of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) and irisin. UCP1 increases the number of mitochondria and reduces body fat by raising body temperature in the mitochondria of adipocytes. Furthermore, irisin, a peptide hormone secreted from skeletal muscle cells in response to exercise, induces the differentiation of white adipocytes into fat-burning brown adipocytes, resulting in weight loss. Therefore, substances stimulating the secretion of irisin would have weight-loss effects.
Various exogenous and endogenous stimuli promote synthesis of melanin, which causes pigmentation of the skin. Sunlight, stress, and air pollution expose humans to ultraviolet light that generates excess amounts of ROS on the skin surface, stimulating melanocytes to produce tyrosinase. This reacts with tyrosine to produce melanin. To suppress melanin production, antioxidants capture excess amounts of ROS. The aim is to find new functionality from food with a high ORAC value.
Researchers evaluated the anti-aging effects of berry extracts by studying their effect on the induction of α-crystallin expression for anti-aging of the eye, expression of type 17 collagen and HSP47 to inhibit 5α-reductase for alopecia, induction of UCP1 expression and irisin secretion from skeletal muscle cells for weight loss, and tyrosinase activity in melanocytes. They discovered that black raspberry extract (BRE) contained large amounts of delphinidin that could induce the anti-aging-related protein, sirtuin.
Higher antioxidant activities of berry extracts, particularly BRE, suggests anti-aging effects.
It is concluded that extracts from black raspberry, blueberry, and raspberry, packed with antioxidants and natural compounds, can aid in the prevention and treatment of cataract, alopecia, skin whitening, and weight loss. Such findings suggest great potential for treatments based solely on these extracts or combining them with numerous other nutrients and botanical extracts, potentially offering further age-defying benefits.
Additional Resources:
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632771/
2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257755495_Berry_antioxidants_Small_fruits_providing_large_benefits
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8271923/
4. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-reasons-to-eat-berries