Strawberry, Blueberry, and Strawberry-Blueberry Blend Beverages Prevent Hepatic Steatosis in Obese Rats by Modulating Key Genes Involved in Lipid Metabolism

Ana María Sotelo-González, Rosalía Reynoso-Camacho (), Ana Karina Hernández-Calvillo, Ana Paola Castañón-Servín, David Gustavo García-Gutiérrez, Haiku Daniel de Jesús Gómez-Velázquez, Miguel Ángel Martínez-Maldonado, Ericka Alejandra de los Ríos and Iza Fernanda Pérez-Ramírez ()
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Ana María Sotelo-González: Chemistry School, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
Rosalía Reynoso-Camacho: Chemistry School, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
Ana Karina Hernández-Calvillo: Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa-Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Reynosa 88740, Mexico
Ana Paola Castañón-Servín: Chemistry School, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
David Gustavo García-Gutiérrez: Chemistry School, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
Haiku Daniel de Jesús Gómez-Velázquez: Chemistry School, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
Miguel Ángel Martínez-Maldonado: División de Gastronomía, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Huichapan, Huichapan 42411, Mexico
Ericka Alejandra de los Ríos: Institute of Neurobiology, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
Iza Fernanda Pérez-Ramírez: Chemistry School, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-21

Abstract: There is an increasing interest in developing natural herb-infused functional beverages with health benefits; therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of strawberry, blueberry, and strawberry-blueberry blend decoction-based functional beverages on obesity-related metabolic alterations in high-fat and high-fructose diet-fed rats. The administration of the three berry-based beverages for eighteen weeks prevented the development of hypertriglyceridemia in obese rats (1.29–1.78-fold) and hepatic triglyceride accumulation (1.38–1.61-fold), preventing the development of hepatic steatosis. Furthermore, all beverages significantly down-regulated Fasn hepatic expression, whereas the strawberry beverage showed the greatest down-regulation of Acaca , involved in fatty acid de novo synthesis. Moreover, the strawberry beverage showed the most significant up-regulation of hepatic Cpt1 and Acadm (fatty acid β-oxidation). In contrast, the blueberry beverage showed the most significant down-regulation of hepatic Fatp5 and Cd36 (fatty acid intracellular transport). Nevertheless, no beneficial effect was observed on biometric measurements, adipose tissue composition, and insulin resistance. On the other hand, several urolithins and their derivatives, and other urinary polyphenol metabolites were identified after the strawberry-based beverages supplementation. In contrast, enterolactone was found significantly increase after the intake of blueberry-based beverages. These results demonstrate that functional beverages elaborated with berry fruits prevent diet-induced hypertriglyceridemia and hepatic steatosis by modulating critical genes involved in fatty acid hepatic metabolism.

Keywords: berry fruits; functional beverages; obesity; hepatic steatosis; rats; urinary polyphenols (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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