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Açai lowers cholesterol and attenuates atherosclerosis, rabbit study -
Nutra USA, 1/11/12
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Acai juice shows joint health potential: Monavie study - Nutra USA, 4/13/11
- "At the end of the study, results showed a decline in pain measures, as well
as improvements in the range of motion in the spine and other extremities" - [Abstract]
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Amazing acai alleviates atherosclerosis: Study - Nutra USA, 4/6/11 -
"The
study, published in Atherosclerosis , presents evidence to suggest that the
athero-protective effect of the açaí juice is in part due to reduced break down
of lipids (lipid peroxidation) – which may be due to increasing the levels and
activity of two antioxidant enzymes ... Markers of oxidative stress were found
to be significantly lower in the serum and liver of açaí juice fed animals ...
Results from analysis of 17 genes related to oxidation/antioxidant enzymes also
showed that expression of two antioxidant enzyme genes glutathione peroxidase
(GPX) and glutathione reductase (GSR) – considered important antioxidant enzymes
in vascular systems – were significantly up-regulated in the aorta of açaí juice
fed mice ... The activities of GSR in serum and liver and GPX in serum were also
reported to increase in açaí juice fed mice ... Hence, these two antioxidant
enzymes may act synergistically to reduce lipid peroxidation ... In further
experiments, mice fed açaí juice for 5 weeks were reported to have significantly
lower serum levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α"
-[Abstract]
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‘Insufficient and unconvincing’ scientific evidence to promote acai, says
review - Nutra USA, 3/16/11
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Acai extracts show brain health potential - Nutra USA, 11/30/10
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Acai may boost survival, for fruit flies at least: NIH Study - Nutra
USA, 2/4/10
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Rooibus extract may boost acai's health punch - Nutra USA, 10/29/09
Abstracts:
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Euterpe Oleracea (Açai) Modifies Sterol Metabolism and Attenuates
Experimentally-Induced Atherosclerosis - J Atheroscler Thromb. 2011 Dec 3
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Açaí
juice attenuates atherosclerosis in ApoE deficient mice through antioxidant and
anti-inflammatory activities - Atherosclerosis. 2011 Feb 24 -
"ApoE(-/-)
mice were fed AIN-93G diet (CD) or CD formulated to contain 5% freeze-dried açaí
juice powder (AJ) for 20 weeks. The mean lesion areas in the aorta for apoE(-/-)
mice fed AJ were 58% less (P<0.001) compared to that for CD fed mice.
HDL-cholesterol was higher in AJ fed mice. Biomarkers of lipid peroxidation,
including F(2)-isoprostanes and isomers of hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids and
hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids were significantly lower in serum and in liver of
AJ fed mice. Expression of the two antioxidant enzyme genes, Gpx3 and Gsr, were
significantly up-regulated in the aorta from AJ fed mice. The activity of GPX,
GSR and PON1 increased in serum and/or liver of mice fed AJ. In the second
experiment, ApoE(-/-) mice were fed CD or AJ for 5 weeks. Serum levels, gene
expression and protein levels of the two proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and
IL-6 in the resident macrophages with or without LPS stimulation were lower in
mice fed AJ. SEAP reporter assay determined that AJ reduced NF-κB activation"
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