Progress in the Study and Use of Seawater Vegetables

Li, Lingyu; Zhao, Yang; Han, Guoliang; Guo, Jianrong; Meng, Zhe; Chen, Min

doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.0c00346

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“…This result may be attributed to its estrogenic activity, since the estrogen plays a critical role in maintaining pregnancy and facilitating fetal growth in rats . Similar results were previously obtained by using pig models . In this study, daidzein was supplemented in the rat diet after mating.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Previous studies indicated that daidzein has the potential to improve the reproductive performance of a variety of animal species . In the present study, maternal daidzein supplementation not only increased the number of total viable fetuses but also increased the litter weight and the weight of individual viable foetuses.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 65%

“…In addition to estrogenic activity, daidzein also possesses a variety of characteristics such as antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and differentiation‐inducing abilities . In recent years, the effects of daidzein supplementation on reproductive performance have been investigated by using a variety of animal species, and most studies have shown a beneficial effect . However, the exact role of daidzein in the regulation of fetal growth and its potential mechanisms are still unclear.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Dietary Daidzein Supplementation During Pregnancy Facilitates Fetal Growth in Rats

Zhang

Xie

Chen

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Molecular Nutrition Food Res

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Scope Daidzein, a natural isoflavone with estrogen‐like activity, has been implicated in the regulation of reproductive performance in mammals. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved. Here, the effects and potential mechanisms of daidzein supplementation on fetal growth in rats have been explored. Methods and results Thirty‐six pregnant Sprague–Dawley rats are assigned to receive either an AIN‐93M diet or an AIN‐93M diet supplemented with 50 mg kg–1 daidzein. Blood, placental, and fetus samples were collected on day 15 of gestation. It is shown that daidzein significantly improves the rat reproductive performance, which is associated with a higher fetus number, and the weight of the fetus and placenta (p < 0.05). Daidzein also increases the maternal serum estrogen and leptin concentrations, and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) (p < 0.05). Notably, the isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ)‐based proteomics analysis identifies 43 differentially expressed (DE) proteins in the placenta upon daidzein supplementation (p < 0.05). Interestingly, critical proteins involved in amino acid transport and metabolism, embryonic development, ubiquitination processes, and immune responses are upregulated in the daidzein group (p < 0.05). Conclusion These results not only indicate a beneficial effect of daidzein supplementation on reproductive performance but also offer potential mechanisms behind daidzein‐facilitated fetal growth in rats.

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confidence: 99%

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Dietary Daidzein Supplementation During Pregnancy Facilitates Fetal Growth in Rats

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Xie

Chen

et al. 2018

Molecular Nutrition Food Res

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“…Overview of the post-harvest processing of algae Algae historically have been largely wild-harvested from bodies of water, but the increased demand of these products has driven producers to cultivate algae in more controlled environments (see Figure 1E). If strategically implemented, commercial production can also be leveraged to remediate depleted waters, combat invasive algal species, and reduce the burden on natural algae in locations with decreasing wild populations of algae (Hart et al 2014, Li et al 2020). Freshly harvested algae can be stored prior to consumption, although the high moisture content of the seaweed necessitates immediate processing or addition of a preservative such as mineral salts (e.g., sodium chloride) to prevent growth of spoilage organisms (Wang, Zhang, and Fang 2019).…”

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Impact of thermal processing on the nutrients, phytochemicals, and metal contaminants in edible algae

Redan

2020

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

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Edible algae products have increasingly become a larger component of diets worldwide. Algae can be a source of essential micronutrients and bioactive phytochemicals, although select varieties also often contain elevated concentrations of heavy metal contaminants. Due to the effects thermal processing of foodstuffs can have on levels of nutrients, phytochemicals, and contaminants, it is important to consider the role processing has on the levels of these components in algae food products. Here, we evaluate the literature covering how different types of processing, including commercial thermal application and in-home preparation, affect constituents such as vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, pigment compounds, and metal contaminants. Overall, the literature suggests that there are optimum processing conditions and specific cooking techniques that can be used to increase retention of important nutritional components while also reducing concentrations of metal contaminants. Although further research is needed on how thermal processing affects individual compounds in algae and their ultimate bioavailability, these data should be taken into consideration in order to inform design of product processing to both increase retention of nutritional components and limit metal contaminants.

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“…Many halophytes can be used as vegetables for human consumption [ 72 ]. Seawater vegetables are rich in protein, vitamins, and a variety of essential trace elements [ 73 ]. S. salsa grown on saline land, even in coastal areas, is widely used as a vegetable.…”

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Protection of Halophytes and Their Uses for Cultivation of Saline-Alkali Soil in China

Liu

Wang

2021

Biology

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Over 800 million hectares of arable lands are affected by salinity in the world. In China, saline-alkali soils account for 25% of farmland and are underutilized. One sustainable strategy to make better use of saline land is to plant halophytes, salt-tolerant plants that can survive and complete their life cycle in media containing more than 200 mM NaCl. Halophytes have potential economic value as grain, vegetable, fruit, medicine, animal feed, and biofuel feedstocks, and in greening and coastal protection. Therefore, the cultivation and protection of halophytes is very important. In the past few decades, a lot of work has been done on the protection and utilization of halophytes in saline soil improvement and development worldwide. This article focuses on the distribution of saline-alkali conditions and current measures to protect halophytes, as well as the application of halophytes in the sustainable development of saline-alkali land. This information is helpful for protection and utilization of halophytes in the sustainable development of saline land worldwide.

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Progress in the Study and Use of Seawater Vegetables

Cited by 14 publications

References 109 publications

Dietary Daidzein Supplementation During Pregnancy Facilitates Fetal Growth in Rats

Dietary Daidzein Supplementation During Pregnancy Facilitates Fetal Growth in Rats

Impact of thermal processing on the nutrients, phytochemicals, and metal contaminants in edible algae

Protection of Halophytes and Their Uses for Cultivation of Saline-Alkali Soil in China

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