Biological changes of papaya pectins with possible benefits to human health

• Grant number: 12/23970-2
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• Duration: March 01, 2014 - February 28, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Science
• Principal Investigator: Joao Paulo Fabi
• Grantee: Joao Paulo Fabi
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated grant(s): 15/01004-5 - Multi-User Equipment approved in grant 2012/23970-2: QuantStudio 7 flex Real-Time PCR system, 96-well fast, laptop (catalog #: 4485698), AP.EMU
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/12603-5 - Effects of treatment on intestinal cancer cells with pectins isolated from chayote, papaya and passion fruit, BP.IC; 18/06274-9 - Effect of papaya cell wall treatment with pectinases in colon cancer cells, BP.IC; 18/05900-3 - Effects of in vitro inhibition of TLRs 2, 3 and 4 from human colorretal cancer cells during papaya pectin treatment, BP.IC; + associated scholarships 18/06255-4 - In vitro effect of pectins treatments from unripe and ripe papayas in colon cancer cells spheroids, BP.IC; 18/06266-6 - Effect of treatments with unripe and ripe papaya fiber in a model of in vivo colon carcinogenesis, BP.IC; 16/19657-8 - Effect of acidic and neutral papaya polysaccharides on colon cancer cells, BP.IC; 16/10895-3 - The biological effects of modified pectins extracted from different fruits on colon cancer cells, BP.DD; 15/15661-8 - Effects of cancer cells treatment with pectins from different plant types, BP.IC; 14/06535-6 - Pectic depolymerization during papaya fruit riperning: solubilization in oligosaccharides, BP.IC - associated scholarships

Abstract

Fleshy fruits are considered as rich in soluble fibers, and its consumption could reduce chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) frequency, including some sorts of cancer. Pectin, the main polysaccharides of fleshy fruit soluble fibers, could inhibit the pro-metastatic protein galectin-3 by selective binding of pectin-derived galactans in vivo and in vitro, thus reducing cancer cells growth. Pectin could also be fermented by human intestinal microbiota, inducing growth of symbiotic bacteria and producing short chain fatty acids (SCFA), which could in turn prevent colon cancer. Because of papaya is considered a pectin-rich fruit with great amounts of pectin-derived galactans, the project has the main objective of establishing a correlation between chemical structures of papaya pectins and its probable human consumption benefits. To achieve this goal, experiments comprising cultured cells treated with papaya pectins should be performed, as well as in vitro colonic fermentation and its metagenome. Controlled enzymatic treatments of papaya pectins ("fiber food engineering") could complement a possible improvement on health parameters. The results arose from this study would open new perspectives on the development of functional foods derived from pectin-rich fruits. (AU)

Scientific publications

(15)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SOARES, CAROLINE GIACOMELLI; DO PRADO, SAMIRA BERNARDINO RAMOS; ANDRADE, SONIA C. S.; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Systems Biology Applied to the Study of Papaya Fruit Ripening: The Influence of Ethylene on Pulp Softening. CELLS, v. 10, n. 9, SEP 2021. (12/23970-2, 13/07914-8, 19/11816-8)

PAESANI, CANDELA; DEGANO, ALICIA L.; INES ZALOSNIK, MARIA; FABI, JOAO PAULO; PEREZ, GABRIELA T.. Enzymatic modification of arabinoxylans from soft and hard Argentinian wheat inhibits the viability of HCT-116 cells. Food Research International, v. 147, SEP 2021. (19/11816-8, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

PRADO, SAMIRA B. R.; BEUKEMA, MARTIN; JERMENDI, EVA; SCHOLS, HENK A.; DE VOS, PAUL; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Pectin Interaction with Immune Receptors is Modulated by Ripening Process in Papayas. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 10, n. 1, FEB 3 2020. (19/11816-8, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

PAESANI, CANDELA; SCIARINI, LORENA S.; MOIRAGHI, MALENA; SALVUCCI, EMILIANO; PRADO, SAMIRA B. R.; TERESA PEREZ, GABRIELA; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Human colonic in vitro fermentation of water-soluble arabinoxylans from hard and soft wheat alters Bifidobacterium abundance and short-chain fatty acids concentration. LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 134, DEC 2020. (19/11816-8, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

DER AGOPIAN, ROBERTA GHEDINI; FABI, JOAO PAULO; CORDENUNSI-LYSENKO, BEATRIZ ROSANA. Metabolome and proteome of ethylene-treated papayas reveal different pathways to volatile compounds biosynthesis. Food Research International, v. 131, MAY 2020. (15/15661-8, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

RAMOS DO PRADO, SAMIRA BERNARDINO; SHIGA, TANIA MISUZU; HARAZONO, YOSUKE; HOGAN, VICTOR A.; RAZ, AVRAHAM; CARPITA, NICHOLAS C.; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Migration and proliferation of cancer cells in culture are differentially affected by molecular size of modified citrus pectin. Carbohydrate Polymers, v. 211, p. 141-151, MAY 1 2019. (15/01004-5, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

FABI, JOAO PAULO; RAMOS DO PRADO, SAMIRA BERNARDINO. Fast and Furious: Ethylene-Triggered Changes in the Metabolism of Papaya Fruit During Ripening. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 10, APR 26 2019. (13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

RAMOS DO PRADO, SAMIRA BERNARDINO; CASTRO-ALVES, VICTOR COSTA; FERREIRA, GABRIELLE FERNANDEZ; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Ingestion of Non-digestible Carbohydrates From Plant-Source Foods and Decreased Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Review on the Biological Effects and the Mechanisms of Action. FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION, v. 6, MAY 15 2019. (13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

ROSALES, THIECLA KATIANE OSVALDT; DA SILVA, MAGNER PESSOA; LOURENCO, FELIPE REBELLO; HASSIMOTTO, NEUZA MARIKO AYMOTO; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Nanoencapsulation of anthocyanins from blackberry (Rubus spp.) through pectin and lysozyme self-assembling. FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS, v. 114, MAY 2021. (19/11816-8, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

PRADO, SAMIRA BERNARDINO RAMOS DO; MINGUZZI, BEATRIZ TOLEDO; HOFFMANN, CHRISTIAN; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Modulation of human gut microbiota by dietary fibers from unripe and ripe papayas: Distinct polysaccharide degradation using a colonic in vitro fermentation model. Food Chemistry, v. 348, JUN 30 2021. (19/11816-8, 12/23970-2, 13/07914-8)

PEDROSA, LUCAS DE FREITAS; LOPES, RODRIGO GUIMARAES; FABI, JOAO PAULO. The acid and neutral fractions of pectins isolated from ripe and overripe papayas differentially affect galectin-3 inhibition and colon cancer cell growth. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 164, p. 2681-2690, DEC 1 2020. (16/19657-8, 13/07914-8, 19/11816-8, 12/23970-2)

DO NASCIMENTO, RAISSA SANSONI; PEDROSA, LUCAS DE FREITAS; DIETHELM, LUIZA TAMIE HIRATA; SOUZA, THALES; SHIGA, TANIA M.; FABI, JAO PAULO. The purification of pectin from commercial fruit flours results in a jaboticaba fraction that inhibits galectin-3 and colon cancer cell growth. Food Research International, v. 137, NOV 2020. (13/07914-8, 12/23970-2, 19/11816-8)

RAMOS DO PRADO, SAMIRA BERNARDINO; SANTOS, GUSTAVO R. C.; MOURAO, PAULO A. S.; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Chelate-soluble pectin fraction from papaya pulp interacts with galectin-3 and inhibits colon cancer cell proliferation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 126, p. 170-178, APR 1 2019. (13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

RAMOS DO PRADO, SAMIRA BERNARDINO; FERREIRA, GABRIELLE FERNANDEZ; HARAZONO, YOSUKE; SHIGA, TANIA MISUZU; RAZ, AVRAHAM; CARPITA, NICHOLAS C.; FABI, JOAO PAULO. Ripening-induced chemical modifications of papaya pectin inhibit cancer cell proliferation. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 7, NOV 29 2017. (15/15661-8, 15/01004-5, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

DO PRADO, SAMIRA B. R.; MELFI, PAULO R.; CASTRO-ALVES, VICTOR C.; BROETTO, SABRINA G.; ARAUJO, ELIAS S.; DO NASCIMENTO, JOAO R. O.; FABI, JOAO P.. Physiological Degradation of Pectin in Papaya Cell Walls: Release of Long Chains Galacturonans Derived from Insoluble Fractions during Postharvest Fruit Ripening. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 7, JUL 27 2016. (14/06535-6, 13/07914-8, 12/23970-2)

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