Relationship between inflammation and primary metabolism in the postprandial period

• Grant number: 20/16542-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: March 01, 2021
• End date: February 28, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Science
• Principal Investigator: Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco
• Grantee: Carlos Mario Donado Pestana
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/07914-8 - FoRC - Food Research Center, AP.CEPID

Abstract

The postprandial period comprises the first hours after the intake of a meal, when nutrients are being absorbed in the small intestine. In this timeframe, plasma levels of dietary compounds, intermediates of primary metabolism and signalling molecules undergo rapid changes, in contrast to their values in the post-absorptive (basal) state. These changes trigger an acute inflammatory response, measurable as changes in pro-inflammatory cytokines, oxylipins and other humoral mediators of inflammation, but also in terms of changes in the number of circulating immune cells and their gene expression pattern. Despite being scarcely understood, postprandial inflammation has been an active topic of research in the last decade, leading to the understanding that meal composition plays a role in this phenomenon which is thought to be proportional to the fat content of the ingested food. It is also important to note that although postprandial inflammation happens under normal physiological circumstances, it can be associated to chronic diseases such as insulin resistance and Obesity. The naturally large interindividual variability in postprandial metabolic and inflammatory changes poses an obstacle to their understanding. Changes in metabolite concentrations and inflammatory markers are prone to a high degree of variability amongst individuals, which is the result of numerous variables involved in the digestion, absorption and metabolism of dietary compounds. Understanding the relationship between plasma metabolite changes in the hours following the intake of a meal and the development of postprandial inflammation, as well as mapping the natural interindividual variability is key to understand how these changes are linked to health and disease and how to intervene in this phenomenon. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(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)

DUARTE, STEPHANY GONCALVES; DONADO-PESTANA, CARLOS M.; MORE, TUSHAR H.; RODRIGUES, LARISSA; HILLER, KARSTEN; FIAMONCINI, JARLEI. Dry blood spots as a sampling strategy to identify insulin resistance markers during a dietary challenge. GENES AND NUTRITION, v. 19, n. 1, p. 9-pg., 2024-12-01. (21/09237-0, 20/16542-0, 22/02941-6, 21/08657-5)

MOURA, MARCIO H. C.; DONADO-PESTANA, CARLOS M.; RODRIGUES, LARISSA; PESSOA, ERIKA V. M.; ROSSI E SILVA, RAFAELA; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAN T.; GENOVESE, MARIA INES. Long-term supplementation with phenolic compounds from jaboticaba (Plinia jaboticaba (Vell.) Berg) reduces adiposophaty and improves glucose, lipid, and energy metabolism. Food Research International, v. 143, MAY 2021. (18/24477-4, 20/16542-0)

DOS SANTOS-DONADO, PRISCILA R.; DONADO-PESTANA, CARLOS M.; TANAKA, FRANCISCO A. OSSAMU; VENTURINI, ANNA C.; DELGADO, EDUARDO FRANCISQUINE; CONTRERAS-CASTILLO, CARMEN J.. Effects of high-oxygen, carbon monoxide modified atmospheres and vacuum packaging on quality of Longissimus thoracis et lumborum steaks from Nellore cows during ageing. Food Research International, v. 143, MAY 2021. (10/08182-2, 20/16542-0, 09/13559-0, 17/26667-2, 19/18346-7)

PESSOA, ERIKA V. M.; MOURA, MARCIO H. C.; RODRIGUES, LARISSA; ROSSI E SILVA, RAFAELA; CASTRO, ERIQUE; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; DONADO-PESTANA, CARLOS M.; GENOVESE, MARIA INES. Jaboticaba (Plinia jaboticaba (Vell.) Berg) polyphenols alleviate skeletal muscle insulin resistance by modulating PI3K/Akt/GLUT-4 and AMPK signaling pathways in diet-induced obese mice. FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESSING AND NUTRITION, v. 6, n. 1, p. 9-pg., 2024-08-04. (21/09237-0, 20/16542-0, 13/07914-8)

VASCONCELOS, AMANDA D.; DONADO-PESTANA, CARLOS M.; MORE, TUSHAR H.; DUARTE, GRAZIELA B. S.; DUARTE, STEPHANY G.; DIAS, CAROLINE G.; RODRIGUES, LARISSA; HERNANDEZ, GUILHERME N.; FOCK, RICARDO; HILLER, KARSTEN; et al. D-limonene supplementation does not alter postprandial metabolism of postmenopausal women challenged with a mixed macronutrient tolerance test: a pilot study. FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESSING AND NUTRITION, v. 6, n. 1, p. 12-pg., 2024-07-01. (13/07914-8, 19/24311-1, 20/16542-0, 22/08109-0, 22/02941-6, 21/08657-5)

DOS SANTOS-DONADO, PRISCILA R.; DONADO-PESTANA, CARLOS M.; RONDAN-SANABRIA, GERBY G.; PAULETTI, BIANCA A.; KAWAHARA, REBECA; PALMISANO, GIUSEPPE; FINARDI-FILHO, FLAVIO. Two-dimensional gel and shotgun proteomics approaches for the comparative evaluation of genetically modified maize. OURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATIO, v. N/A, p. 21-pg., 2024-02-29. (20/16542-0, 12/02623-2, 19/18346-7)