Pharmacology and toxicology of tannins

Maugeri A., Lombardo G. E., Cirmi S., SÜNTAR İ., Barreca D., Lagana G., ...Daha Fazla

ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY, cilt.96, sa.5, ss.1257-1277, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 96 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00204-022-03250-0
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, EMBASE, Environment Index, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1257-1277
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ellagitannins, Proanthocyanidins, Gallotannins, Complex tannins, Pharmacological activities, Toxicology, GRAPE SEED PROANTHOCYANIDINS, HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS, GREEN TEA, SAFETY ASSESSMENT, OXIDATIVE STRESS, CITRUS-BERGAMIA, ABDOMINAL FAT, RICH EXTRACT, PINE BARK, IN-VITRO
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tannins are an interesting class of polyphenols, characterized, in almost all cases, by a different degree of polymerization, which, inevitably, markedly influences their bioavailability, as well as biochemical and pharmacological activities. They have been used for the process of tanning to transform hides into leather, from which their name derives. For several time, they have not been accurately evaluated, but now researchers have started to unravel their potential, highlighting anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activities, as well as their involvement in cardiovascular, neuroprotective and in general metabolic diseases prevention. The mechanisms underlying their activity are often complex, but the main targets of their action (such as key enzymes modulation, activation of metabolic pathways and changes in the metabolic fluxes) are highlighted in this review, without losing sight of their toxicity. This aspect still needs further and better-designed study to be thoroughly understood and allow a more conscious use of tannins for human health.