Self-Assembled Protein Micelles for Encapsulation of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA): The Improvement of Bioaccessibility and Lipid-Lowering Activity

IF 5.3 2区 农林科学 Q1 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Yumeng Liu, Haoran Song, Jing Li, Wentao Xing, Jing Li, Rina Wu, Junrui Wu
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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22-carbon-6) is renowned for its diverse biological activities and essential role in human wellness. However, owing to its highly unsaturated structure, dietary DHA is susceptible to oxidation and degradation in the gastrointestinal tract. Proteins are considered ideal carriers for protecting sensitive bioactive compounds like DHA from environmental factors. In this study, we prepared self-assembled micelles of ovalbumin (Ova), myosin (Myo), 7S soy globulin (Ssg), and β-lactoglobulin (β-la) to encapsulate DHA, resulting in O(DHA), M(DHA), S(DHA), and β(DHA) micelles via the chymotrypsin hydrolysis. We evaluated the encapsulation effectiveness of these micelles by assessing their encapsulation efficiency, storage stability, and bioaccessibility of DHA. The results indicated that O(DHA), M(DHA), S(DHA), and β(DHA) formed uniform, monodisperse nanospheres, with an outer shell composed of hydrolyzed micelle material and an inner core of encapsulated DHA. The secondary structures of Ova, Myo, Ssg, and β-la micelles were altered during the micelle formation process. The encapsulation rates for DHA in Ova, Myo, and β-la micelles were all above 70%, with Ssg micelles achieving over 90%. The zeta potential values of O(DHA), M(DHA), S(DHA), and β(DHA) remained between 20 and 30 mV over 4 weeks of storage. The particle diameters of O(DHA), S(DHA), and β(DHA) remained relatively stable throughout the storage period, while the diameter of M(DHA) showed significant changes. Additionally, the bioaccessibilities of O(DHA), M(DHA), and β(DHA) were all above 50%, with S(DHA) reaching 71.36 ± 4.27%. The encapsulation of DHA in Ova, Myo, Ssg, and β-la micelles enhanced the retention of DHA in gastrointestinal fluid. Ova, Myo, Ssg, and β-la micelles significantly improved the efficiency of DHA transport across a Caco-2 cell monolayer. Micelles containing DHA were more effective than free DHA in reducing total cholesterol (TC) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, increasing the number of autophagosomes, and upregulating the mRNA expression levels of PPARα and CPT1A in HepG2 cells, thereby reducing lipid accumulation. These findings support the use of Ova, Myo, Ssg, and β-la micelles as effective carriers for DHA.

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用于封装二十二碳六烯酸 (DHA) 的自组装蛋白胶束:提高生物可及性和降脂活性
二十二碳六烯酸(DHA;22-碳-6)因其多样化的生物活性和在人类健康中的重要作用而闻名于世。然而,由于其高度不饱和结构,膳食中的 DHA 在胃肠道中容易氧化和降解。蛋白质被认为是保护 DHA 等敏感生物活性化合物免受环境因素影响的理想载体。在这项研究中,我们制备了卵清蛋白(Ova)、肌球蛋白(Myo)、7S 大豆球蛋白(Ssg)和β-乳球蛋白(β-la)的自组装胶束来封装 DHA,并通过糜蛋白酶水解得到了 O(DHA)、M(DHA)、S(DHA)和β(DHA)胶束。我们通过评估这些胶束的封装效率、储存稳定性和 DHA 的生物可及性来评价它们的封装效果。结果表明,O(DHA)、M(DHA)、S(DHA)和β(DHA)形成了均匀、单分散的纳米球,其外壳由水解胶束材料组成,内核则是封装的 DHA。在胶束形成过程中,Ova、Myo、Ssg 和 β-la 胶束的二级结构发生了变化。DHA在Ova、Myo和β-la胶束中的封装率均超过70%,Ssg胶束的封装率超过90%。经过 4 周的储存,O(DHA)、M(DHA)、S(DHA)和 β(DHA)的 zeta 电位值保持在 20 至 30 mV 之间。在整个储存期间,O(DHA)、S(DHA)和β(DHA)的粒径保持相对稳定,而 M(DHA)的粒径则出现了显著变化。此外,O(DHA)、M(DHA)和β(DHA)的生物利用度均高于 50%,S(DHA)达到 71.36 ± 4.27%。将 DHA 包封在 Ova、Myo、Ssg 和 β-la 胶束中可提高 DHA 在胃肠液中的保留率。Ova、Myo、Ssg和β-la胶束能显著提高DHA在Caco-2细胞单层中的转运效率。与游离 DHA 相比,含有 DHA 的胶束能更有效地降低总胆固醇(TC)和丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)水平,增加自噬体的数量,上调 PPARα 和 CPT1A 在 HepG2 细胞中的 mRNA 表达水平,从而减少脂质积累。这些发现支持使用 Ova、Myo、Ssg 和 β-la 胶束作为 DHA 的有效载体。
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Food and Bioprocess Technology
Food and Bioprocess Technology 农林科学-食品科技
CiteScore
9.50
自引率
19.60%
发文量
200
审稿时长
2.8 months
期刊介绍: Food and Bioprocess Technology provides an effective and timely platform for cutting-edge high quality original papers in the engineering and science of all types of food processing technologies, from the original food supply source to the consumer’s dinner table. It aims to be a leading international journal for the multidisciplinary agri-food research community. The journal focuses especially on experimental or theoretical research findings that have the potential for helping the agri-food industry to improve process efficiency, enhance product quality and, extend shelf-life of fresh and processed agri-food products. The editors present critical reviews on new perspectives to established processes, innovative and emerging technologies, and trends and future research in food and bioproducts processing. The journal also publishes short communications for rapidly disseminating preliminary results, letters to the Editor on recent developments and controversy, and book reviews.
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