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ArticleNutrients2021

Grape-Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract Reverts Obesity-Related Metabolic Derangements in Aged Female Rats.

Marta Sierra-Cruz, Alba Miguéns-Gómez, Carme Grau-Bové, Esther Rodríguez-Gallego, Mayte Blay, Montserrat Pinent, Anna Ardévol, Ximena Terra, Raúl Beltrán-Debón

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Proanthocyanidin-Rich Cranberry Extract Lowers Glycemia in Established Obesity by Delaying Glucose Absorption.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  2. Proanthocyanidins inhibit methicillin-resistantCurrent research in food science · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marta Sierra-CruzMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1904-7859
Alba Miguéns-GómezMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1567-0018
Carme Grau-BovéMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5128-9607
Esther Rodríguez-GallegoMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Mayte BlayMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6256-9847
Montserrat PinentMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3550-5378
Anna ArdévolMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0156-7538
Ximena TerraMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1043-5844
Raúl Beltrán-DebónMoBioFood Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9691-1906
Universitat Rovira i Virgili · ES

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades AGL2017-83477-R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity and ageing are current issues of global concern. Adaptive homeostasis is compromised in the elderly, who are more likely to suffer age-related health issues, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. The current worldwide prevalence of obesity and higher life expectancy call for new strategies for treating metabolic disorders. Grape-seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) is reported to be effective in ameliorating these pathologies, especially in young animal models. In this study, we aimed to test the effectiveness of GSPE in modulating obesity-related pathologies in aged rats fed an obesogenic diet. To do so, 21-month-old rats were fed a high-fat/high-sucrose diet (cafeteria diet) for 11 weeks. Two time points for GSPE administration (500 mg/kg body weight), i.e., a 10-day preventive GSPE treatment prior to cafeteria diet intervention and a simultaneous GSPE treatment with the cafeteria diet, were assayed. Body weight, metabolic parameters, liver steatosis, and systemic inflammation were analysed. GSPE administered simultaneously with the cafeteria diet was effective in reducing body weight, total adiposity, and liver steatosis. However, the preventive treatment was effective in reducing only mesenteric adiposity in these obese, aged rats. Our results confirm that the simultaneous administration of GSPE improves metabolic disruptions caused by the cafeteria diet also in aged rats.

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AdiposityAnimalsBlood GlucoseDisease Models, AnimalFatty LiverFemaleGlucagonGrape Seed ExtractInsulinObesityProanthocyanidinsRatsRats, WistarWeight LossBlood GlucoseGlucagonGrape Seed ExtractGrape Seed ProanthocyanidinsInsulinProanthocyanidinsadiposityageingliver steatosismetabolic syndromeobesityproanthocyanidins

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