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Protective Effects of Sulforaphane Preventing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress to Enhance Metabolic Health: A Narrative Review.

Inês Alves, Edilene Maria Queiroz Araújo, Louise T Dalgaard, Sharda Singh, Elisabet Børsheim, Eugenia Carvalho

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Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Inês AlvesInstitute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3914-7101
Edilene Maria Queiroz AraújoNutritional Genomics and Metabolic Dysfunctions Research and Extension Center, Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia, Salvador 41195001, BA, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0481-037X
Louise T DalgaardDepartment of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3598-2775
Sharda SinghDivision of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Medical Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4361-4558
Elisabet BørsheimArkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7842-0625
Eugenia CarvalhoCNC-UC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6264-3632

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The worldwide obesity epidemic has led to a drastic increase in diabetes and cardiovascular disease in younger generations. Further, maintaining metabolic health during aging is frequently a challenge due to poor diets and decreased mobility. In this setting, bioactive nutrients that are naturally occurring antioxidants, such as sulforaphane (SFN), are of high nutritional interest. SFN, a bioactive compound that is present in cruciferous vegetables, is a molecule that protects cells from cytotoxic damage and mitigates oxidative stress, protecting against disease. It exerts its action through the activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). Many studies have been performed in animals and humans to evaluate its effects on cancer, brain health, and neurodegenerative disorders. However, fewer clinical studies have been performed to evaluate its effects on insulin resistance and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) across the lifespan. Given that, in some parts of the world, particularly in Europe, the population is growing older at a significant rate, it is crucial to promote healthy habits (healthy foods, dietary pattern, precision nutrition, and physical activity) from an early stage in life and across the lifespan to avoid debilitating health conditions occurring during adulthood and aging. Thus, in this narrative review, we discuss the protective effects of SFN supplementation on inflammatory and oxidative stress pathways and relate them to metabolic disease.

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InflammationIsothiocyanatesMetabolic DiseasesOxidative StressSulfoxidesAnimalsAntioxidantsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dietary SupplementsHumansAntioxidantsIsothiocyanatessulforaphaneSulfoxideshealthy aginginflammation and oxidative stressmetabolic diseasesmetabolic syndromeNrf2nutraceuticalsulforaphane

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PMID39940284
PMCPMC11821257

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