TY - JOUR
T1 - Opuntia genus in Human Health
T2 - A Comprehensive Summary on Its Pharmacological, Therapeutic and Preventive Properties. Part 1
AU - Madrigal-Santillán, Eduardo
AU - Portillo-Reyes, Jacqueline
AU - Madrigal-Bujaidar, Eduardo
AU - Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Manuel
AU - Mercado-Gonzalez, Paola E.
AU - Izquierdo-Vega, Jeannett A.
AU - Vargas-Mendoza, Nancy
AU - Álvarez-González, Isela
AU - Fregoso-Aguilar, Tomás
AU - Delgado-Olivares, Luis
AU - Morales-González, Ángel
AU - Anguiano-Robledo, Liliana
AU - Morales-González, José A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Opuntia spp. is a diverse and widely distributed genus in Africa, Asia, Australia, and America. Mexico has the largest number of wild species; mainly O. streptacantha, O. hyptiacantha, O. albicarpa, O. megacantha and O. ficus-indica. The latter being the most cultivated and domesticated species. Throughout history, plants and their phytochemicals have played an important role in health care and Opuntia spp. has shown a high nutritional, medicinal, pharmaceutical, and economic impacts. Its main bioactive compounds include pigments (carotenoids, betalains and betacyanins), vitamins, flavonoids (isorhamnetin, kaempferol, quercetin) and phenolic compounds. Together, they favor the different plant parts and are considered phytochemically important and associated with control, progression and prevention of some chronic and infectious diseases. This first review (Part 1), compiles information from published research (in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies) on its preventive effects against atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity, hepatoprotection, effects on human infertility and chemopreventive and/or antigenotoxic capacity. The aim is to provide scientific evidences of its beneficial properties and to encourage health professionals and researchers to expand studies on the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Opuntia spp.
AB - Opuntia spp. is a diverse and widely distributed genus in Africa, Asia, Australia, and America. Mexico has the largest number of wild species; mainly O. streptacantha, O. hyptiacantha, O. albicarpa, O. megacantha and O. ficus-indica. The latter being the most cultivated and domesticated species. Throughout history, plants and their phytochemicals have played an important role in health care and Opuntia spp. has shown a high nutritional, medicinal, pharmaceutical, and economic impacts. Its main bioactive compounds include pigments (carotenoids, betalains and betacyanins), vitamins, flavonoids (isorhamnetin, kaempferol, quercetin) and phenolic compounds. Together, they favor the different plant parts and are considered phytochemically important and associated with control, progression and prevention of some chronic and infectious diseases. This first review (Part 1), compiles information from published research (in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies) on its preventive effects against atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity, hepatoprotection, effects on human infertility and chemopreventive and/or antigenotoxic capacity. The aim is to provide scientific evidences of its beneficial properties and to encourage health professionals and researchers to expand studies on the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Opuntia spp.
KW - Antioxidant capacity
KW - Biological activities
KW - Chemopreventive effect
KW - Opuntia spp
KW - Phytochemicals
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85123776218&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/horticulturae8020088
DO - 10.3390/horticulturae8020088
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85123776218
SN - 2311-7524
VL - 8
JO - Horticulturae
JF - Horticulturae
IS - 2
M1 - 88
ER -
