Fasting serum hippuric acid is elevated after bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) consumption and associates with improvement of fasting glucose levels and insulin secretion in persons at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Vanessa De Mello, Maria Lankinen, Jaana Lindström, Riitta Puupponen-Pimiä, David Laaksonen, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Marko Lehtonen, Matti Uusitupa, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Riitta Törrönen, Kati Hanhineva

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    Abstract

    Scope: Urinary hippuric acid has been proposed as a biomarker for fruit, vegetable, and polyphenol consumption. We assessed how serum hippuric acid changes after a bilberry-enriched diet (BB; high anthocyanin intake) and another berry diet including strawberries, raspberries, and cloudberries (SRC; lower anthocyanin intake) and how these changes associate with insulin and glucose metabolism. Methods and results: Hippuric acid was measured with LC-QTOF-MS metabolite profiling analysis from fasting serum samples at baseline and after an 8-week intervention in 47 individuals with features of the metabolic syndrome who were randomized to either a BB diet (n = 15), an SRC diet (n = 20) or a control diet (n = 12). Fasting serum hippuric acid increased significantly (3.5-fold, p = 0.001) only in the BB group and correlated with changes in fasting plasma glucose concentration (r = –0.54, p < 0.05) and insulin secretion (r = 0.59, p < 0.05). These associations were confirmed in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (n = 198). Conclusion: Fasting serum hippuric acid is increased after consumption of anthocyanin-rich bilberries, and may contribute to the beneficial effect of bilberry consumption through its associations with better glycemic control and β-cell function.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number1700019
    JournalMolecular Nutrition and Food Research
    Volume61
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2017
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • bilberry
    • glucose metabolism
    • hippuric acid
    • LC-MS
    • vaccinium myrtillus

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