The effects of phytochemicals and herbal bio-active compounds on tumour necrosis factor-α in overweight and obese individuals: a clinical review

Obesity is abnormal fat accumulation in the body which acts as a risk factor for various cardiometabolic states. Adipose tissue in excess can release inflammatory factors, including TNF-α and IL-6, and suppress adiponectin production. TNF-α increases the levels of IL-6 and acute phase reactants such...

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Published in:Inflammopharmacology 2022-02, Vol.30 (1), p.91-110
Main Authors: Bagherniya, Mohammad, Mahdavi, Atena, Abbasi, Elahe, Iranshahy, Milad, Sathyapalan, Thozhukat, Sahebkar, Amirhossein
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Dermatology
Gastroenterology
Humans
Immunology
Insulin Resistance
Obesity - drug therapy
Obesity - metabolism
Overweight - drug therapy
Overweight - metabolism
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Phytochemicals - pharmacology
Phytochemicals - therapeutic use
Review
Rheumatology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - metabolism
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Summary:Obesity is abnormal fat accumulation in the body which acts as a risk factor for various cardiometabolic states. Adipose tissue in excess can release inflammatory factors, including TNF-α and IL-6, and suppress adiponectin production. TNF-α increases the levels of IL-6 and acute phase reactants such as C-reactive protein. Inflammation has a crucial role in developing and progressing various cardiometabolic diseases and a wide range of obesity-related complications. It has been shown that TNF-α has a significant role in the development of insulin resistance. Recently, a growing body of evidence has focused on herbal medicine, phytochemicals and natural bioactive compounds as inexpensive, relatively easy accessible agents with low adverse effects to reduce inflammatory markers such as TNF-α and simultaneously decrease insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and dyslipidemia in obesity. The main focus of the current review is to summarize the results of the studies, which assessed the effects of phytochemicals and herbal bio-active compounds on serum TNF-α in subjects with overweight or obesity. This review suggests that herbal medicine have favorable effects on the reduction of TNF-α concentration; however, the results were not uniform for different products. Among the reviewed plants, ginger, ginseng, resveratrol, and flaxseed had more promising effects.
ISSN:0925-4692
1568-5608
DOI:10.1007/s10787-021-00902-y