Pomegranate Protection against Cardiovascular Diseases
Figure 4
Pomegranate juice (PJ) or black currant juice consumption by healthy subjects, for a short term, decreases serum oxidative stress and increases PON1 activity. Six healthy subjects consumed 250 mL/day of pomegranate juice (PJ, POM Wonderful), black currant juice (Knudsen), Red Wine (Mondavi), Grape Juice (Lakewood), or Acai Juice (Naked) for up to one week, followed by one week of washout. Blood samples were collected before and after 2 hours or one week of beverages consumption. (a) Serum SH groups’ concentration. (b) Serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) lactonase activity (towards dihydrocoumarin) were determined. The individual results, as well as, the mean ± SD for each treatment at the different time points are shown. * versus time 0.
