College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan.
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
J Agric Food Chem. 2021 Dec 29;69(51):15484-15494. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c06194. Epub 2021 Dec 15.
Honeybee products are not only beneficial to human health but also important to the food industry. One such product is propolis, a resinous substance that honeybees collect from certain trees and plants and store inside their hives. Although various health benefits of propolis have been reported, the chemical composition of propolis varies greatly depending on the growing region and plant origin. These differences have led to many misconceptions and conflicting research results. In this paper, we review research findings on how the growing region and plant origin of propolis affects its composition. We also discuss trends in research on the antiobesity and antidiabetes effects of propolis as well as recent findings that a major component of Brazilian green propolis modulates adipocyte function. Finally, we discuss challenges to be tackled in future research on the health benefits of propolis and share our perspective on the future of this field.
蜂产品不仅有益于人类健康，而且对食品工业也很重要。其中一种产品是蜂胶，它是蜜蜂从某些树木和植物中采集并储存在蜂巢内的一种树脂状物质。尽管已经报道了蜂胶的各种健康益处，但蜂胶的化学成分因生长地区和植物来源的不同而有很大差异。这些差异导致了许多误解和相互矛盾的研究结果。在本文中，我们综述了有关蜂胶的生长地区和植物来源如何影响其组成的研究结果。我们还讨论了蜂胶的抗肥胖和抗糖尿病作用的研究趋势，以及最近发现巴西绿蜂胶的主要成分调节脂肪细胞功能的研究结果。最后，我们讨论了在蜂胶的健康益处的未来研究中需要解决的挑战，并分享了我们对该领域未来的看法。
