Dietary Advanced Glycation Endproducts and the Gastrointestinal Tract
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nutrients Review Dietary Advanced Glycation Endproducts and the Gastrointestinal Tract Timme van der Lugt 1,2,* , Antoon Opperhuizen 1,2, Aalt Bast 1,3 and Misha F. Vrolijk 3 1 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; [email protected] 2 Office for Risk Assessment and Research, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), 3540 AA Utrecht, The Netherlands 3 Campus Venlo, Maastricht University, 5911 BV Venlo, The Netherlands; [email protected] (A.B.); [email protected] (M.F.V.) * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 27 August 2020; Accepted: 11 September 2020; Published: 14 September 2020 Abstract: The prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is increasing in the world. The introduction of the Western diet has been suggested as a potential explanation of increased prevalence. The Western diet includes highly processed food products, and often include thermal treatment. During thermal treatment, the Maillard reaction can occur, leading to the formation of dietary advanced glycation endproducts (dAGEs). In this review, different biological effects of dAGEs are discussed, including their digestion, absorption, formation, and degradation in the gastrointestinal tract, with an emphasis on their pro-inflammatory effects. In addition, potential mechanisms in the inflammatory effects of dAGEs are discussed. This review also specifically elaborates on the involvement of the effects of dAGEs in IBD and focuses on evidence regarding the involvement of dAGEs in the symptoms of IBD. Finally, knowledge gaps that still need to be filled are identified. Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; dietary advanced glycation endproducts; gastrointestinal tract; inflammation; digestion 1. Introduction Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is the most commonly used term for a group of chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, of which ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are the two main types. Over the past years, these inflammatory diseases have emerged as a public health challenge. The prevalence of IBD has been increasing substantially over the last decades. In 2017, approximately 6–8 million people suffered from IBD [1]. Although the aetiology of IBD has been extensively investigated, the exact pathogenesis is still not fully known. Multiple factors are involved in the pathogenesis of IBD, such as environmental factors, immunological factors, genetic susceptibility, and diet [2]. Not only in the Western world, but also in newly industrialised parts of the world such as Brazil and Taiwan, the incidence of IBD is increasing [3]. This suggests the important role of the environment in the development of the disease. More specifically, the introduction of the Western diet in those areas has been suggested as a potential explanation of increased IBD incidence [1,4]. The Western diet typically includes high levels of sugars and fats and is usually highly processed. During food processing, new compounds are introduced to food and process contaminants are being formed. Additionally, food products are often enriched with sugars and fats; proteins are often added to obtain foods that may help build muscle. All of these can potentially impact human health. The processes that food products undergo often include industrial heat treatments, such as sterilization, but also cooking and baking at home. 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Studies into the local effects of dAGEs in the GI tract are dAGEs in the GI tract are scarce and it is therefore not known what the local effects of dAGES in the GI scarce and it is therefore not known what the local effects of dAGES in the GI tract are. Our research tract are. Our research group recently found that dAGEs evoke an inflammatory response in vitro. group recently found that dAGEs evoke an inflammatory response in vitro. Due to these potential Due to these potential pro-inflammatory effects of dAGEs, it can be questioned whether dAGEs could pro-inflammatory effects of dAGEs, it can be questioned whether dAGEs could be involved in the be involved in the inflammatory responses for instance in IBD patients. Therefore, the present review inflammatory responses for instance in IBD patients. Therefore, the present review focusses on the focusses on the effects of dAGEs in the GI tract and identifies knowledge gaps that still need to be filled. effects of dAGEs in the GI tract and identifies knowledge gaps that still need to be filled. Figure 1. Simplified overview on advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) formation via the Maillard Figure 1. Simplified overview on advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) formation via the Maillard reaction