Bioactive Food Compounds As Epigenetic Regulators

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Nutrigenomics explores and defines the rapidly evolving field of interactions in the diet and genome, through the use of nutrition, proteomics, physiology, biochemistry and epigenomics to seek and explain the mutual interactions between genes and nutrients from a molecular approach. Objective: To summarize the evidence of the impact that bioactive compounds of food exerts on epigenetic events aimed primarily at disease prevention. Methods: A literature review was carried out on the main bioactive compounds of food as epigenetic regulators, in the following search engines: COCHRANE, PUBMED, MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, CINAHL, EBSCO and SCOPUS. The synthetic analytical method was used. Results: 40 bibliographic sources were found, of which 33 scientific articles were used that provided relevant information on the subject and seven articles were excluded. Discussion: There is scientific evidence about various bioactive compounds that experience efficacy in disease prevention through epigenetic regulation. Conclusion: With the continuous progress of changes in lifestyle, it is necessary to study new molecules, which can potentially be used for disease prevention and find new drugs that can be crucial in the treatment of different diseases.

Keywords

• bioactive, food, regulators, epigenetics.