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Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Supplement Exerts Beneficial, Tissue-Specific Effects on Mitochondrial Efficiency and Redox Status in Healthy Adult Mice

Version 1 : Received: 11 September 2023 / Approved: 12 September 2023 / Online: 14 September 2023 (03:32:04 CEST)

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Walton, C.M.; Saito, E.R.; Warren, C.E.; Larsen, J.G.; Remund, N.P.; Reynolds, P.R.; Hansen, J.M.; Bikman, B.T. Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Supplement Exerts Beneficial, Tissue-Specific Effects on Mitochondrial Efficiency and Redox Status in Healthy Adult Mice. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4454. Walton, C.M.; Saito, E.R.; Warren, C.E.; Larsen, J.G.; Remund, N.P.; Reynolds, P.R.; Hansen, J.M.; Bikman, B.T. Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Supplement Exerts Beneficial, Tissue-Specific Effects on Mitochondrial Efficiency and Redox Status in Healthy Adult Mice. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4454.

Abstract

Yerba maté, an herbal tea derived from Ilex paraguariensis, has previously been reported to be protective against obesity-related and other cardiometabolic disorders. Using high-resolution respirometry and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, the effects of four weeks of yerba maté consumption on mitochondrial efficiency and cellular redox status in skeletal muscle, adipose, and liver, tissues highly relevant to whole body metabolism, were explored in healthy adult mice. Yerba maté treatment increased mitochondrial oxygen consumption in adipose, but not in other tissues examined. Yerba maté increased ATP concentration in skeletal muscle and decreased ATP concentration in adipose. Combined with observed changes in oxygen consumption, these data yielded a significantly higher ATP:O2, a measure of mitochondrial efficiency, in muscle and a significantly lower ATP:O2 in adipose, which were consistent with yerba maté-induced weight loss. Yerba maté treatment also altered the hepatic glutathione (GSH)/glutathione disulfide (GSSG) redox potential to a more reduced redox state, suggesting potential protective effects against oxidative stress and preservation of cellular function. Together, these data indicate beneficial, tissue-specific effects of yerba maté supplementation on mitochondrial bioenergetics and redox states in healthy mice that are protective against obesity.

Keywords

Yerba Maté; Metabolism; Obesity; Nutraceuticals; Mitochondria

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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