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瑞典研究:腸道細菌能將蔬菜營養轉化為改善心血管功能的活性分子
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瑞典研究:腸道細菌能將蔬菜營養轉化為改善心血管功能的活性分子

研究發現腸道菌將硝酸鹽與鐵轉化為二亞硝基鐵複合物(DNIC),有助於調節血壓與代謝

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瑞典卡羅琳斯卡醫學院研究發現,腸道細菌能將蔬菜中的硝酸鹽與非血基質鐵轉化為二亞硝基鐵複合物(DNIC)。該分子可進入人體組織,在小鼠實驗中顯示出降低血壓、改善血管功能及減少肝臟脂肪堆積的潛力,為代謝健康研究提供新方向。

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研究指出腸道細菌在食物營養轉化中的關鍵作用,特別是針對蔬菜中硝酸鹽與鐵的代謝路徑。該研究結果已於2026年8月19日發表在《細胞》期刊上。

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蔬菜吃進肚子後,真正發生的變化可能不只在消化吸收。瑞典研究團隊發現,腸道細菌能把蔬菜中的硝酸鹽與鐵轉化成一種新的活性分子,再被身體吸收、送往肝臟與腎臟,可能進一步影響心血管與代謝功能。

科學網站 《SciTechDaily》報導,這項研究由瑞典卡羅琳斯卡醫學院(Karolinska Institutet)團隊進行,結果8月19日刊登於《細胞》(Cell)。研究人員發現,腸道細菌會利用食物中的硝酸鹽與非血基質鐵,形成名為二亞硝基鐵複合物(DNIC)的分子;這些分子不只停留在腸道,而是可以進入身體其他組織。

硝酸鹽常見於甜菜根、菠菜、芝麻菜與萵苣等蔬菜,非血基質鐵則存在於豆類、全穀物及綠色蔬菜。研究顯示,當這些營養素進入腸道後,部分腸道細菌可以接手進行下一步轉化,讓原本吃進去的營養變成另一種身體可以利用的分子。

研究團隊進一步比較一般小鼠與無菌小鼠,結果發現,DNIC只在具有腸道菌群的小鼠組織中被偵測到;研究人員也從小鼠及人類糞便實驗中觀察到類似的DNIC生成現象。這些結果支持腸道細菌在這條代謝路徑中扮演關鍵角色。

在另一組實驗中,研究人員提高小鼠體內DNIC的濃度,結果觀察到血壓下降、血管功能改善、血糖控制變好,以及肝臟脂肪堆積減少等變化。研究人員也在人體肝細胞模型中發現,DNIC可減少脂肪酸造成的脂肪堆積。

不過,這裡還不能直接下結論說「多吃蔬菜就能防心臟病或糖尿病」。目前最明確的健康改善結果主要來自小鼠疾病模型,人體部分則包括糞便等實驗材料,研究團隊仍需要進一步確認DNIC在人類體內如何形成、如何運送,以及是否真的會帶來相同的健康效果。

這項研究真正揭開的是一條過去未被充分了解的路徑:食物提供原料,腸道細菌負責加工,再把產物送進全身。研究人員下一步希望確認飲食內容或改變腸道菌群,是否能進一步調整DNIC的生成量,未來甚至可能成為維持心血管與代謝健康的新方向。

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  • 研究團隊將進一步確認DNIC在人類體內的形成與運送機制。

    Likely · Within months

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  • DNIC在人體內的具體形成與運送機制為何?
  • 飲食調整是否能有效控制DNIC生成量?

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