Ribodiet®: boosting immunity with nucleotides

Ribodiet® is a Prosol new natural product extracted from yeast cell with standardized, highly controlled and gentle process organic solvent free.

Nucleotides have been commercially used in human infant formulas for many years, as a way of improving gastric development and early immune function. (Helembai et al., 2006; Ruihua et al., 2006).

Ribodiet® is a source of nucleotides, nucleosides, oligo nucleotides, ribonucleic acids fragments, aminoacids and vitamin B complex.  All these nutrients represent a pool of active and beneficial ingredients.

Nucleotides are low-molecular-weight intracellular compounds that participate in numerous biochemical processes. They consist of a nitrogenous base (pyrimidine or purine) linked to a pentose (ribose or deoxyribose) sugar to which one, two or three phosphate groups are attached.

In the cell nucleotides have several functions:

– Structural: Nucleic Acids (RNA, DNA)

– Carriers: energy transport (ATP, ADP, AMP)

– Co-enzymes: key role in synthesis of proteins, fats and carbohydrates metabolism

– Messengers: intracellular signal transduction

Nucleotide-free diets have been shown to impair cell-mediated and humoral immune responses; which include decreased macrophage and natural killer (NK) cell activity, delayed type hypersensitivity responses, cytokine levels, lower antibody production, all of which may lead to an increased susceptibility to infection (Gil, 2002; Sanchez-Pozo and Gil, 2002). These changes can be reversed by supplementation with nucleotides (Gil, 2002; Navarro et al., 1996).

There is increasing evidence that dietary nucleotides may affect different aspects of body function and health in single-stomached animals, including:

• intestinal morphology and function
• immune response
• composition of the intestinal microbiota
• liver function and morphology

RIBODIET®.  Trial 1. Evaluation of Ribodiet® immunomodulatory activities on tratead human monocytes

After treatment with Ribodiet® and LPS stimulation all the results, assessed to be statistically significant, indicate that Ribodiet® showed those in vitro effects:

• anti- inflammatory
• immune- modulatory

RIBODIET® Trial 2.  Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of Ribodiet® in combination with other ingredients on treated human monocytes

After treatment with Ribodiet® in combination with Acerola (std. Vit C) and Zinc and LPS stimulation TNF –α levels are lower. Ribodiet®  boosts the anti-inflammatory activity of Acerola (std. Vit C) and Zn.

Ribodiet® improves the efficacy of ingredients with claims approved.

• Immune system
• Gut barrier Health
• Sport nutrition
• Cognition/Concentration
• Iron absorption

For comments, suggestions and additional information or related questions about the brand Ribodiet®, please contact Mrs. N. Pedretti, Marketing & Sales Director, Tel +39 035.99.16.65 – Fax +39 035.99.22.46  E-mail: prosol@prosol-spa.it

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