Distribution of resveratrol metabolites in liver, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle in rats fed different doses of this polyphenol

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 May 16;60(19):4833-40. doi: 10.1021/jf3001108. Epub 2012 May 7.

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize resveratrol metabolite profiles in liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue in rats treated for 6 weeks with 6, 30, or 60 mg of trans-resveratrol/kg body weight/d. Resveratrol metabolites were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The greatest number of metabolites was found in liver followed by adipose tissue. A great number of metabolites in muscle was below the limit of detection. The amounts of sulfate conjugates tended to increase when resveratrol dosage was enhanced, while the glucuronide ones increased only between 6 and 30 mg/kg/d. Microbiota metabolites were detected in higher amounts than resveratrol conjugates in liver, while the opposite occurred in adipose tissue and muscle. So, the largest amounts of resveratrol metabolites were found in liver, intermediate amounts in adipose tissue, and the lowest amounts in muscle. Sulfate conjugates, but not glucuronides, showed a dose-response pattern. Microbiota metabolites were predominant in liver.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / chemistry
  • Adipose Tissue / metabolism*
  • Adipose Tissue / microbiology
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Liver / chemistry
  • Liver / metabolism*
  • Liver / microbiology
  • Male
  • Metagenome
  • Muscle, Skeletal / chemistry
  • Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / microbiology
  • Polyphenols / administration & dosage
  • Polyphenols / analysis
  • Polyphenols / metabolism*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Resveratrol
  • Stilbenes / administration & dosage
  • Stilbenes / analysis
  • Stilbenes / metabolism*

Substances

  • Polyphenols
  • Stilbenes
  • Resveratrol