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ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer and diabetes are serious threat to human health and more and more aroused people's attention. It is important to find the safe and effective prevention and treatment methods for the three deadly diseases. At present, a generally attention in the possible positive effects of edible berries for the three deadly diseases has been noted. Berry phytochemical compounds regulate different signaling pathways about cell survival, growth and differentiation. They contribute to the prevention and treatment of CVD, cancer and diabetes. This article reviews previous experimental evidence, several common berry phytochemical compounds and their possible mechanisms involved in three deadly diseases were summarized.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the major state Basic Research of Development Program of China (973 program, 2013CB733602), the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (111 project) (111–2–06), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), and the Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Industrial Fermentation.
Compliance with ethical standards
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to this work. This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.