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ArticleFood chemistry: X2025

Cashew nut oligopeptide inhibits mast cell degranulation by suppressing activation of the NF-Κb signalling pathway.

Di Chen, Xin Zhou, Yan Zhang, Jian Chen

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Article in Food chemistry: X, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Editorial Special issue:Food chemistry: X · 2026
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4 authors.

Di ChenKey Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Functional Food of Hainan Province, Engineering Research Center of Utilization of Tropical polysaccharide resources, Ministry of Education; College of Food Science and engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China.
Xin ZhouKey Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Functional Food of Hainan Province, Engineering Research Center of Utilization of Tropical polysaccharide resources, Ministry of Education; College of Food Science and engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China.
Yan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
Jian ChenKey Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Functional Food of Hainan Province, Engineering Research Center of Utilization of Tropical polysaccharide resources, Ministry of Education; College of Food Science and engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to isolate oligopeptides with anti-allergic properties from cashew nuts. Cashew nut protein was extracted using subcritical water extraction. Subsequently, cashew nut oligopeptides (COPs) were obtained via a two-step enzymatic hydrolysis involving alkaline proteinase and bromelain. Mass spectrometry analysis identified a specific COP with the sequence Ile-Ile-Ala-Ile-Pro-Ala-Gly-Val-Ala-His. This COP was synthesised to investigate its impact on preventing degranulation. Analysis revealed that COP effectively inhibited the release and production of proinflammatory mediators, including tumour necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, histamine and β-hexosaminidase and influx of extracellular calcium ions. Furthermore, COP significantly suppressed degranulation and inflammatory responses by inhibiting activation of nuclear factor kappa B signalling pathway in allergic mast cells. These findings suggest that COP possesses strong anti-allergic effects by specifically targeting mast cells degranulation. This s highlights COP's therapeutic potential against allergic inflammatory disorders, and its promising role in treating allergic diseases.

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Cashew nut proteinDegranulationMast cellNF-κB signalling pathwayOligopeptides

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PMCPMC12320704

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