Piperine: Old Spice and New Nutraceutical?

Smilkov, Katarina and Gjorgieva Ackova, Darinka and Cvetkovski, Aleksandar and Ruskovska, Tatjana and Vidovic, Bojana and Atalay, Mustafa (2019) Piperine: Old Spice and New Nutraceutical? Current Pharmaceutical Design, 25 (15). pp. 1729-1739. ISSN 1873-4286 (Online)

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Abstract

Background: Many of the activities associated with pepper fruits have been attributed to piperine, the most active compound present in these spices.

Objective: This paper aims to provide an overview of the known properties of piperine, i.e. piperine’s chemistry, its physiological activity, documented interactions as a bioenhancer and reported data concerning its toxicity, antioxidant properties and anticancer activity.

Discussion: It is known that piperine possesses several properties. In its interaction with other drugs, it can act as a bioavailability enhancer; this effect is also manifested in combination with other nutraceuticals, e.g. with curcumin, i.e. piperine can modify curcumin’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anticancer effects. Piperine displays significant immunomodulating, antioxidant, chemopreventive and anticancer activity; these effects have been shown to be dose-dependent and tissue-specific. However, the main limitation associated with piperine seems to be its low bioavailability, a disadvantage that innovative formulations are overcoming.

Conclusion: It is predicted that an increasing number of studies will focus on piperine, especially those directed towards unraveling its properties at molecular level. The current knowledge about the action of piperine will form a foundation for ways to improve piperine’s bioavailability e.g. exploitation of different carrier systems. The therapeutical applications of this compound will be clarified, and piperine will be recognized as an important nutraceutical.

Keywords: Piperine, nutraceutical, characteristics, interactions, enhancer, antioxidant, anticancer.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Basic medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences Natural sciences > Other natural sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Darinka Gorgieva Ackova
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2019 09:13
Last Modified:	30 Oct 2019 09:57
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/22694

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