乳清蛋白肽对自然衰老小鼠抗氧化效果及脑内乙酰胆碱脂酶的影响

利用碱性蛋白酶水解制得的乳清蛋白肽(WPP),以青年小鼠、自然衰老的小鼠和灌胃脑复康的自然衰老的小鼠作对照,以灌胃低中高剂量乳清蛋白肽即100,200和400 mg/(kg·d)自然衰老的小鼠为实验组,通过体内抗氧化指标(SOD、MDA、GSH-Px、蛋白质羰基)和脑内乙酰胆碱脂酶来研究乳清蛋白肽对自然衰老的小鼠抗氧化效果及乙酰胆碱脂酶活力的影响,并探究WPP对老龄小鼠学习记忆的影响。灌胃乳清蛋白肽自然衰老小鼠的SOD和GSH-Px活性显著增加,MDA和蛋白质羰基浓度显著降低,同时乙酰胆碱脂酶的活性也有所降低,高剂量组与脑复康对照组结果相近;实验结果表明乳清蛋白肽能显著提高自然衰老小鼠抗氧化能力,并能调节脑组织乙酰胆碱酯酶的活性,提高衰老小鼠学习记忆认知功能。     

米糠抗氧化肽对D-半乳糖致衰小鼠肝线粒体的保护

目的:观察米糠抗氧化肽对D-半乳糖(D-gal)致衰小鼠肝线粒体的保护作用.并初步探讨其机制.方法:昆明小鼠60只随机分成对照组、衰老模型组、米糠抗氧化肽低、中、高剂量治疗组,衰老模型组每日颈背部皮下注射D-gal100mg/ks·bw;米糠抗氧化肽各组除注射D-gal外,分别灌胃抗氧化肽100、200、500mg/kg·bw;对照组每日皮下注射等量生理盐水,连续6w.利用试剂盒分别检测各组小鼠肝线粒体锰-超氧化物歧化酶(Mn-SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性、总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)及丙二醛(MDA)含量.结果:与衰老模型组相比,米糠抗氧化肤可明显增强小鼠肝线粒体Mn-SOD、GSH-Px、CAT及T-AOC活性,显著抑制MDA含量的上升(P<0.05或P<0.01),并呈量-效关系.结论:米糠抗氧化肽能够显著提高致衰小鼠的抗氧化能力,减轻肝线粒体损伤,其机制可能与该肽直接清除体内自由基、提高机体抗氧化酶活性以及对抗脂质过氧化反应有关.     

米糠抗氧化肽的抗衰老作用

利用D- 半乳糖(D-gal)致衰老小鼠模型,探讨米糠抗氧化肽对小鼠心、脑线粒体过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、琥珀酸脱氢酶(SDH)和总三磷酸腺苷酶(T-ATPase)活性的影响,并通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术和光密度扫描检测该肽对小鼠脑线粒体DNA(mtDNA)缺失突变的影响。结果显示：与衰老组相比,高剂量 (500mg/kg bw) 米糠抗氧化肽可显著提高致衰老小鼠心脑线粒体CAT、GSH-Px 、SDH 以及T-ATPase 活性(P ＜ 0.05),明显降低脑mtDNA 缺失突变水平(P ＜ 0.01),效果优于中、低剂量。结论：米糠抗氧化肽能够提高D-gal 致衰老小鼠的抗氧化能力,对mtDNA 具有良好的保护作用。     

小麦胚活性肽对D-半乳糖衰老模型小鼠抗氧化作用研究

目的：研究不同剂量小麦胚活性肽对D- 半乳糖衰老模型小鼠抗氧化作用。方法：将50 只昆明小鼠随机分为5 组(正常对照组,模型对照组,低、中、高剂量多肽组),除正常对照组外,其余4 组腹腔注射600mg/(kgbw·d) D- 半乳糖建立衰老模型,多肽组灌胃低、中、高剂量(200、800、1000mg/(kg bw·d)小麦胚活性肽, 实验周期45d,眼球取血处死小鼠,测定血清、脑、肝脏和心脏中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性、总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)和丙二醛(MDA)含量。结果：小麦胚活性肽能显著提高血清中T-AOC、GSH-Px、SOD 活力(P ＜ 0.01)以及心脏中SOD 活力 和 T-AOC(P ＜ 0.01);也能显著提高脑和肝脏中GSH-Px的活力(P ＜ 0.05)和脑中T-AOC(P ＜ 0.05);同时使血清和各组织中的MDA 含量显著降低(P ＜ 0.05)。结论：说明小麦胚活性肽有较强的体内抗氧化活性。     

谷氨酰胺转胺酶诱导交联发酵乳蛋白的体内抗氧化功效

为了研究微生物谷氨酰胺转胺酶诱导交联发酵乳蛋白(Microbial Transglutaminase CrossLinked Fermentation Milk Protein,m TG-FPM)对D-半乳糖(D-gal)衰老模型小鼠的抗氧化活性的影响,试验设正常组、D-gal模型组、D-gal+0Um TG-FPM组、D-gal+1Um TG-FPM组、D-gal+3Um TG-FPM组和D-gal+VE阳性对照组共6组,每组10只C57BL/J小鼠。采用皮下连续注射D-Gal方式建立衰老小鼠模型。造模同时,FPM各组每天灌服1.5 g/kg m TG-FPM/FPM,D-gal+VE阳性对照组每天灌服100 mg/kg的VE,模型对照和正常组每天灌服蒸馏水0.2 m L/10 g。连续灌胃8 w后,测定各组小鼠肝肾组织和血清中的相关抗氧化指标(CAT、SOD、GSH-Px MDA)。结果表明:D-Gal可显著降低衰老模型小鼠肝脏和血清中CAT及GSH-Px活性(P0.01,P0.05);显著降低肾脏和血清中的SOD活力(P0.01,P0.05),显著升高MDA含量(P0.01)。与模型组和0Um TG组相比,3Um TG组的肝脏CAT,1Um TG组血清CAT活性和3U m TG组肝脏GSH-Px活性显著升高(比0Um TG组分别升高11.14%、35.57%和22.36%,P0.01,P0.05);而3Um TG组肾脏中的MDA含量显著降低(比0Um TG组降低26.41%,P0.05)。因此,m TG诱导交联处理可在一定程度上改善FPM的体内抗氧化活性。     

鸡骨胶原蛋白肽对D-半乳糖致衰小鼠抗氧化性的研究

目的:采用D-半乳糖注射昆明种成年小鼠,建立衰老模型,研究鸡骨胶原蛋白肽对D-半乳糖致衰小鼠抗氧化能力的影响。方法:昆明种成年小鼠,随机分为正常组、模型组、低剂量组、高剂量组及VE对照组。以小鼠血清、肝脏及脑组织中的SOD、GSH-Px、CAT的活性及MDA含量为指标,考察鸡骨胶原蛋白肽在体内的抗氧化性能。结果:鸡骨胶原蛋白肽能够显著提高致衰小鼠体内肝组织、脑组织中的GSH-Px、CAT(P<0.05)和SOD活力(P<0.05),而血清、肝组织和脑组织中的MDA含量(P<0.05)则显著降低。结论:摄入适当的鸡骨胶原蛋白肽可以有效地增强小鼠机体的抗氧化能力,从而延缓D-半乳糖诱发的小鼠衰老。     

扇贝抗氧化肽对衰老小鼠体内抗氧化活性研究

目的研究扇贝副产物抗氧化肽对衰老小鼠体内抗氧化活性。方法采用D-半乳糖构建小鼠衰老动物模型,分别以不同性别小鼠肝脏中特征酶超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD),过氧化氢酶(catalase, CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(glutathione peroxidase, GSH-Px)活性及丙二醛(alondialdehyde, MDA)含量为指标,评价扇贝抗氧化肽的体内抗氧化功能。结果与模型组比较,灌胃剂量为0.5 mL/kg的样品组能够显著提高模型小鼠(雌性和雄性)中肝脏中SOD、CAT、GSH-Px等特征酶的活性,并降低MDA含量水平。同时以脾脏指数、胸腺指数、吞噬指数为指标评价扇贝抗氧化肽对小鼠免疫能力的影响。结果显示灌胃剂量为0.50mL/kg和1.0mL/kg的扇贝抗氧化肽能够提高小鼠的脾脏指数、胸腺指数和吞噬指数。结论扇贝抗氧化肽具有良好的增强机体抗氧化功能作用。     

辣木多肽对D-半乳糖致衰老小鼠抗氧化功能的影响

探讨辣木多肽(MOPP)对D-半乳糖致衰老小鼠抗氧化能力的影响。小鼠腹腔注射D-半乳糖(120mg/kg)建立衰老模型。建模成功后,分设正常组,D-半乳糖衰老组,维生素C组,MOPP低剂量(10 mg/kg)和高剂量(100 mg/kg)组。连续给药6周后,依试剂盒说明分别测定血清总抗氧化力(T-AOC),脑、心脏和肝脏及血清中超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD),过氧化氢酶(catalase,CAT),谷胱甘肽过氧化酶(glutathioneperoxidase,GSH-Px)和丙二醛(malondiadehycle,MDA)水平。q RT-PCR法测定肝内Mn-SOD、Gu/Zn-SOD和CAT的m RNA表达。与衰老对照组相比,MOPP能分别有效提高衰老小鼠血清T-AOC能力(至13.73～17.98U/m L),及血清SOD(8.04～11.65 U/mg protein)、CAT(4.56～6.45 U/mg protein)和GSH-Px(7.28～10.65 U/mg protein)活性,并显著提升脑、心脏及肝组织中抗氧化物酶(SOD、CAT、GSH-Px)活力(p0.05)。同时,高浓度MOPP还能使血清、脑、心脏和肝组织中MDA水平显著降低43.6%,44.7%,31.4%和56.0%(p0.05)。此外,MOPP干预还能增强肝脏中SOD、CAT和GSH-Px的m RNA转录。本研究结果提示MOPP能明显提高D-半乳糖致老龄小鼠体内的抗氧化状态。     

虾青素对D-半乳糖致衰老大鼠肾脏和心脏组织氧化损伤的修复作用

通过建立D-半乳糖致衰老模型,研究虾青素对衰老大鼠肾脏和心脏组织氧化损伤的修复作用。实验设空白组、模型组、虾青素低、中、高（5、10、15 mg/kg）剂量组和二甲双胍（MET）阳性对照组。检测肾脏和心脏系数,肾脏和心脏组织中过氧化氢酶（CAT）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）活力和丙二醛（MDA）含量等指标,观测苏木精-伊红染色（HE）病理组织切片。结果表明,与模型组相比,虾青素能改善D-半乳糖造成的肾脏和心脏系数下降,减少肾脏和心脏组织中MDA含量,并显著提高抗氧化物酶（SOD、CAT、GSH-Px）活力。其中,高剂量组（15 mg/kg）大鼠肾脏和心脏中MDA含量显著降低了70.48%和38.02%（p<0.01）,对于SOD、CAT和GSH-Px活力,肾脏中分别提高了37.22%、43.73%和52.01%（p<0.01）,心脏中分别提高了85.47%、52.08%和64.77%（p<0.01）。病理切片显示虾青素能有效缓解肾脏和心脏组织的氧化损伤。以上结果全面揭示虾青素能通过减轻氧化应激来抑制衰老大鼠肾脏和心脏组织的损伤,其机制可能与抗氧化有关。     

干巴菌多糖对急性酒精损伤小鼠的抗氧化作用

目的:研究干巴菌多糖(Refined polysaccharide from Thelephora ganbajun,RPTG)对急性酒精损伤小鼠心脏、脾脏及肾脏的保护作用。方法:经超声波辅助热水浸提及去蛋白得到干巴菌多糖。将小鼠随机分为空白对照组、模型组、阳性对照组、RPTG各剂量组,建立小鼠急性酒精肝损伤模型。取小鼠心脏、脾脏及肾脏,测定其丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)、还原型谷胱甘肽(glutathione,GSH)含量;超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(glutathione peroxidase,GSH-Px)及过氧化氢酶(catalase,CAT)活性。结果:与模型对照组相比,RPTG高、中、低剂量组均可以显著或极显著提高心脏、脾脏和肾脏的GSH含量、SOD活性、GSH-Px活性、CAT活性(p0.05或p0.01);均可以显著或极显著降低心脏、脾脏和肾脏的MDA含量(p0.05或p0.01)。结论:RPTG对酒精性肝损伤小鼠心脏、脾脏及肾脏具有明显的抗氧化作用。     

Reducing and radical-scavenging activities of whey protein hydrolysates prepared with Alcalase

Antioxidant activities of whey protein isolate (WPI) hydrolysates prepared by Alcalase treatment at different concentrations and times were investigated. The antioxidant activity of WPI hydrolysates, indicated by peroxide value and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance values in a liposome-oxidizing system, increased with increasing hydrolysis time up to 5 h (P < 0.05). The WPI hydrolysates also showed greater radical-scavenging ability, greater Cu²⁺-chelating ability and improved reducing power when compared with non-hydrolysed WPI (P < 0.05). An increase in protein concentration was shown to significantly enhance antioxidant activities (P < 0.05). Although non-hydrolysed WPI displayed an antioxidative effect, it was far less potent than the hydrolysed WPI. This study shows that enzyme-hydrolysed WPI can act as a hydrogen donor, a metal ion chelator, and a radical stabiliser to inhibit lipid oxidation. The WPI hydrolysates produced by Alcalase could be employed in the food industry as an antioxidant to replace synthetic antioxidants.     

Antioxidative activity of whey protein hydrolysates in a liposomal system

Whey protein isolate (WPI) with or without preheating (90 degrees C for 5 min) was hydrolyzed for 0.5 to 6 h using four pure enzymes (pepsin, papain, trypsin, and chymotrypsin) and three commercial crude proteases. After determining the degree of hydrolysis, the hydrolysates were incubated (37 degrees C, 1 h) with a liposome oxidizing system (50 mM FeCl3/0.1 mM ascorbate, pH 7.0). Lipid oxidation was measured by determining the concentrations of TBA-reactive substances (TBARS). The degree of hydrolysis of WPI ranged from 4 to 37% depending on the enzymes used and whether the substrate was heated or not. WPI hydrolysates prepared by pure enzyme treatments did not prevent TBARS formation in the oxidative model system, but WPI hydrolyzed by the commercial crude enzymes, especially protease F, exhibited antioxidant activity. The antioxidative potential of hydrolyzed WPI was not affected by the degree of hydrolysis, and it was improved by preheat treatment in only some samples.     

Effect of heat and enzymatic treatment on the antihypertensive activity of whey protein hydrolysates

The influence of heat and enzymatic treatments on the hypotensive activity of hydrolysates derived from whey protein isolate was examined. The whey protein isolate (WPI) was previously denatured at 65 or 95 °C and hydrolyzed using the enzymes Alcalase, α-chymotrypsin or Proteomix. The hydrolysates thus obtained were characterized and studied with regard to their angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and hypotensive activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The enzyme α-chymotrypsin was found to produce hydrolysates with the highest ACE inhibitory activity. The hydrolysate that most effectively reduced blood pressure in SHR was obtained from WPI previously denatured at 65 °C and treated with the enzyme Alcalase. The hydrolysate with the highest ACE inhibitory activity was able to reduce the arterial blood pressure of the animals only after intraperitoneal administration, suggesting an interference of gastrointestinal enzymes in the absorption of active peptides from this hydrolysate.     

Whey and soy protein hydrolysates inhibit lipid oxidation in cooked pork patties

Pork patties containing 1.5% NaCl and 2% hydrolyzed whey protein isolate (WPI, 1 h with flavourzyme or 6 h with protamex) or soy protein isolate (SPI, 0.5 h with chymotrypsin or flavourzyme) were cooked to 70?°C and subsequently stored at 4?°C up to 7 days. Lipid oxidation in patties during storage was analyzed by measuring the concentration of conjugated dienes (CD) and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS). Intact WPI and SPI, and their hydrolysates, were all inhibitory of oxidation (P <0.05) in cooked patties, with SPI being slightly more effective than WPI. Hydrolysis with protamex augmented the antioxidative activity (CD, TBARS) of WPI. Hydrolysis with either chymotrypsin or flavourzyme improved the ability of SPI to retard CD formation but did not delay the production of TBARS in stored pork patties.     

两步酶解法制备低致敏性乳清蛋白及其致敏性评价

目的 探究两步复合酶解工艺处理对牛乳清蛋白(whey protein isolate, WPI)结构和致敏性的影响。方法 实验采用邻苯二甲醛法、体积排阻色谱法分析WPI水解物在不同酶解时间下的水解程度,同时采用酶联免疫吸附法(enzyme-linked immunoassay, ELISA)、细胞模型和小鼠模型对水解物进行体外和体内的致敏性评估,并利用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法(ultraperformanceliquidchromatography-tandemmassspectrometry,UPLC-MS/MS)分析水解物中的残留过敏原表位。结果 WPI经碱性蛋白酶和木瓜蛋白酶顺序酶解3.0h后水解度达到14.19%,在水解2.0～3.0 h期间, WPI水解物主要由小肽(<5.0 kDa)组成。水解3.0 h后,水解产物与特异性抗体的结合能力降低了97.83%,细胞模型和小鼠模型结果证实,酶解产物的体外、体内致敏性显著降低,与空白对照组无显著性差异。UPLC-MS/MS结果表明WPI水解3.0 h产物中70.59%的肽段不含过敏原表位。结论 复合酶解工艺有效降低了WPI致...     

Fractionation and characterisation for antioxidant activity of hydrolysed whey protein

Whey protein isolate (WPI) was hydrolysed for 1 h using Alcalase, Protamex and Flavourzyme. Native WPI, hydrolysed WPI and two commercial WPI hydrolysates were subjected to fractionation by size exclusion chromatography. Antioxidant activity of WPI fractions was measured with a liposome‐oxidising system (50 µM FeCl₃/0.1 µM ascorbate, pH 7.0). Lipid oxidation was measured as thiobarbituric acid‐reactive substances (TBARS). Gel electrophoresis and amino acid analysis were run to identify the peptide composition. The influence of amino acid composition on antioxidant activity was evaluated using multivariate analysis methods (correlation analysis, principal component analysis, multiple linear regression and discriminant analysis). TBARS assays indicated the presence of antioxidant activity in all protein fractions, including non‐hydrolysed WPI. For native and hydrolysed WPI samples the first fraction (> 45 kDa) showed a higher TBARS inhibition effect (24–27%) when compared with lower‐molecular‐weight fractions and hydrolysate mixtures. In contrast, for commercial WPI hydrolysates a higher inhibitory effect was found in most of the lower‐molecular‐weight fractions (30–55%). The ability of WPI fractions to delay lipid oxidation was found to be related to the prevalence of histidine and hydrophobic amino acids. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

白藜芦醇对衰老小鼠脑神经细胞的保护机制

目的：探究白藜芦醇（resveratrol,RSV）对D-半乳糖（D-galactose,D-gal）致衰老小鼠脑神经细胞的保护机制。方法：采用腹腔注射D-gal建立小鼠亚急性衰老模型;检测其体质量、脑器官指数、记忆能力变化;用流式细胞仪检测脑神经细胞的凋亡率、活性氧（reactive oxygen species,ROS）水平、线粒体膜电位（mitochondrial membrane potential,MMP）变化;测定线粒体Caspase-9和Caspase-3的活力;采用Western blotting法检测线粒体细胞色素c（cytochrome c,Cyt c）、胞浆Cyt c的表达差异。结果：实验周期内各组间小鼠体质量均无显著变化（P＞0.05）;而与对照组相比,D-gal组小鼠脑器官指数显著减小（P＜0.05）,穿越隐藏平台次数减少,脑神经细胞凋亡率极显著升高（P＜0.01）,表明D-gal对小鼠脑神经细胞造成明显损伤。与D-gal组相比,RSV处理组小鼠脑器官指数均上升,其中D-gal＋RSV（25）组效果最明显（P＜0.05）;穿越隐藏平台次数均有增加,但无显著性差异（P＞0.05）;神经细胞凋亡率均极显著降低（P＜0.01）,表明RSV对D-gal致衰老小鼠脑神经细胞具有保护作用。与Control组相比,D-gal组小鼠脑神经细胞ROS水平极显著升高（P＜0.01）,MMP极显著降低（P＜0.01）,Caspase-9和Caspase-3活力极显著上升（P＜0.01）,线粒体Cyt c表达下降、胞浆Cyt c表达增加,表明D-gal对小鼠线粒体功能造成损伤;而与D-gal组相比,RSV处理组小鼠脑神经细胞ROS水平均极显著下降（P＜0.01）,MMP均极显著升高（P＜0.01）,Caspase-9和Caspase-3活力均极显著降低（P＜0.01）,线粒体Cyt c表达显著上升（P＜0.05）,胞浆Cyt c表达显著降低（P＜0.05）。结论：RSV能通过线粒体通路对D-gal致衰老小鼠脑神经细胞产生保护作用。     

Dual function peptides from pepsin hydrolysates of whey protein isolate

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pepsin hydrolysates of whey protein isolate (WPI) on vascular relaxation and emulsifying capacity. WPI was subjected to pepsin hydrolysis for 5 h. The chromatographic profiles of the samples showed the formation of a wide variety of peptides. Addition of WPI hydrolysates in phenylephrine-contracted rat aortic rings induced a similar concentration-dependent relaxation in both endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded preparations. In endothelium-denuded vessels the maximum relaxation induced by WPI fractions increased along the time, reaching over 70% after 3 h-hydrolysis on. In addition, the vascular relaxation was not associated with an inhibition of the angiotensin-converting enzyme or activation of K⁺ channels. Hydrolysed fractions were further evaluated for the emulsifying capacity (EC) and all tested fractions were able to keep an EC over 60%. These results reinforce the potential of WPI pepsin-hydrolysates as an option in the search for dual function peptides from whey proteins.     

乳清分离蛋白水解物对猪肉糜抗氧化作用的研究

研究乳清分离蛋白(WPI)的碱性蛋白酶(alcalase)水解物的抗氧化能力,并将其应用于生肉糜中研究其抗氧化效果。实验分为6组,第1组为对照组,第2组加入2.0%的WPI未水解物,第3～5组中分别加入1.0%、1.5%、2.0%的水解物冻干粉(5h),第6组中加入0.02%的BHA,在冷藏过程中测定肉糜的红度值(a*)、硫代巴比妥酸值(TBARS)值、pH值、高铁肌红蛋白(MetMb)含量,并对产品的感官指标进行评定。结果表明,在贮藏7d内,与对照组相比,添加WPI水解物处理组能够显著抑制生肉糜脂肪的氧化(P<0.05),其中2%WPI水解物处理组效果最明显,能显著降低TBARS值、增加肉糜的红度值(a*)(P<0.05),且其高铁肌红蛋白(MetMb)含量仅为对照组的79%,与添加BHA处理组的水平相当。同时,WPI水解物处理组抑制脂肪的氧化效果比WPI未水解组好。因此,WPI水解物可以有效的抑制食物中脂肪氧化,且其抗氧化效果与水解物的使用量相关。     

High hydrostatic pressure enhances whey protein digestibility to generate whey peptides that improve glutathione status in CFTR-deficient lung epithelial cells

Whey protein isolates (WPI) may provide anti-inflammatory benefits to cystic fibrosis (CF), which could be mediated via peptides, as proteolytic digests of WPI enhance intracellular glutathione (GSH) concentrations. The objectives of this study were to investigate whether high hydrostatic pressure can (i) improve the in vitro digestibility of WPI; and (ii) generate low molecular weight (< 1 kDa) peptides from WPI hydrolysates that exert GSH-enhancing and anti-inflammatory properties in wild type and mutant CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) tracheal epithelial cells. Hydrostatic pressure processing enhanced the in vitro digestibility of WPI to proteolytic enzymes resulting in altered peptide profiles as assessed by CZE and GC-MS. The exposure of mutant CFTR cells to low molecular weight (< 1 kDa) peptides isolated from WPI hydrolysates exposed to pressure processing (pressurized WPI hydrolysates, pWPH), showed increased intracellular levels of reduced GSH and total GSH relative to treatment with peptides obtained from native WPI hydrolysates (nWPH). A tendency for decreased interleukin-8 secretion was associated with the pWPH and nWPH treatments in mutant CFTR cells, which was not observed in wild type cells. Hydrostatic pressure processing of whey proteins appears to enhance their impact on cellular GSH status in cells with the mutant CFTR condition.