Sechium edule

Common Names: chayote

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Evaluation of the Antigenotoxic Potential of Two Types of Chayote (Sechium edule) Juices.

Madrigal-Santillán E et al (2024).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants13152132
PubMed:
39124250

Morphological and Molecular Identification of Phytophthora capsici Isolates with Differential Pathogenicity in Sechium edule.

Soto-Contreras A et al (2024).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants13121602
PubMed:
38931034

Evaluation of Sechium edule fruit attenuation impact on the cardiomyopathy of the STZ-induced diabetic rats.

Summary

Chayote extract has high phenolic and flavonoid contents, reducing blood sugar and improving lipid profile in diabetic rats. It also lowers urea, creatinine, and liver enzyme levels, and improves ECG parameters. Promising for diabetes treatment, but more research needed on molecular mechanisms.

CardiologyDiabetes
Mohammad FS et al (2024).
Heliyon.
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30440
PubMed:
38742087

Composite Coatings Applied to Fresh and Blanched Chayote (Sechium edule) and Modeling of the Drying Kinetics and Sorption Isotherms.

Estrada-Girón Y et al (2024).
Foods.
DOI:
10.3390/foods13081178
PubMed:
38672851

Hydroalcoholic extract from Sechium edule (Jacq.) S.w. root reverses oleic acid-induced steatosis and insulin resistance in vitro.

Aziel Alvarado-Ojeda Z et al (2024).
Heliyon.
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24567
PubMed:
38312619

Micropropagation of Chayote (Sechium edule L.) var. virens levis in RITA(®).

Ramírez-Trejo L, Núñez-Pastrana R and Soto-Contreras A (2024).
Methods Mol Biol.
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-0716-3654-1_10
PubMed:
38285143

Study on medicinal food plants in the Gaoligongshan Biosphere Reserve, the richest biocultural diversity center in China.

Cheng Z et al (2024).
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-023-00638-9
PubMed:
38225656

Multi-Omics Analyses Unravel Metabolic and Transcriptional Differences in Tender Shoots from Two Sechium edule Varieties.

Du Z et al (2023).
Curr Issues Mol Biol.
DOI:
10.3390/cimb45110568
PubMed:
37998745

The Supplementation of Sechium edule var. nigrum spinosum (Chayote) Promotes Nrf2-Mediated Antioxidant Protection in Older Adults with Metabolic Syndrome.

Immunology
Gavia-García G et al (2023).
Nutrients.
DOI:
10.3390/nu15194106
PubMed:
37836390

Structural characterization of cell-wall polysaccharides purified from chayote (Sechium edule) fruit.

Ke J et al (2023).
Food Chem X.
DOI:
10.1016/j.fochx.2023.100797
PubMed:
37780328

Physiological, anatomical and quality indexes of root tuber formation and development in chayote (Sechium edule).

Cheng S et al (2023).
BMC Plant Biol.
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-023-04427-0
PubMed:
37674150

Chayote (Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz) Seed as an Unexploited Protein Source: Bio-Functional and Nutritional Quality of Protein Isolates.

Vieira EF, Fontoura AQ and Delerue-Matos C (2023).
Foods.
DOI:
10.3390/foods12152949
PubMed:
37569219

The consumption of Sechium edule (chayote) has antioxidant effect and prevents telomere attrition in older adults with metabolic syndrome.

Immunology
Gavia-García G et al (2023).
Redox Rep.
DOI:
10.1080/13510002.2023.2207323
PubMed:
37140004

Varietal Descriptors for the Distinction of Underutilized Varieties of Sechium edule (Jacq) Swartz.

Cadena-Iñiguez J et al (2022).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants11233309
PubMed:
36501349

Hydroalcoholic Extract of Sechium edule Fruits Attenuates QT Prolongation in High Fat Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemic Mice.

Mohammed FS et al (2022).
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med.
DOI:
10.1155/2022/8682316
PubMed:
35860000

Effect of Sechium edule var. nigrum spinosum (Chayote) on Telomerase Levels and Antioxidant Capacity in Older Adults with Metabolic Syndrome.

Immunology
Gavia-García G et al (2020).
Antioxidants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/antiox9070634
PubMed:
32708368

Effect of Sechium edule var. nigrum spinosum (Chayote) on Oxidative Stress and Pro-Inflammatory Markers in Older Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: An Exploratory Study.

Immunology
Rosado-Pérez J et al (2019).
Antioxidants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/antiox8050146
PubMed:
31137783

Chayote (Sechium edule): A review of nutritional composition, bioactivities and potential applications.

Review
Vieira EF et al (2019).
Food Chem.
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.09.146
PubMed:
30724233

Acetone fraction from Sechium edule (Jacq.) S.w. edible roots exhibits anti-endothelial dysfunction activity.

Trejo-Moreno C et al (2018).
J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2018.02.036
PubMed:
29501845

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz, a New Cultivar with Antiproliferative Potential in a Human Cervical Cancer HeLa Cell Line.

Cancer
Salazar-Aguilar S et al (2017).
Nutrients.
DOI:
10.3390/nu9080798
PubMed:
28757593

The polyphenol extract from Sechium edule shoots inhibits lipogenesis and stimulates lipolysis via activation of AMPK signals in HepG2 cells.

Phytochemistry
Wu CH et al (2014).
J Agric Food Chem.
DOI:
10.1021/jf404611a
PubMed:
24377368