Effects of a fruit and vegetable-based nutraceutical on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative status in the plasma of a healthy population: a placebo-controlled, double-blind, and randomized clinical trial
2021
Arcusa, Raúl | Carrillo, Juan Ángel | Xandri-Martínez, Raquel | Cerdá, Begoña | Villaño Valencia, Débora | Marhuenda, Javier | Zafrilla, Pilar | Agronomía, Biotecnología y Alimentación | Agronomia, Bioteknologia eta Elikadura | Institute on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain - ISFOOD
There is scientific evidence of the positive effect of polyphenols from plant foods on inflammation and oxidative status. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether treatment with a high-polyphenolic nutraceutical reduces the plasmatic concentration of certain oxidative and inflammatory biomarkers in a healthy population. One hundred and eight subjects were selected and stratified by sex in the intervention group (n = 53) and the placebo group (n = 55). Ninety-two subjects completed the study after two 16-week treatment periods separated by a four-week washout period. The results revealed statistically significant differences in subjects treated with the polyphenolic extract compared to the placebo: A decrease in homocysteine, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL), TNF-α, sTNFR1, and C-reactive protein (CRP). The most significant decrease was observed for OxLDL (from 78.98 ± 24.48 to 69.52 ± 15.64; p < 0.05) and CRP (from 1.50 ± 0.33 to 1.39 ± 0.37; p < 0.05), both showing significant differences compared to the placebo (p < 0.001). Moreover, catecholamines increased after the administration of the product under investigation, especially in the case of dopamine (from 15.43 ± 2.66 to 19.61 ± 5.73; p < 0.05). Therefore, the consumption of a nutraceutical based on fruit and vegetables with a high polyphenol content seems to improve the parameters related to health benefits (oxidative and inflammatory biomarkers), including remarkable changes in the expression of catecholamines.
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