Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 16;24(8):7358. doi: 10.3390/ijms24087358.
The crucial role of dyslipidaemia, especially hypercholesterolemia, in the development of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular diseases has been extensively documented in genetic, pathologic, observational and intervention studies. The European guidelines for dyslipidaemia management include the possible use of lipid-lowering nutraceuticals to support a relatively large number of natural compounds. In this context, we have conducted a study to investigate whether dietary supplementation with a functional nutraceutical beverage, containing a standardized polyphenolic fraction from fruit, red yeast rice, phytosterols, and berberine complexed with β-cyclodextrin, could positively affect serum lipid concentration in 14 subjects with hypercholesterolemia. After 12 weeks of treatment, dietary supplementation with this nutraceutical combination was associated with significant improvements in total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and apolipoprotein B, compared to baseline. Compliance was excellent and no adverse effects were reported. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that 100 mL of a functional beverage containing lipid-lowering nutraceuticals safely leads to significant improvements in serum lipids in subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia. Future research is needed to unravel the role that the polyphenols contained in fruit extracts play in the reduction of cholesterolemia and in cardiovascular disease prevention.
脂质代谢异常,尤其是高胆固醇血症,在动脉粥样硬化相关心血管疾病的发生发展中起着至关重要的作用,这在遗传学、病理学、观察性研究和干预性研究中都有充分的证据。欧洲血脂异常管理指南包括可能使用降脂营养保健品来支持相当数量的天然化合物。在此背景下,我们进行了一项研究,旨在探讨功能性营养保健品饮料(含标准化水果多酚类、红曲米、植物甾醇和黄连素与β-环糊精复合物)的膳食补充是否能对 14 例高胆固醇血症患者的血清脂质浓度产生积极影响。经过 12 周的治疗,与基线相比,这种营养保健品联合使用后,总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇、非高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(非-HDL-C)和载脂蛋白 B 显著改善。患者的依从性极好,未报告不良反应。总之,本研究表明,每天饮用 100 毫升含有降脂营养保健品的功能性饮料,可安全显著改善中度高胆固醇血症患者的血清脂质。未来的研究需要阐明水果提取物中所含的多酚在降低胆固醇和预防心血管疾病方面的作用。