Spina Amelia, Amone Fabio, Zaccaria Vincenzo, Insolia Violetta, Perri Anna, Lofaro Danilo, Puoci Francesco, Nobile Vincenzo
Nutratech S.r.l., Spin-Off of University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
R&D Department, Bionap S.r.l., 95032 Belpasso, Italy.
Foods. 2024 Nov 30;13(23):3883. doi: 10.3390/foods13233883.
Strategies for controlling cholesterol and lipid metabolism, including the use of food supplements, are part of the non-pharmacological intervention to ameliorate cardiovascular health. To demonstrate the efficacy of a standardized flavonoids (150 mg/day) extract from on cholesterol and lipid management, a placebo-controlled clinical trial on 64 subjects with high cholesterol was carried out. The total study duration was 4 months, with intermediate checkpoints at 1-month intervals. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) cholesterol, total cholesterol (TC) levels, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), and paraoxonase activity (PON1) were measured as primary endpoints (efficacy evaluation), while weight, blood pressure, hepatic and renal function blood markers were measured as secondary endpoints (safety evaluation). After 4 months, both TC and LDL-C significantly decreased by 8.8% and 11.5%, respectively, along with a 5.5% increase in HDL-C which was trending towards significance. In addition, ox-LDL was significantly reduced by 2.0%, while PON1 was significantly increased by 6.5%. The secondary endpoints were not changed during the study, demonstrating a good tolerability of the test product. Our findings demonstrate the efficacy of the extract as a natural approach for cholesterol and lipid metabolism management.
控制胆固醇和脂质代谢的策略,包括使用膳食补充剂,是改善心血管健康的非药物干预措施的一部分。为了证明一种标准化的黄酮类化合物提取物(150毫克/天)对胆固醇和脂质管理的功效,对64名高胆固醇受试者进行了一项安慰剂对照临床试验。研究总时长为4个月,每隔1个月设有中间检查点。测量低密度脂蛋白(LDL-C)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL-C)胆固醇、总胆固醇(TC)水平、氧化型低密度脂蛋白(ox-LDL)和对氧磷酶活性(PON1)作为主要终点指标(疗效评估),同时测量体重、血压、肝肾功能血液标志物作为次要终点指标(安全性评估)。4个月后,TC和LDL-C分别显著下降了8.8%和11.5%,同时HDL-C增加了5.5%,呈显著上升趋势。此外,ox-LDL显著降低了2.0%,而PON1显著增加了6.5%。次要终点指标在研究期间未发生变化,表明受试产品具有良好的耐受性。我们的研究结果证明了该提取物作为一种管理胆固醇和脂质代谢的天然方法的有效性。