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Effect of Supplementation of a Butyrate-Based Formula in Individuals with Liver Steatosis and Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
被引:3
|作者:
Fogacci, Federica
[1
]
Giovannini, Marina
[1
]
Di Micoli, Valentina
[1
]
Grandi, Elisa
[1
]
Borghi, Claudio
[1
]
Cicero, Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe
[1
]
机构:
[1] Alma Mater Studiorum Univ Bologna, Med & Surg Sci Dept, Hypertens & Cardiovasc Risk Res Unit, I-40100 Bologna, Italy
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关键词:
butyrate;
clinical trial;
dietary supplement;
NAFLD;
postbiotics;
DISEASE;
MICROBIOME;
KINASE;
INDEX;
D O I:
10.3390/nu16152454
中图分类号:
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生];
TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号:
100403 ;
摘要:
Postbiotics could exert different metabolic activities in animal models of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and in humans affected by metabolic syndrome. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial that enrolled a sample of 50 Caucasian healthy individuals with NAFLD, defined as liver steatosis, and metabolic syndrome. After a 4-week run-in, the enrolled individuals were randomized to take a food for special medical purposes with functional release, one tablet a day, containing calcium butyrate (500 mg/tablet), zinc gluconate (zinc 5 mg/tablet), and vitamin D3 (500 IU/tablet), or an identical placebo for 3 months. Liver and metabolic parameters were measured at baseline and at the end of the study. No subject experienced any adverse events during the trial. In both groups, a significant decrease in total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) plasma levels was observed at the randomization visit vs. pre-run-in visit (p < 0.05). Regarding liver parameters, after treatment, the fatty liver index (FLI) improved significantly vs. baseline values (p < 0.05) and vs. placebo group (p < 0.05) in the active treatment group, and the hepatic steatosis index (HSI) improved significantly vs. baseline values (p < 0.05). Moreover, after active treatment, TC, TG, and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gGT) improved significantly vs. baseline values (p < 0.05), and TC and TG improved vs. placebo group (p < 0.05), as well. In the placebo group, liver parameters remained unchanged after treatment; only TG improved significantly vs. baseline values (p < 0.05). In our study, we observed that the butyrate-based formula improved FLI and plasma lipid patterns in individuals affected by liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome.
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