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Effects of Short-chain Fatty Acids on Inflammatory and Metabolic Parameters in Maintenance Hemodialysis

NCT02976688 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2016-11-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with multiple comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, anemia, mineral and bone disorders, malnutrition, body wasting, muscle loss (sarcopenia), neurological problems and infections resulting in a poor survival.

In the pathogenesis of the uremic syndrome the altered intestinal function seems to be an important contributor. While the normal gut microbiota plays a prominent role in the maintenance of health and disease prevention, changes of its composition is associated with numerous diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disturbances and auto-immune diseases.In ESRD metabolic alterations of uremia results in quantitative and qualitative changes of its bacterial flora with an overgrowth of pathobionts (1). Due to concomitant disruption of the intestinal barrier function, noxious luminal products are translocated in the body's internal milieu (2).The accumulation of these compounds correlates with systemic inflammation, protein wasting and accelerated cardiovascular complications in hemodialysis patients (3).

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are produced in the colon and distal small intestine by anaerobic bacteria following fermentation of complex carbohydrates.They have been shown to exert anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antibacterial and antidiabetic effects (4). Supplementation of SCFA exerts anti-inflammatory actions both in intestinal epithelial cells (5) and in the cardiovascular system (6). They also positively influence auto- immune reactions /diseases (7,8).

In this study we want to investigate in MHD patients whether a treatment with SCFA in form of sodium propionate (SP) modulates the systemic inflammation, insulin resistance and accumulation of intestinal uremic toxins.

Conditions

  • Endstage Renal Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Sodium Propionate

Sodium propionate is a non-toxic food additive, confirmed and licensed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) sodium propionate E281. We are planning the oral application of 500 mg SP 2x per day. This dose is about 0.014 mg/kg of the body weight. Therefore, no risk of toxicity is expected in the patients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Sanitaria ASL Avellino 2

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Biagio Di Iorio, Chief, PhD · ASL AVELLINO

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-12-31

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