In Vitro And Ex Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Activities Of Salmon Polar Lipids

NCT ID: NCT03603769

Last Updated: 2019-12-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-03

Study Completion Date

2019-01-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this project is to study the effects of a new-developed food-supplement that contains bioactive polar lipids derived from organic farmed Irish salmon for the beneficial promotion of cardiovascular health. The health claims that will be formulated for this nutraceutical are based on EFSA guidelines "The scientific requirements for health claims related to antioxidants, oxidative damage and cardiovascular health" and in particular paragraph 5.4, "Claims on reduced platelet aggregation" "Platelet hyperactivity and hypercoagulability states are more commonly observed in subjects with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. Healthy subjects at very low risk of CV disease normally have non-activated circulating platelets. Decreasing platelet aggregation in subjects with platelet activation during sustained exposure to the food/constituent (e.g. four weeks) would be a beneficial physiological effect".

Within this study, the postprandial effects of this novel food supplement against platelet aggregation and inflammation are going to be exploited ex vivo in blood from human subjects as described in previously established procedures.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Each subject will participate in five daily trials on 5 separate days, at least 2 weeks apart.

Within each appointment each participant will come (after fasting overnight, 10-12 h), to our metabolic unit early in the morning (07:30 - 08.30 am) and will initially give a fasting baseline blood sample. Afterwards, in specific time he/she will be provided to consume a standardized breakfast and then he/she will be administered randomly either placebo or several versions of the food supplement containing Salmon Polar Lipids (Low Dose stomach release or High Dose stomach release or Low Dose intestine release or High Dose Intestine Release). Thus, the sequence of the trials will be randomly selected for each subject.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
A placebo capsule (glycerine only, with no SPL)

Study Groups

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Group A: Food Supplement (Salmon Polar Lipids) Intervention

Experimental: After fasting overnight, subjects will come to our metabolic unit where in a randomized and double blinded way they will be provided several versions of the food supplement either of stomach resistant (intestine release) or stomach non-resistant (stomach release) each containing either 0.25 (Low Dose) or 0.50 g (High Dose) of Salmon Polar Lipids (SPL)

Assessment \& outcome measured: Blood samples will be taken from each subject at baseline (0 hours) and after 1-4 hours of the SPL-food supplement intervention. Aggregation of platelets will be assessed in these samples as previously described (see references 1-4), in order to evaluate the postprandial effects of this supplement on platelet aggregation.

Other blood coagulation parameters will also be evaluated, such as prothrombin time, fibrinogen, Activated partial thromboplastin time Plasma lipid profile (levels of plasma Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL and Triglycerides) and serum CRP levels will also be assessed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Food supplement capsules containing Salmon-Polar Lipids

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Postprandial decreased Platelet activation/aggregation in subjects, after the food supplement capsule consumption

Group B: Consumption of Placebo Comparator

Experimental: After fasting overnight subjects will come to the metabolic unit in UL at 08.00 am where in a randomized and double blinded way they will be provided a placebo capsule containing only glycerin.

Assessment \& outcome measured: Blood samples will be taken from each subject at baseline (0 hours) and after 1-4 hours of the placebo administration. Aggregation of their platelets will be assessed as previously described (see references 1-4), in order to evaluate the postprandial effects of this supplement on platelet aggregation.

Other blood coagulation parameters will also be evaluated, such as prothrombin time, fibrinogen, Activated partial thromboplastin time Plasma lipid profile (levels of plasma Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL and Triglycerides) and serum CRP levels will also be assessed.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo food supplement capsule

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Postprandial unaffected platelet activation/aggregation in subjects, after the food supplement capsule consumption

Interventions

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Food supplement capsules containing Salmon-Polar Lipids

Postprandial decreased Platelet activation/aggregation in subjects, after the food supplement capsule consumption

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo food supplement capsule

Postprandial unaffected platelet activation/aggregation in subjects, after the food supplement capsule consumption

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects need to:

* Have their dietary intake of fish to be within normal range (1-2 portions per week).

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be excluded if they:

* Are currently taking medication and/or dietary supplements
* Have blood clotting disorders or dislipidemia
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Limerick

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ioannis Zabetakis

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ioannis Zabetakis, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Limerick

Locations

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Department of Biological Sciences

Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Site Status

Countries

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Ireland

References

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Tsoupras A, Lordan R, Demuru M, Shiels K, Saha SK, Nasopoulou C, Zabetakis I. Structural Elucidation of Irish Organic Farmed Salmon (Salmo salar) Polar Lipids with Antithrombotic Activities. Mar Drugs. 2018 May 23;16(6):176. doi: 10.3390/md16060176.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29882848 (View on PubMed)

Nasopoulou C, Tsoupras AB, Karantonis HC, Demopoulos CA, Zabetakis I. Fish polar lipids retard atherosclerosis in rabbits by down-regulating PAF biosynthesis and up-regulating PAF catabolism. Lipids Health Dis. 2011 Nov 16;10:213. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-10-213.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22087726 (View on PubMed)

Tsantila N, Tsoupras AB, Fragopoulou E, Antonopoulou S, Iatrou C, Demopoulos CA. In vitro and in vivo effects of statins on platelet-activating factor and its metabolism. Angiology. 2011 Apr;62(3):209-18. doi: 10.1177/0003319710375089. Epub 2010 Aug 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20805097 (View on PubMed)

Xanthopoulou MN, Kalathara K, Melachroinou S, Arampatzi-Menenakou K, Antonopoulou S, Yannakoulia M, Fragopoulou E. Wine consumption reduced postprandial platelet sensitivity against platelet activating factor in healthy men. Eur J Nutr. 2017 Jun;56(4):1485-1492. doi: 10.1007/s00394-016-1194-0. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26936842 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IP 2017 0518

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id