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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of portable high efficiency particle air (HEPA) filters to reduce exposures to PM2.5 and woodsmoke air pollution indoors and to improve subclinical indicators of microvascular function, systemic inflammation, and oxidative stress among healthy adult participants.
Glutathione is a powerful protective substance found within every cell in the body. It has been shown that glutathione levels go down as a person gets older, which makes a person more likely to get heart disease, high blood sugar problems and different kind of cancers. N-Acetyl Cysteine is used as a dietary supplement. It has been reported to increase glutathione levels in the body. The diet supplement called ProImmune is also changed by the body into glutathione. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out the effect of ProImmune in healthy people. This study will also help to prove whether or not the ProImmune is able to improve the blood levels of glutathione in healthy people.
Eight healthy adult subjects will be given a meal of one, two or four cups red raspberries, or two slices white bread with or without 200 mg vitamin C, after an overnight fast and consumption of a low polyphenol diet for two days. Blood samples will be taken at various time points over an eight hour period to measure oxidative stress and antioxidant levels in the blood. Each subject will attend 5 study visits with one week intervals and be given each meal in a random order. It is hypothesized that raspberry consumption at higher doses will greater protect against meal-induced oxidative stress compared to bread controls.
A major means whereby oxidative stress promotes aging-related disease is by activating inflammatory pathways. Decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation should ameliorate many of the problems associated with aging, including vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, muscle wasting, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Animal and human studies have demonstrated that consumption of vitamin D and phase 2 protein inducers decrease oxidative stress and associated inflammation. The flax lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) is metabolized to enterolactone, a potent phase 2 protein inducer. Animal and human studies have shown that consumption of flax seed or its component SDG decreases hypertension, serum cholesterol, atherosclerosis, the growth of experimentally-induced cancers as well as metastases of human breast tumours implanted into nude mice, and delays the development of type 2 diabetes. Vitamin D plays a role in modulating inflammation, enhancing immunity (while suppressing autoimmune injury) and exerting control over cell differentiation. Adequate levels of vitamin D also appear to promote better glycemic control. The investigators predict that consumption of SDG in persons with adequate vitamin D status will decrease oxidative stress and associated inflammation. If this hypothesis is upheld, this research has the potential to greatly decrease healthcare costs while allowing healthier aging.
This study is to evaluate pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic property of C3G after administration of Mulberry fruit extract to 12 healthy Korean volunteers. Plasma concentration of C3G and the antioxidative markers such as total antioxidative capacity and attack of free oxygen radical will be measured. Additional objective is to investigate the multiple dose (2 weeks) safety of daily 1000mg black bean seed coat extract. This study, as an exploratory trial, does not required statistical hypothesis
This study is to evaluate pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic property of C3G after administration of Mulberry fruit extract to 12 healthy Korean volunteers. Plasma concentration of C3G and the antioxidative markers such as total antioxidative capacity and attack of free oxygen radical will be measured. Additional objective is to investigate the multiple dose (2 weeks) safety of daily 1000mg Mulberry fruit extract. This study, as an exploratory trial, does not required statistical hypothesis.
Diastolic heart failure (also known as "heart failure with normal ejection fraction" or "heart failure with preserved ejection fraction") occurs even though the heart muscle's pumping function is normal. In many cases diastolic heart failure is related to stiffening of the heart and blood vessels in people who have high blood pressure. Current guidelines suggest that patients should limit the salt content of their diet, as too much salty food can cause fluid retention and other problems in diastolic heart failure. Studies in animals with diastolic heart failure suggest that antioxidant chemicals found in grapes can block some of the harmful effects of salty diets. Because it is often difficult for patients with diastolic heart failure to maintain a low salt diet, the investigators are researching the effects of the antioxidant properties of grape seed extract, a natural supplement made from grape seeds. The investigators hypothesize that supplementing the diet with grape seed extract (GSE) can decrease the levels of harmful chemicals and improve heart and blood vessel function in patients with diastolic heart failure and a history of high blood pressure. The University of Michigan research group plans to enroll 25 patients with a history of high blood pressure and diastolic heart failure in a research study. The study will assess the effects of GSE on hormones and other chemicals that can cause heart and blood vessel damage. The investigators will also study the effects of GSE on the ability of the blood vessels and heart muscles to relax at the proper time and speed. Finally, the investigators will observe how GSE affects participants' overall ability to exercise, quality of life, and blood pressure control. Study participants will be randomly assigned to take either GSE or placebo (looks like but does not contain GSE) capsules twice a day for six weeks. After a two-week break, all subjects will cross over to the opposite group of capsules for an additional six-week period. At the start of the study and at the end of each six-week time period study participants will have non-invasive heart and blood vessel testing, blood work and urine tests, and blood pressure monitoring.
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of selenium supplementation as an antioxidant on serum adiponectin, HSCRP , ferritin , transferrin, albumin and homocysteine level.
With the wide use of contrast agents in clinical diagnosis and treatment, contrast induced nephropathy(CIN) accounts for 1/3 of hospital acquired acute renal failure.The mortality rate of patients with CIN is up to 35%,and about 30% patients with permanent renal dysfunction.Prevention and treatment of this iatrogenic complication and reducing morbidity has become an urgent task to every medical worker. Now the pathogenesis of CIN is not clear,while the toxicity of renal tubular epithelial cell and the hypoxia of renal medullary is likely to be the main mechanism of CIN.Iodine contrast agent concentrate in the tubular and collecting duct and directly damage cells,leading to tubular cell death;also induce the release of renal vasoconstrictors,such as adenosine, endothelin, causing acute vasoconstriction.Furthermore,oxidative stress and the inflammatory response induced by ischemia may worsen kidney function. Thus a large number of studies focus on oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of CIN.Recently,some studies have shown that oxidative stress proteins play an important role in acute renal injury(AKI),and have reported that these proteins of different genotypes related to the incidence and prognosis of AKI. Therefore,the investigators speculate whether some patients have genetic potential of increased oxidative stress,and are more prone to contrast induced nephropathy? At present,there are a great number of researches about preventive measures of CIN.The firstly and widely used therapy is hydration.But it just dilutes iodine contrast medium in renal tubular and collecting duct,increases urine output to prevent the formation of tubular crystals.According to the pathogenesis of CIN,oxidative stress plays an important role in CIN,thereby several antioxidants,such as N-acetyl cysteine or Glutathione are also under study.But results are inconsistent. As a result,the investigators designed this study to evaluate the oxidative stress in cardiovascular population on the impact of contrast medium nephropathy,and the relationship in antioxidant enzymes with genetic polymorphisms,to find clinical indicators predicting renal dysfunction and guiding individual treatment to prevent its occurrence.
Dietary consumption of fructose has increased by nearly 50% since 1960. A high fructose diet (HFrD) results in greater visceral adiposity and systemic insulin resistance than a high glucose diet. The effects of fructose on liver fatty acid and ATP stores, systemic oxidative stress and cardiovascular status are not fully known.