Short-Term Effects of Dry Extracts of Artichokeand Berberis in Hypercholesterolemic Patients Without Cardiovascular Disease.


Journal

The American journal of cardiology
ISSN: 1879-1913
Titre abrégé: Am J Cardiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0207277

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 02 2019
Historique:
received: 12 10 2018
revised: 08 11 2018
accepted: 15 11 2018
pubmed: 12 12 2018
medline: 18 12 2019
entrez: 12 12 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Hypercholesterolemia represents one of the main reversible cardiovascular risk factors. In this pilot clinical trial, we have tested the short-term efficacy and safety of a new combined cholesterol-lowering nutraceutical containing artichoke dry extract and berberine at enhanced bioavailability in subjects with moderate polygenic hypercholesterolemia in primary prevention for cardiovascular disease. After 2 months of treatment, the tested nutraceutical induced a significant reduction in plasma total cholesterol (-19%), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (-16%), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (-19%) and triglyceride levels (-15%), in association with a standardized control diet. No side effect has been observed during the trial. In conclusion, on the short-term, the tested nutraceutical has been shown to be well tolerated and effective, even if not containing any statin-like compound.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30528419
pii: S0002-9149(18)32099-X
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.11.018
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Plant Extracts 0
Triglycerides 0
Cholesterol 97C5T2UQ7J

Types de publication

Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

588-591

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Auteurs

Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero (AFG)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: arrigo.cicero@unibo.it.

Federica Fogacci (F)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Marilisa Bove (M)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Marina Giovannini (M)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Maddalena Veronesi (M)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Claudio Borghi (C)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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