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Effect of watercress extract supplementation on lipid profile and oxidative stress markers in overweight people with physical disability: A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial.

Phytotherapy research : PTR
April 1, 2021
Mirna Clemente et al. (15 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to investigate whether a standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO) could improve or maintain serum lipid and oxidative stress markers in overweight individuals.

Results Summary

SENO significantly improved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, creatinine, and lipid peroxidation levels but did not significantly affect total serum cholesterol, triacylglycerol, high-density lipoprotein, or other oxidative stress and liver enzyme markers.

Population

Overweight individuals with physical disabilities.

Effective Dosage

750 mg/kg/d of SENO.

Duration

5 weeks.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (15)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
diet rich in cruciferous vegetables of the Brassicaceae family
decrease
risk of cardiovascular diseases
-
-
can reduce
#1
diet rich in cruciferous vegetables of the Brassicaceae family
decrease
oxidative stress levels
-
-
can reduce
#2
watercress
decrease
hypercholesterolemia
-
-
beneficial effects
#3
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
decrease
levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
caused a significant improvement
#4
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
decrease
creatinine
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
caused a significant improvement
#5
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
decrease
lipid peroxidation
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
caused a significant improvement
#6
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
total serum cholesterol
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#7
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
triacylglycerol
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#8
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
high-density lipoprotein levels
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#9
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
catalase
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#10
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
superoxide dismutase
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#11
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
creatinine
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#12
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
alanine aminotransferase
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#13
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
aspartate aminotransferase
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#14
standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO)
no change
urea parameters
overweight people with physical disabilities
-
did not cause a significant statistical change
#15
Abstract

Studies have demonstrated that diet rich in cruciferous vegetables of the Brassicaceae family can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and oxidative stress levels. Nasturtium officinale (Brassicaceae), commonly known as watercress is a perennial dicotyledonous plant usually found close to water. Although previous investigations have demonstrated the beneficial effects of watercress on hypercholesterolemia in animal studies, until now no such studies have been conducted with humans, up to this time. This study aimed to investigate whether overweight individuals were able to improve or maintain their serum lipid and oxidative stress markers when given standardized extract of Nasturtium officinale (SENO) as a supplement. This was a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial conducted over 5 weeks. Thirty-four overweight people with physical disabilities were selected randomly to participate in this study and then they were assigned randomly to two groups, one treated with 750 mg//kg/d of SENO and the other treated with 750 mg/kg/d of placebo. The results indicated that SENO caused a significant improvement in the levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, creatinine, and lipid peroxidation. However, SENO did not cause a significant statistical change in total serum cholesterol, triacylglycerol, and high-density lipoprotein levels; catalase, superoxide dismutase, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and urea parameters. The present data might provide supportive evidence that SENO did not cause any harm and positively affected low-density lipoprotein cholesterol profile and creatinine as well as lipid peroxidation levels in the participants. Nevertheless, further studies are suggested to clarify the results presented in this clinical trial.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultDietary SupplementsPersons with DisabilitiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLipid MetabolismMaleNasturtiumOverweightOxidative StressPlant Extracts
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety85
Efficacy65/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations4
Citations/Year1.0
Relative Citation Ratio0.46
NIH Percentile24.8%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score2.22
Normalized Score0.75
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