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Olive Oil and Nampt on Postprandial Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in the Setting of Metabolic Syndrome

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Niacin
Dietary Supplement: Saturated meal
Dietary Supplement: Monounsaturated meal
Dietary Supplement: Polyunsaturated meal
Registration Number
NCT02061267
Lead Sponsor
National Research Council, Spain
Brief Summary

The metabolic syndrome may be defined as the constellation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors that comprises obesity, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Lack of habitual physical activity and certain dietary patterns, including high-saturated fatty acids (SFA) intake, contribute to increase the risk of CVD, whereas the greatest risk reduction is related with monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), mainly from olive oil, and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Vitamin B3, as a major substrate for nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), has also emerged as a nutritional intervention strategy for prevention of CVD.

NAMPT has been shown to exert activities of central importance to cellular energetics and innate immunity. Within the cell, NAMPT is the rate-limiting step in a salvage pathway of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) biosynthesis. By virtue of this role, it can regulate cellular levels of NAD+ and thereby NAD+-consuming enzymes. NAMPT is also released by a variety of cells, and elevated levels can be found in the systemic circulation of subjects with a range of inflammatory disorders.

Recent evidences suggest that, primarily due to its high MUFA content, olive oil is useful as an optimal fat for the modulation of CVD risk factors in the postprandial state. In addition, NAMPT has been shown to correlate with triglycerides in the fasting plasma, and a potential regulatory role for fatty acids on NAMPT expression has been proposed.

The global aim of the project is to assess whether olive oil (MUFA), compared to other dietary fatty acids (SFA and omega-3 PUFA) and in association with vitamin B3 could have benefits on NAMPT-related inflammation and atherosclerosis. We hope to provide important novel insights on the relationship among dietary fatty acids, NAD+ metabolism, and metabolic syndrome. This aim is expected to be achieved in one principal objective:

To elucidate the influence of olive oil (MUFA), butter (SFA) or fish oil (omega-3 PUFA) meals supplemented by vitamin B3 on postprandial NAMPT modulation and its involvement on leukocyte inflammatory response in subjects with metabolic syndrome.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects will be excluded if, allergic to dairy products, allergic to fish oil, vegetarian, tobacco smoker, current or recent (<4 wk) use of fish oil supplements or more than four times fish/week, received innoculations within 2 mo of starting the study or planned to during the study, donated or intended to donate blood from 2 mo before the study till 2 mo after the study, unstable body weight (no weight gain/loss >3 kg), medical condition that can interfere with the study outcome (i.e., biochemical evidence of active heart disease, renal impairment, hypothyroidism, liver dysfunction, etc.), use of medications know to interfere with glucose homeostasis or lipid metabolism, use of anti-inflammatory medication, hormone or cytokine or growth factor therapies, abuse of drugs and/or alcohol, participation in another biomedical study within 1 mo before the first screening visit, or not wanting to be informed about chance-findings during screening. Another exclusion criteria will be severe diabetes, which requires application of insuin and diabetes-related complications.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Niacin + O3NiacinThe subjects will receive a vitamin B3 supplement (2 g) and a test meal with high-fat (containing 72% polyunsaturated omega-3 fat, 22% carbohydrate, and 6% protein)
Niacin ControlNiacinThe subjects will receive a vitamin B3 supplement (2 g)
Niacin + SATNiacinThe subjects will receive a vitamin B3 supplement (2 g) and a test meal with high-fat (containing 72% saturated fat, 22% carbohydrate, and 6% protein)
Niacin + SATSaturated mealThe subjects will receive a vitamin B3 supplement (2 g) and a test meal with high-fat (containing 72% saturated fat, 22% carbohydrate, and 6% protein)
Niacin + ROOMonounsaturated mealThe subjects will receive a vitamin B3 supplement (2 g) and a test meal with high-fat (containing 72% monounsaturated fat, 22% carbohydrate, and 6% protein)
Niacin + ROONiacinThe subjects will receive a vitamin B3 supplement (2 g) and a test meal with high-fat (containing 72% monounsaturated fat, 22% carbohydrate, and 6% protein)
Niacin + O3Polyunsaturated mealThe subjects will receive a vitamin B3 supplement (2 g) and a test meal with high-fat (containing 72% polyunsaturated omega-3 fat, 22% carbohydrate, and 6% protein)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evolution of Metabolic parameters in postprandial statet = 0, 2, 3, 4 and 6 hours

Glucose, insulin, C-peptide, triglyceride, and NEFA levels in plasma will be measured at several time-points postprandially (t = 0, 2, 3, 4, and 6 h) using routine biochemical procedures. Different empiric indices of postprandial β-cell function and insulin sensitivity will be determined.

Evolution of Inflammatory markers in postprandial statet = 0, 2, 3, 4 and 6 hours

Inflammatory markers will be measured in plasma at several time-points postprandially (t = 0, 2, 3, 4, and 6 h) using appropriate methods (EIA, ELISA, and/or Bioplex multiplex system), and will include NAMPT, the acute phase protein (hsCRP), PAI-1, fibrinogen, transferrin, albumin, MPO (myeloperoxidase), and cytokines such as TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, ICAM-1, MCP-1, leptin, and adiponectin, among other markers. For NAD+ content in plasma at fasting and postprandially, we will add 0.5 M ice-cold HClO4 to samples; after 2 min, we will collect 100 μL of supernatants by centrifugation at 3,000 g for 5 min, add 20 μL K2HPO4 (1 M) with cooling on ice and adjust pH to 7.2-7.4 with KOH. We will add 50 μL of supernatant to the reaction mixture containing 0.1 M sodiumpyrophosphate-semicarbazid (pH 8.8), absolute ethanol, and dH2O. We will assess NAD+ spectrophotometrically at 339 nm at 25 °C, as a mean difference in absorbance before and 6 min after addition of alcohol dehydrogenase.

Pharmacokinetic of Niacin and its metabolitest = 0, 2, 3, 4 and 6 hours.

Quantitation of nicotinic acid and its metabolites (nicotinamide, nicotinuric acid, and N-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide) will be assessed in postprandial plasma by LC-MS/MS.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC

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Seville, Spain

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