Effect of Iso-alpha Acids and Xanthohumol on the Human Immune System in Overweight People With the Onset of Metabolic Diseases

The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the oral intake of Xanthohumol and Iso-alpha Acids has different protective effects on the immune response of isolated blood cells from overweight people with people with incipient metabolic diseases, what the time course of the effect is and whether the levels of the substances differ from normal-weight individuals.

After taking a fasting blood sample, the study participants receive one of the study drinks and a light breakfast. Both should be consumed within 15 minutes. Further blood samples are taken 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 hours after the drinks have been consumed. To assess the effect of Xanthohumol and Iso-alpha Acids or a combination of both, clinical parameters, blood lipids, blood glucose, uric acid and inflammatory markers will be determined. Furthermore, blood cells, isolated from blood samples of each time point, will be stimulated for measuring inflammatory markers.