Journal
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Volume 234, Issue 1, Pages 85-92Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.02.010
Keywords
Advanced oxidation protein products; C-reactive protein; Hypercholesterolemia; Ischemia-modified albumin; Medicinal plant; Myrtaceae
Funding
- Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciacao Cientifica da Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (PROBIC/FAPERGS)
- Programa de Apoio a Producao Cientifica e Tecnologica da Universidade de Cruz Alta (PAPCT/UNICRUZ)
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In Brazil, the edible plant Campomanesia xanthocarpa Berg. (Myrtaceae), popularly known as guavirova, has been studied in hypercholesterolemic individuals. The present work investigated the effects of C. xanthocarpa on inflammatory processes, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and lipid biomarkers in hypercholesterolemic individuals. A total of 156 individuals were selected in a double-blind fashion and randomly divided into two groups in accordance with the intervals used in the criteria for hypercholesterolemia: individuals with total cholesterol (TC) levels between 200 and 240 mg/dL (undesirable level individuals - UL) and individuals with TC levels > 240 mg/dL (hypercholesterolemic individuals e HL). Both groups had a control group (CG), which received placebo treatment, an encapsulated excipient group (lactose) and an experimental group that received 500 mg (EG 500), 750 mg (EG 750) or 1000 mg (EG 1000) of encapsulated C. xanthocarpa. The inflammatory processes (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein - hs-CRP), oxidative stress (advanced oxidation protein products-AOPPs; ischemia-modified albumin-IMA), endothelial dysfunction (nitric oxide - NOx) and biochemical (TC, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein - HDL, low-density lipoproteins - LDL, and very low-density lipoprotein - VLDL) parameters were measured before and 90 days after the initiation of treatment. A significant decrease in TC and LDL levels was observed in HL individuals from the EG 500 group (reduction of 29 +/- 3% and 41 +/- 5% to levels before treatment) compared to the CG group individuals. A significant reduction in oxidative stress and inflammatory process components (reduction of 52 +/- 11% in AOPPs, 32 +/- 10% in IMA and 57 +/- 7% in hs-CRP) and a significant increase in NOx (increase of 84 +/- 27%) was observed in HL individuals in the EG 1000 group when compared to the CG group individuals. Treatment with encapsulated C. xanthocarpa reduced blood TC and LDL levels in hypercholesterolemic individuals. In addition to its effect on cholesterol levels, this plant reduced oxidative stress in hypercholesterolemic individuals and improved the levels of NOx. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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