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BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
卷 17, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1703-6
关键词
Chronic smokers; Honey; Inflammatory markers; C-reactive protein; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
资金
- Universiti Sains Malaysia Short Term Grant [304/PPSP/61312025]
Background: Honey has been demonstrated to possess anti-inflammatory property. This is a randomized, controlled, open-label trial to determine the effects of 12-week honey oral supplementation on plasma inflammatory markers such as high sensitive C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-a among chronic smokers. Methods/design: A total of 32 non-smokers and 64 chronic smokers from Quit Smoking Clinic and Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia participated in the study. Smokers were then randomized into 2 groups: smokers with honey group that received Malaysian Tualang honey (20 g/day daily for 12 weeks) and smokers without honey group. Blood was obtained from non-smokers and smokers at pre-intervention, and from smokers at post-intervention for measurement of the inflammatory markers. Results: At pre-intervention, smokers had significantly higher high sensitive C-reactive protein than non-smokers. In smokers with honey group, tumor necrosis factor-a was significantly increased while high sensitive C-reactive protein was significantly reduced at post-intervention than at pre-intervention. Conclusion: This study suggests that honey supplementation has opposite effects on tumor necrosis factor-a and high sensitive C-reactive protein indicating the inconclusive effect of honey on inflammation among chronic smokers which needs further study on other inflammatory markers.
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