The effect of quercetin on iron overload and inflammation in ß-thalassemia major patients: A double-blind randomized clinical trial.
Complement Ther Med
; 46: 24-28, 2019 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-31519283
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to determine whether quercetin can reduce iron overload and inflammation in thalassemic patients.METHODS:
Eighty four patients were recruited to this study and randomly assigned to two groups 42 patients received a 500 mg/day quercetin tablet and 42 others took a 500 mg/day starch placebo for 12 weeks. Demographic, anthropometric and biochemical evaluation were performed.RESULTS:
ANCOVA analysis revealed that compared to the control group, quercetin could reduce high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) (P = 0.046), iron (p = 0.036), ferritin (p = 0.043), and transferrin saturation (TS) (p = 0.008) and increase transferrin (p = 0.045) significantly, but it had no significant effect on total iron binding capacity (TIBC) (p = 0.734) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) (p = 0.310).CONCLUSIONS:
Quercetin could ameliorate the iron status in thalassemia major, but its effect on inflammation is indistinctive.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Quercetina
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Talasemia beta
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Sobrecarga de Hierro
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Inflamación
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Hierro
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Complement Ther Med
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Irán