Sonya Hosseinpour-Arjmand1, Farshad Amirkhizi2, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani3. 1. Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran. 3. Nutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver injury. Some animal studies suggest that alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) can improve disease outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ALA supplementation on liver enzymes and inflammatory markers in obese patients with NAFLD. METHODS: In the current randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 50 obese patients with NAFLD were randomly allocated to either "ALA"(received 1200 mg ALA as two capsules per day plus 400 mg vitamin E) or "placebo"(received placebo containing starch, as two capsules per day plus 400 mg vitamin E) groups for 12 weeks. Body composition and anthropometric measures, serum levels of liver enzymes, adiponectin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and ferritin were measured at baseline and the end of the study. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: A total number of 45 patients completed the study (ALA group = 23; placebo group = 22). The serum concentration of IL-6 decreased significantly in ALA group in comparison with the placebo group, at end of the study (P = 0.049). Furthermore, ALA intake resulted in a significant increase in serum adiponectin levels compared to placebo (P = 0.008). A significant improvement was observed in liver steatosis grade of the patients in both groups, compared to baseline (P < 0.05). However, there was no difference between the two groups for the changes in liver steatosis, by the end of the study. Body composition and anthropometric measures, liver enzymes, MCP-1 and ferritin serum levels were not significantly different between the study groups, neither at the baseline nor at the end of the study. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION: Collectively, ALA supplementation improved serum adiponectin and IL-6 levels, without changing serum liver enzymes and liver steatosis in obese patients with NAFLD.
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver injury. Some animal studies suggest that alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) can improve disease outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ALA supplementation on liver enzymes and inflammatory markers in obesepatients with NAFLD. METHODS: In the current randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 50 obesepatients with NAFLD were randomly allocated to either "ALA"(received 1200 mg ALA as two capsules per day plus 400 mg vitamin E) or "placebo"(received placebo containing starch, as two capsules per day plus 400 mg vitamin E) groups for 12 weeks. Body composition and anthropometric measures, serum levels of liver enzymes, adiponectin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and ferritin were measured at baseline and the end of the study. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: A total number of 45 patients completed the study (ALA group = 23; placebo group = 22). The serum concentration of IL-6 decreased significantly in ALA group in comparison with the placebo group, at end of the study (P = 0.049). Furthermore, ALA intake resulted in a significant increase in serum adiponectin levels compared to placebo (P = 0.008). A significant improvement was observed in liver steatosis grade of the patients in both groups, compared to baseline (P < 0.05). However, there was no difference between the two groups for the changes in liver steatosis, by the end of the study. Body composition and anthropometric measures, liver enzymes, MCP-1 and ferritin serum levels were not significantly different between the study groups, neither at the baseline nor at the end of the study. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION: Collectively, ALA supplementation improved serum adiponectin and IL-6 levels, without changing serum liver enzymes and liver steatosis in obesepatients with NAFLD.
Authors: Giovanni Pagano; Federico V Pallardó; Alex Lyakhovich; Luca Tiano; Marco Trifuoggi Journal: Cell Mol Life Sci Date: 2021-10-31 Impact factor: 9.261