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Decreased IL-6 and TNF-a secretion and increased GLP-1 and CD4+CD25+Fox p3+ T cells in response to oral administration of Hoodia parviflora alleviates insulin resistance and liver damage: Results of a Phase I clinical trial. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
- Decreased IL-6 and TNF-a secretion and increased GLP-1 and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells in response to oral administration of Hoodia parviflora alleviates insulin resistance and liver damage: Results of a Phase I clinical trialMeir Mizrahi, Ami Ben Ya'acov, Tomer Adar, Gadi Lalazar, Yehudit Shabat, Refael Aharon, Yaron Ilan*.Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Desert Labs Israel. Metabolic syndrome is a chronic inflammatory disorder associated with insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis.Extracts of the succulent Hoodia parviflora (HP) exert an immunomodulatory effect alleviating target organ damage in rodents. Aim: To determine the safety and efficacy of oral administration of HP extracts to patients with insulin resistance and NAFLD. INTRODUCTIONMETHODSOpen-label trial.HP was daily orally administered to 10 patients for 30 days.Subjects were monitored for safety, and serum levels of TNF-a, IL-6, adiponectin, GLP-1 and for the specific phenotypic markers of regulatory T cells in their PBMCs. The clinical effect was evaluated using by following oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), liver enzyme and serum lipid profile. All parameters were followed on day o and 30.analysis was carried out on responders.Insulin secretion at 30 min (p