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Trial reportLipids in health and disease2016

Postprandial serum endotoxin in healthy humans is modulated by dietary fat in a randomized, controlled, cross-over study.

Joshua M Lyte, Nicholas K Gabler, James H Hollis

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lipids in health and disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02521779 (Dietary Fat Affects Postprandial Serum Endotoxin Concentration in Healthy Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 49 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02521779 nacompletednot on this map

Dietary Fat Affects Postprandial Serum Endotoxin Concentration in Healthy Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorIowa State UniversityRan2014 to 2015Enrolled20ConditionsEndotoxemiaArmsLow-fat Treatment Meal, Saturated-fat Treatment Meal, N-3 fat Treatment Meal, N-6 fat Treatment Meal
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Dextran sulfate restores endotoxin detectability in human serum.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2026
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  12. Metabolic Endotoxemia: From the Gut to Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joshua M LyteDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA. joshua.lyte@ucc.ie.
Nicholas K GablerDepartment of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
James H HollisDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Iowa State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh-fat diets may contribute to metabolic disease via postprandial changes in serum endotoxin and inflammation. It is unclear how dietary fat composition may alter these parameters. We hypothesized that a meal rich in n-3 (ω3) fatty acids would reduce endotoxemia and associated inflammation but a saturated or n-6 (ω6) fatty acid-rich meal would increase postprandial serum endotoxin concentrations and systemic inflammation in healthy adults.

methodsHealthy adults (n = 20; mean age 25 ± 3.2 S.D. years) were enrolled in this single-blind, randomized, cross-over study. Participants were randomized to treatment and reported to the laboratory, after an overnight fast, on four occasions separated by at least one week. Participants were blinded to treatment meal and consumed one of four isoenergetic meals that provided: 1) 20 % fat (control; olive oil) or 35 % fat provided from 2) n-3 (ω3) (DHA = 500 mg; fish oil); 3) n-6 (ω6) (7.4 g; grapeseed oil) or 4) saturated fat (16 g; coconut oil). Baseline and postprandial blood samples were collected. Primary outcome was defined as the effect of treatment meal on postprandial endotoxemia. Serum was analyzed for metabolites, inflammatory markers, and endotoxin. Data from all 20 participants were analyzed using repeated-measures ANCOVA.

resultsParticipant serum endotoxin concentration was increased during the postprandial period after the consumption of the saturated fat meal but decreased after the n-3 meal (p < 0.05). The n-6 meal did not effect a different outcome in participant postprandial serum endotoxin concentration from that of the control meal (p > 0.05). There was no treatment meal effect on participant postprandial serum biomarkers of inflammation. Postprandial serum triacylglycerols were significantly elevated following the n-6 meal compared to the n-3 meal. Non-esterified fatty acids were significantly increased after consumption of the saturated fat meal compared to other treatment meals.

conclusionsMeal fatty acid composition modulates postprandial serum endotoxin concentration in healthy adults. However, postprandial endotoxin was not associated with systemic inflammation in vivo.

trial registrationThis study was retrospectively registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02521779 on July 28, 2015.

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AdultCross-Over StudiesDiet, High-FatEndotoxemiaEndotoxinsFatty Acids, Omega-3FemaleHumansInflammationMalePlant OilsPostprandial PeriodEndotoxinsFatty Acids, Omega-3Plant OilsDietEndotoxinFatInflammationLipidLipopolysaccharideOil

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PMID27816052
PMCPMC5097840
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