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Trial reportNutrition journal2020

Effects of cinnamon supplementation on expression of systemic inflammation factors, NF-kB and Sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) in type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double blind, and controlled clinical trial.

Mina Davari, Reza Hashemi, Parvin Mirmiran, Mehdi Hedayati, Shamim Sahranavard, Shohreh Bahreini, Rahele Tavakoly, Behrouz Talaei

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Trial report in Nutrition journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mina DavariNutrition Research Center, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Reza HashemiNutrition Research Center, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. rezahashemi60961@gmail.com.
Parvin MirmiranDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi HedayatiCellular & Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shamim SahranavardDepartment of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shohreh BahreiniFaculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Rahele TavakolyDepartment of Nutrition, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Behrouz TalaeiDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. b.talaei@kmu.ac.ir.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IRTabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesNF-kB, SIRT1 and systemic inflammation factors including hs-CRP, IL-6 and TNF-α accelerate atherosclerosis pathogenesis. Our purpose was to evaluate the effect of daily supplementation of three-gram cinnamon on plasma levels of NF-kB, SIRT, hs-CRP, IL-6 and TNF-α among type 2 diabetes patients. SUBJECTS AND

methodsA randomized, double blind, and controlled clinical trial was performed with 44 adult patients who were 25 to 70 years old with type 2 diabetes, randomized to two intervention (n = 22) and control (n = 22) groups differing by daily three grams cinnamon supplementation and placebo for 8 weeks, respectively. The plasma levels of NF-kB, SIRT, hs-CRP, IL-6 and TNF-α were measured by ELISA assay at the beginning and end of the study.

resultsAfter 8-week intervention, 39 subjects (n = 20 in the cinnamon and n = 19 in the placebo groups) ended up the trial. It was not observed significant difference in levels of hs-CRP (P = 0.29), TNF-α (P = 0.27), IL-6 (P = 0.52), and Sirtuin-1 (P = 0.51) in between group comparison. While, the result showed significant difference in levels of NF-kB (P = 0.02) between groups. As well as, in among group comparison, there was not observed significant differences except in hs-CRP (P = 0.008) in placebo group.

conclusionsThis study elucidated that cinnamon supplementation has no beneficial effects in reduction of NF-kB, SIRT1, hs-CRP, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in type 2 diabetes patients which have a considerable role in development of atherogenesis.

Indexed as

Cinnamomum zeylanicumDietary SupplementsAdultAgedBiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Double-Blind MethodHumansInflammationMiddle AgedNF-kappa BSirtuin 1Treatment OutcomeBiomarkersNF-kappa BSirtuin 1CinnamonHs-CRP, IL-6NF-kBSIRT1TNF-αType 2 diabetes

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