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Effect of Garlic on Inflammatory Mediators

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00275405
Recruitment Status : Suspended (Results inconclusive)
First Posted : January 12, 2006
Last Update Posted : March 20, 2007
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Albany Medical College

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Brief Summary:
This research will investigate the effect of garlic oil extract when added to daily diet on inflammatory mediators and blood clotting activation.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Healthy Drug: Garlic Oil Macerate Phase 4

Detailed Description:
To investigate the pharmacokinetics of one of the garlic oil macerate, Ajoene, the anti-inflammatory effect of garlic oil macerate on the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-kB, it's activating proteins, including IkB, IkB Kinases a and B (IKKa and IKKB) and the pro-inflammatory NF-kB-regulated proteins, c-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), plasminogen activated protein-1 (PAI-1)and the effect of garlic oil macerate intake on platelet activation in normal subjects.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 34 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Effect of Garlic Oil Macerate on Inflammatory Mediators in Healthy Normal Weight and Obese Subjects.
Study Start Date : April 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date : March 2007

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. 1. To examine the pharmacokinetics of the garlic oil macerate.

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. 2. To examine the effect of garlic oil macerate on inflammatory mechanisms at the cellular and molecular level.

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age and older
  • Normal subjects with BMI <25, obese subjects with BMI >30
  • Subjects who have consented to adhere to the diet, regular weekly visits, and blood draws.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects on any antioxidant medication.
  • Patient on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
  • On any agent with antioxidant properties.
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse.
  • Any life threatening disease.
  • On any agent with significant antioxidant properties.
  • Taking garlic extracts in the diet regularly.
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Locations
United States, New York
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, United States, 12208
Sponsors and Collaborators
Albany Medical College
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Howard S Smith, MD Albany Medical College
Principal Investigator: Shaker A Mousa, PhD Albany College of Pharmacy
Principal Investigator: Ahmad Aljada, PhD Albany College of Pharmacy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00275405     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Ajoene
First Posted: January 12, 2006    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 20, 2007
Last Verified: March 2007

Keywords provided by Albany Medical College:
Effects of Garlic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Allyl sulfide
Antioxidants
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
 Anticarcinogenic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors