NCT05723939

Carnosine Supplementation and Cardiovascular Function

Effects of Carnosine Supplementation in Form of Capsules and Functional Food on Cardiovascular Function

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Carnosine is a dipeptide synthesized in the body from β-alanine and L-histidine. It was originally discovered in skeletal muscle where it is present in larger amounts than in other tissues, but it is also found in high concentrations in the brain, heart, and gastrointestinal tissues of humans. Although its physiological role has not been completely understood yet, carnosine is a non-enzymatic free-radical scavenger and a natural antioxidant and has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. The hypothesis of this research is that the consumption of carnosine supplements in the form of capsules, as well as chicken meat enriched with carnosine (functional food) has a beneficial effect on vascular reactivity measured in different vascular basins, and the lipid profile with a positive effect on the reduction of oxidative stress and inflammatory response in healthy sedentary people. subjects and active athletes measured in different vascular basins. The main goal of this study is to investigate the influence of carnosine supplement consumption (in the form of capsules and functional food) on vascular and endothelial function in a population of healthy young subjects and active athletes.

Conditions

• Carnosine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Carnosine supplementation	Intake of carnosine supplement in form of capsules or functionally enriched chicken meet for three weeks
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Controls	Intake of placebo capsules or regular chicken meet for three weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2024-06-30
• First posted: 2023-02-13
• Last updated: 2023-02-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Croatia