The Effect of a Natural Polyphenolic Extract From Pomegrnate (POMX) on the Development of Atherosclerosis in Diabetic Patients

Summary

Diabetes is a highly atherogenic disease. Pomegranate juice has impressive antioxidant properties. It has been proven to decrease oxidant stress and to cause the regression of atherosclerotic plaques in hypercholestrolemic and diabetic patients.Furthermore it has been proven to potentiate the biologic activity of the enzyme paraoxonase 1 which is very important in preventing atherosclerosis. The study will try to prove that a polyphenolic extract from pomegranate (POMx) has the same desired effects.

Timeline

Start

2007-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-08

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