Effect of Astaxanthin Supplementation on Plasma Malondialdehyde Levels and NIHSS of Stroke Patients

Summary

This is an interventional randomized, controlled trial in analyzing the effects of astaxanthin supplementation on plasma malondialdehyde levels and NIHSS of acute ischemic stroke patients. According to published studies, it was hypothesized that acute ischemic stroke patients who were given astaxanthin would have lower plasma malondialdehyde levels and lower NIHSS score compared to the control group.

Timeline

Start

2010-03-23

Primary completion

2010-06-09

Completion

2010-06-09

Publications

• Background Barber PA, Demchuk AM, Hirt L, Buchan AM. Biochemistry of ischemic stroke. Adv Neurol. 2003;92:151-64. No abstract available.
• Background Shen H, Kuo CC, Chou J, Delvolve A, Jackson SN, Post J, Woods AS, Hoffer BJ, Wang Y, Harvey BK. Astaxanthin reduces ischemic brain injury in adult rats. FASEB J. 2009 Jun;23(6):1958-68. doi: 10.1096/fj.08-123281. Epub 2009 Feb 13.
• Background Palozza P, Krinsky NI. Astaxanthin and canthaxanthin are potent antioxidants in a membrane model. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1992 Sep;297(2):291-5. doi: 10.1016/0003-9861(92)90675-m.
• Background Hussein G, Nakamura M, Zhao Q, Iguchi T, Goto H, Sankawa U, Watanabe H. Antihypertensive and neuroprotective effects of astaxanthin in experimental animals. Biol Pharm Bull. 2005 Jan;28(1):47-52. doi: 10.1248/bpb.28.47.
• Background Gariballa SE, Sinclair AJ. Assessment and treatment of nutritional status in stroke patients. Postgrad Med J. 1998 Jul;74(873):395-9. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.74.873.395.
• Background Demirkaya S, Topcuoglu MA, Aydin A, Ulas UH, Isimer AI, Vural O. Malondialdehyde, glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase in peripheral blood erythrocytes of patients with acute cerebral ischemia. Eur J Neurol. 2001 Jan;8(1):43-51. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00166.x.

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