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- Title
Effects of Zinc Supplementation on Inflammatory Status and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Overweight or Obese Children: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Authors
Ostadmohammadi, Vahidreza; Namazi, Mohammad Javad; Rezasoltani, Mahsa; Kheirkhah, Davood; Rajabi, Mohammad; Sharif, Alireza; Taghavi Ardakani, Abbas; Raygan, Fariba; Assareh, Amelia A.; Sharif, Mohammad Reza
- Abstract
The purpose of the present clinical trial was to determine the impact of zinc supplementation on serum liver enzymes, steatosis severity, lipid profile, and inflammatory status in overweight or obese children with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This randomized controlled trial was conducted by enrolling 60 children with NASH, aged 10–18 years old. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups that received either 30 mg/day of elemental zinc or placebo for 16 weeks. The severity of liver steatosis was evaluated using liver ultrasonography. Fasting blood samples were collected from each patient at the beginning and after 16 weeks of intervention to measure biochemical parameters. Following a 16-week intervention, zinc supplementation compared with placebo significantly decreased serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentrations and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and considerably enhanced HDL-cholesterol values. However, zinc intake had no considerable impact on aspartate aminotransferase, the severity of liver steatosis, anthropometric parameters, and other lipid indices versus the placebo group. Overall, zinc supplementation showed a promising impact on serum ALT, HDL-cholesterol, and inflammatory status in overweight or obese children suffering from NASH. Zinc supplementation may be a new strategy for the amelioration of NASH in overweight or obese children. This trial has been registered on the Iranian website for registration of clinical trials with the special ID of IRCT20200531047614N1 (https://www.irct.ir/trial/48543).
- Subjects
OVERWEIGHT children; NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease; ASPARTATE aminotransferase; CLINICAL trials; ALANINE aminotransferase; CLINICAL trial registries; ZINC
- Publication
Biological Trace Element Research, 2024, Vol 202, Issue 8, p3496
- ISSN
0163-4984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12011-023-03954-z