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- Title
Calcium Fructoborate for Bone and Cardiovascular Health.
- Authors
Mogoşanu, George; Biţă, Andrei; Bejenaru, Ludovic; Bejenaru, Cornelia; Croitoru, Octavian; Rău, Gabriela; Rogoveanu, Otilia-Constantina; Florescu, Dan; Neamţu, Johny; Scorei, Iulia; Scorei, Romulus
- Abstract
Calcium fructoborate (CF), a natural sugar-borate ester found in fresh fruits and vegetables, is a source of soluble boron. CF contains three forms of borate (diester, monoester, and boric acid) and all are biologically active, both at the intracellular (as free boric acid) and extracellular level (as fructose-borate diester and monoester). At the cellular and molecular level, CF is superior to the boric acid/borate, exhibiting a complex 'protective' effect against inflammatory response. CF is commercially available in the USA as a 'nature-identical' complex, an active compound for dietary supplements. It provides effective and safe support against the discomfort and lack of flexibility associated with osteoarticular conditions (arthritis and joint degeneration), and improves Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) and McGill indexes. In addition, orally administered CF is effective in ameliorating symptoms of physiological response to stress, including inflammation of the mucous membranes, discomfort associated with osteoarthritis disorders, and bone loss, and also for supporting cardiovascular health. Clinical studies have exhibited the ability of CF to significantly modulate molecular markers associated with inflammatory mechanisms, mainly on the elevated serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP).
- Subjects
BORON; DIETARY supplements; BORIC acid; FRUCTOSE; C-reactive protein; INFLAMMATION prevention
- Publication
Biological Trace Element Research, 2016, Vol 172, Issue 2, p277
- ISSN
0163-4984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12011-015-0590-2