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- Title
The effects of folic acid supplementation on endothelial function in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- Authors
Zamani, Mohammad; Rezaiian, Fatemeh; Saadati, Saeede; Naseri, Kaveh; Ashtary-Larky, Damoon; Yousefi, Mohsen; Golalipour, Elnaz; Clark, Cain C. T.; Rastgoo, Samira; Asbaghi, Omid
- Abstract
Background: Endothelial dysfunction serves as an early marker for the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD); therefore, it is an attractive site of therapeutic interventions to reduce the risk of CVD. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of folic acid supplementation on endothelial function markers in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods: PubMed, ISI web of science, and Scopus databases were searched up to July 2022 for detecting eligible studies. A random-effects model was used for meta-analysis, and linear Meta-regression and non-linear dose-response analysis were performed to assess whether the effect of folic acid supplementation was affected by the dose and duration of intervention. Cochrane tools were also used to assess the risk of bias in the included studies. Results: Twenty-one studies, including 2025 participants (1010 cases and 1015 controls), were included in the present meta-analysis. Folic acid supplementation significantly affected the percentage of flow-mediated dilation (FMD%) (WMD: 2.59%; 95% CI: 1.51, 3.67; P < 0.001) and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) (WMD: 24.38 μm; 95% CI: 3.08, 45.68; P = 0.025), but not end-diastolic diameter (EDD) (WMD: 0.21 mm; 95% CI: − 0.09, 0.52; P = 0.176), and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) (WMD: 0.18 ng/ml; 95% CI: − 10.02, 13.81; P = 0.755). Conclusions: These findings suggest that folic acid supplementation may improve endothelial function by increasing FMD and FMD% levels. Trial registration: PROSPERO registration cod: CRD42021289744.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis; ENDOTHELIUM diseases; TREATMENT effectiveness; FOLIC acid; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Nutrition Journal, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1475-2891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12937-023-00843-y