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- Title
A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Supplementation with Prebiotic Synergy 1 on Iron Homeostasis in Children and Adolescents with Celiac Disease Treated with a Gluten-Free Diet.
- Authors
Feruś, Klaudia; Drabińska, Natalia; Krupa-Kozak, Urszula; Jarocka-Cyrta, Elżbieta
- Abstract
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) occurs in 15–46% of patients with celiac disease (CD), and in some cases, it may be its only manifestation. Studies in animal models have shown that prebiotics, including inulin, may help to increase intestinal absorption of iron. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a prebiotic, oligofructose-enriched inulin (Synergy 1), on iron homeostasis in non-anemic children and adolescents with celiac disease (CD) in association with a gluten-free diet (GFD). Thirty-four CD patients (4–18 years old) were randomized into two groups receiving Synergy 1 (10 g/day) or a placebo (maltodextrin) for three months. Before and after intervention, blood samples were collected from all patients for assessment of blood morphology, biochemical parameters and serum hepcidin concentration. We found that serum hepcidin concentration after the intervention was significantly decreased by 60.9% (p = 0.046) in the Synergy 1 group, whereas no significant difference was observed in the placebo group. No differences in morphological and biochemical blood parameters (including ferritin, hemoglobin and C-reactive protein (CRP)) were observed after intervention in either group. Given that hepcidin decrease may improve intestinal iron absorption, these results warrant further investigation in a larger cohort and especially in patients with IDA.
- Subjects
CELIAC disease complications; BLOOD collection; C-reactive protein; DIETARY supplements; FERRITIN; GLUCANS; GLUTEN-free diet; HEMOGLOBINS; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON deficiency anemia; PEPTIDES; PILOT projects; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PREBIOTICS; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Nutrients, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 11, p1818
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu10111818