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- Title
Effects of Supplementation with a Microalgae Extract from Phaeodactylum tricornutum Containing Fucoxanthin on Cognition and Markers of Health in Older Individuals with Perceptions of Cognitive Decline.
- Authors
Yoo, Choongsung; Maury, Jonathan; Gonzalez, Drew E.; Ko, Joungbo; Xing, Dante; Jenkins, Victoria; Dickerson, Broderick; Leonard, Megan; Estes, Landry; Johnson, Sarah; Chun, Jisun; Broeckel, Jacob; Pradelles, Rémi; Sowinski, Ryan; Rasmussen, Christopher J.; Kreider, Richard B.
- Abstract
Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PT) is a microalgae extract that contains fucoxanthin and has been shown to enhance cognitive function in younger populations. The present study assessed if PT supplementation affects cognition in healthy, young-old, physically active adults with self-perceptions of cognitive and memory decline. Methods: Forty-three males and females (64.3 ± 6.0 years, 79.8 ± 16.0 kg, 27.0 ± 4.0 kg/m2) with perceptions of cognitive and memory decline completed the double-blind, randomized, parallel-arm, placebo-controlled intervention clinical trial. Participants were counterbalanced by sex and BMI and randomly allocated to their respective 12-week supplementation interventions, which were either the placebo (PL) or 1100 mg/day of PT containing 8.8 mg of fucoxanthin (FX). Fasting blood samples were collected, and cognitive assessments were performed during the testing session at 0, 4, and 12 weeks of intervention. The data were analyzed by multivariate and univariate general linear model (GLM) analyses with repeated measures, pairwise comparisons, and mean changes from baseline analysis with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to assess the clinical significance of the findings. Results: FX supplementation significantly affected (p < 0.05) or exhibited tendencies toward significance (p > 0.05 to p < 0.10 with effect sizes ranging from medium to large) for word recall, picture recognition reaction time, Stroop color–word test, choice reaction time, and digit vigilance test variables. Additionally, FX supplementation promoted a more consistent clinical improvement from baseline values when examining mean changes with 95% CIs, although most differences were seen over time rather than between groups. Conclusions: The results demonstrate some evidence that FX supplementation can improve working and secondary memory, vigilance, attention, accuracy, and executive function. There was also evidence that FX promoted more positive effects on insulin sensitivity and perceptions about sleep quality with no negative effects on clinical blood panels or perceived side effects. Additional research should investigate how FX may affect cognition in individuals perceiving memory and cognitive decline. Registered clinical trial #NCT05759910.
- Subjects
REPEATED measures design; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); COGNITIVE testing; HEALTH status indicators; RESEARCH funding; PLACEBOS; INSULIN sensitivity; STATISTICAL sampling; BLIND experiment; EXECUTIVE function; ALGAE; TREATMENT effectiveness; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; MULTIVARIATE analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PLANT extracts; ATTENTION; COGNITION disorders; STATISTICS; MEMORY; QUALITY of life; CONFIDENCE intervals; REACTION time; SLEEP quality; PLANT proteins; DIETARY supplements; BIOMARKERS; PHYSICAL activity; SELF-perception; MEMORY disorders; OLD age
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 17, p2999
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16172999