postprandial effects of watercress on inflammatory mediators

Acute effects of consumption of watercress or lettuce with high-fat meal on postprandial plasma interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and malondialdehyde concentrations

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160702028742N4

Enrollment

Registered

2018-03-07

Start date

2018-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Healthy persons.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: High fat meal (40% from fat, 50% carbohydrate, 10% protein) with fresh lettuce (100 grams) which will be consumed within 20 minutes and blood will be collected be

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy young persons (without previous history of diabetes mellitus, liver disease, renal disease)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons on medications -consistent multivitamin use in previous week

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Plasma inflammatory cytokines. Timepoint: 4 hours after test meal consumption. Method of measurement: Elisa.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Plasma Malondialdehyde. Timepoint: 4 hours after test meal consumption. Method of measurement: colorimetry.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMrs Ahmad-Zadeh

Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

jnasrolah@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 21 2237 6420

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026