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Effects of Ketone Esters on Circulating Senescent T Lymphocytes (T Cells) and Inflammation Levels in the Elderly

Effects of Ketone Esters on Circulating Senescent T Lymphocytes (T Cells) and Inflammation Levels in the Elderly

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07087093
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-07-25
Start date
2025-01-07
Completion date
2025-12-30
Last updated
2025-07-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

The Elderly

Keywords

ketone ester, the eldly, Senescent T cell, inflammatory factors

Brief summary

Studies have shown that aging can promote a variety of pathological processes, such as myocardial remodeling and cardiac dysfunction caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury and pressure load. Previous studies found that the level of circulating beta-hydroxybutyric acid decreased significantly with age. It has been reported that the ketogenic diet reduces the occurrence of tumors and neurodegenerative diseases in mice, improves motor coordination and endurance, and ultimately extends life span. Current research results have confirmed that ketone bodies have multiple mechanisms to exert beneficial effects on cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of age-related cardiovascular disease has not been reported. In order to further clarify the role of beta-hydroxybutyric acid in age-related cardiovascular diseases, find new intervention targets for elderly cardiovascular diseases, and develop new effective prevention and treatment measures for elderly cardiovascular diseases. We will further investigate this hypothesis by establishing a clinical cohort of the elderly population.

Detailed description

It is predicted that by 2050, the total number of people over 65 years old in China will reach 400 million (accounting for 26.9% of the total population), and the number of people over 80 years old will reach 150 million. Population aging is the main driving force of cardiovascular diseases, and cardiovascular diseases in the elderly will become a major clinical problem threatening the health of our people and a social problem involving people's livelihood. Therefore, it is an important research direction in the cardiovascular field to deeply explore the pathogenesis of elderly cardiovascular diseases and find effective prevention and control targets. Studies have shown that aging can promote a variety of pathological processes, such as myocardial remodeling and cardiac dysfunction caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury and pressure load. Previous studies found that the level of circulating beta-hydroxybutyric acid decreased significantly with age. It has been reported that the ketogenic diet reduces the occurrence of tumors and neurodegenerative diseases in mice, improves motor coordination and endurance, and ultimately extends life span. Current research results have confirmed that ketone bodies have multiple mechanisms to exert beneficial effects on cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of age-related cardiovascular disease has not been reported. In order to further clarify the role of beta-hydroxybutyric acid in age-related cardiovascular diseases, find new intervention targets for elderly cardiovascular diseases, and develop new effective prevention and treatment measures for elderly cardiovascular diseases. We will further investigate this hypothesis by establishing a clinical cohort of the elderly population.

Interventions

OTHERKetone ester

KetoneAid Ke4 Pro Ketone Ester:20ml, tid po

Sponsors

First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 65\ 80 years old. 2. The subjects are in good health, and no history of chronic diseases.

Exclusion criteria

1. Have used immunosuppressants or hormone drugs in the past six months. 2. There has been a significant change in diet within the past month. 3. Having digestive tract surgery within one year. 4. Severe liver dysfunction (alanine aminotransferase level \> 3.0 upper limit of normal). 5. Severe kidney dysfunction (creatinine clearance rate \< 30 mL/min). 6. History of malignant tumor.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
T cell senescence level (Protein 53、Protein 21 and Protein 16)From enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeksExpression of protein 53、protein 21 and protein 16 in human plasma used by western blot.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Circulating inflammatory factor levels (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and interleukin-6)From enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeksExpression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and interleukin-6 in human plasma used by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
Ankle-brachial indexFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeksThe ankle-brachial index value was measured by dopplex ankle-brachial index detector.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ejection fraction (EF) levelsFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeksUse cardiac echocardiography to assess the ejection fraction level
NT-proBNP levelFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeksNT-proBNP level was used by chemiluminescence immunoassay.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactYue Li, Doctor
ly99ly@vip.163.com86-451-85555673

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026