1. Effects of Nigella sativa seeds (black cumin) on insulin secretion and lipid profile: A pilot study in healthy volunteers
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Anne-Marie Barbanel, Michel Larroque, Yves Pélissier, Jean-Pierre Gagnol, Florence Galtier, Sophie Pelegrin, Isabelle Gabillaud, Samuel Lepape, Anne Chalançon, Hugues Chevassus, Pierre Petit, Marie Faucanié, CIC Montpellier, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier)-CHU Saint-Eloi-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Université de Montpellier (UM), Biocommunication en Cardio-Métabolique (BC2M), CHU Montpellier, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier), Démarche intégrée pour l'obtention d'aliments de qualité (UMR Qualisud), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Avignon Université (AU)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie, BP 14491, 34083 Montpellier Cedex 5, and Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Nigella sativa ,Short Report ,Blood lipids ,Pilot Projects ,Placebo ,030226 pharmacology & pharmacy ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Double-Blind Method ,Internal medicine ,Insulin Secretion ,medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,030212 general & internal medicine ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Hypolipidemic Agents ,Pharmacology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Cholesterol ,business.industry ,Plant Extracts ,Insulin ,Lipids ,3. Good health ,Endocrinology ,Glucose ,chemistry ,Seeds ,Blood sugar regulation ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Lipid profile ,business ,Lipoprotein - Abstract
It has been claimed that Nigella sativa seeds (NSS), also known as black cumin, have antidiabetic and lipid-lowering properties. Our pilot study investigated the effects of powdered NSS on insulin secretion and lipid profile in healthy male volunteers. We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled 4-week trial in 30 subjects, receiving NSS powder (1 g/day) or placebo orally (15 subjects/group). Insulin secretion as determined by the hyperglycaemic clamp technique, insulin sensitivity as well as cholesterol and triglycerides serum concentrations, were measured before and after treatment. NSS powder administration was clinically well tolerated. It did not modify fasting glycaemia and insulinaemia, and was ineffective on glucose-induced insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity. No significant changes on serum lipids were observed after treatment in any treatment groups, nor between the two treatment groups. However, in the treated group only, there was a significant correlation between total cholesterol change after treatment and its baseline level (r = -0.71, P = 0.006, n = 13), and between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol change after treatment and its baseline level (r = -0.74, P = 0.004, n = 13). No such correlations were found for high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and for triglycerides. These results do not confirm any NSS effect on glucose regulation; however, they suggest that NSS powder may be of interest in lowering lipid concentrations in hyperlipidaemic subjects.
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- 2019
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