Effects of Fish Oil and Red Wine on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers

Effects of Fish Oil and Red Wine on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers: a Randomized Double-blinded Trial on the Modulation of the Eicosanoid and Isoprostane Pathways in Healthy Subjects by Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Red Wine.

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) recently encouraged "increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish or capsule form (1 g/day) for risk reduction" and stated that "for treatment of elevated triglycerides, higher doses are usually necessary for risk reduction" (Smith SC et al. Circulation 2006;113:2363-72). These recommendations are based on conflicting evidence about the efficacy of the omega-3 treatment with data derived from single randomized trials or non-randomized studies (Smith SC et al. Circulation 2006;113:2363-72). Much effort has been undertaken to elucidate the role of omega-3 fatty acids in the development of cardiovascular disease, but even recent meta-analyses deliver no clear picture; they either favor (Mozaffarian D Jama 2006;296:1885-99) or reject (Hooper L Bmj 2006;332:752-60) the hypothesis of cardioprotective effects of omega-3 FAs.

The objective of the clinical study is to study the effects of fish oil on blood and urinary markers of inflammation and cell stress. By using different permutations of high-dose supplementation of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids versus different alimentary omega-3 fish doses and grain alcohol versus different kinds of red wine, this trial will study how omega-3 fatty acids, ethanol and red wine constituents modulate biomarkers of inflammation and cell stress.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Fish Oil; Dietary supplement: Ethanol; Dietary supplement: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Dietary supplement: Safflower Oil; Dietary supplement: Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid

Detailed Description

This clinical study comprises several parts:

Part 1: Single-arm open oral administration of ethanol in n=40 healthy participants.

Part 1.1: Single-arm open oral administration of fish oil capsules and ethanol in n=12 healthy participants.

Part 2a: Randomized double-blind oral administration of fish oil or safflower oil capsules and ethanol in n=44 healthy participants.

Part 2b: Randomized double-blind oral administration of fish foods or control diet and open oral administration of ethanol in n=40 healthy participants.

Part 3: Randomized double-blind oral administration of fish foods or control diet and red wine beverages in n=40 healthy participants.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 58 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 21 - 60,
• Subjects must be in good health as based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, and laboratory tests.
• All Subjects have to adhere to the following criteria:
• Must be non-smoking volunteers (both male and non-pregnant females) due to a significant influence of smoking and overweight on the outcome measures of lipid peroxidation,
• Must be of normal weight with a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 25. The correlation between the BMI number and body fatness is fairly strong; however it varies by sex, race, and age. These variations include the following examples: At the same BMI, women tend to have more body fat than men; at the same BMI, older people, on average, tend to have more body fat than younger adults; highly trained athletes may have a high BMI because of increased muscularity rather than increased body fatness; source at http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_BMI/index.html. Therefore, subjects with a BMI > 25 can be enrolled at the discretion of the PI in writing.
• Female subjects of child bearing potential must be using a medically acceptable method of contraception (oral contraception, depo-provera injection, IUD, condom with spermicide, diaphragm, cervical cap, progestin implant, abstinence, tubal ligation, oophorectomy, TAH) throughout the entire study period. All female subjects must consent to a urine pregnancy test at screening and just prior to the start of each treatment phase of the study (first study visit, every ethanol administration visit, at first visit of fish oil administration), and during the third week of fish oil administration. All pregnancy tests must be negative at all time points.
• Male subjects must be surgically sterile and/or agree to use condoms throughout the duration of the study.
• Persons who consume vitamin supplements are required to undergo a "washout period" of ≥ five weeks without supplement prior to study enrollment (in analogy to Block G, et al. Am J Epidemiol 2002; 156: 274)
• Urine ethanol assessment indicating abstinence.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Female subjects who are pregnant or nursing a child.
• Subjects, who have received an experimental drug, used an experimental medical device within 30 days prior to screening, or who gave a blood donation of ≥ one pint within 8 weeks prior to screening.
• Subjects with any coagulation, bleeding or blood disorders.
• Subjects with nutritional inefficiencies in Fe, Zn, Cu, Mg (according to 61)
• Subjects who are sensitive or allergic to fish, fish oil or fish-containing products.
• Subjects with any evidence of cancer or history of significant cardiovascular disease (including stroke or TIA), renal, hepatic, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, hematopoietic or neurological disorder.
• Subjects with a systolic blood pressure above 160 or a diastolic blood pressure above 95,
• Subjects with any evidence of GI disorders that could interfere with fat absorption
• Subjects with an intention to lose weight during their participation in the trial
• Subjects with any abnormal laboratory value or physical finding that according to the investigator may interfere with interpretation of the study results, be indicative of an underlying disease state, or compromise the safety of a potential subject. Subjects who have had a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the last 6 months.
• Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin > 6% indicating chronic alcohol abuse
• Complete abstinence from alcohol
• Intake of more than three alcoholic drinks per day
• Subjects with a history of cancer, including skin cancer

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Fish oil; Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA)	Drug: Fish Oil; Part 1.1: Dose of 9.3 g/day EPA plus 7.5 g/day DHA; Part 2a (run-in phase): Dose of 1 time 2 capsules per day of Lovaza (total of 1.7 g/d ω-3 PUFA consisting of 930 mg/day EPA and 750 mg/day DHA) for 29±1 days; Part 2a (study arm): Dose of 3 times 4 capsules per day of Lovaza (total of 10.1 g/d ω-3 PUFA consisting of 5580 mg/day EPA and 4500 mg/day DHA) for 29±1 days; Other Names: LovazaTM (former name: Omacor®); Dietary supplement: Ethanol; Part 1 & Part 1.1: Dose of 0.9 g/kg body weight 98% alcohol solution Part 2a: Doses of 0.4 and 0.9 g/kg body weight 98% alcohol solution and a control placebo drinking solution Part 2b, Part 3: Doses of 0.4, 0.6 and 0.9 g/kg body weight 98% alcohol solution; Dietary supplement: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Part 2b: Alimentary diet delivering ≈ 500 mg/day EPA/DHA,or Alimentary diet delivering ≈ 900-1000 mg/day EPA/DHA, or Alimentary diet delivering ≈ 1500-1800 mg/day EPA/DHA; Part 3: Alimentary diet delivering EPA/DHA in a quantity to be determined by Part 2b.; Other Names: n-3 PUFA alimentary supplementation
Active Comparator: Safflower Oil; Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6 PUFA)	Dietary supplement: Ethanol; Part 1 & Part 1.1: Dose of 0.9 g/kg body weight 98% alcohol solution Part 2a: Doses of 0.4 and 0.9 g/kg body weight 98% alcohol solution and a control placebo drinking solution Part 2b, Part 3: Doses of 0.4, 0.6 and 0.9 g/kg body weight 98% alcohol solution; Dietary supplement: Safflower Oil; Part 2a: (Study Arm): Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids 3 times 4 capsules per day (total of 10.2 g/d ω-6 PUFA) for 29±1 days; Other Names: Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Dietary supplement: Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid; Part 2b: Control omega-6 fatty acid alimentary diet (<130 mg/day EPA/DHA); Other Names: n-6 PUFA alimentary supplementation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Urinary isoprostane concentrations	urinary isoprostanes will be analyzed raw (i.e. untransformed, including the Time factor: Baseline vs Peak)	Hours and days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Urinary eicosanoid concentrations	Time-dependency of urine eicosanoid and isoprostane formation after acute oral ethanol	Hours and days
Plasma eicosanoid concentrations	plasma eicosanoid response after a single oral dose of 0.9 g/kg body weight 98% ethanol.	Hours and days
Blood alcohol concentrations	Evaluation of acute toxic alcohol effects	Hours and days
Blood fatty acid composition	Oral administration of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids	Hours to months
Compositional Changes in the Intestinal Microbiome	Collection of stool samples	Hours and days

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Metabolomics, Lipidomics, Transcriptomics	Exploring potential interactions between polyunsaturated fatty acids and ethanol	Baseline, after low and high doses of fish oil supplementation, after high doses of safflower oil supplementation, after ethanol ingestion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Carsten Skarke, MD
• Collaborators: American Heart Association
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Garret A FitzGerald, M.D., Institute for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics, School of Medicine; Principal Investigator: Carsten Skarke, M.D., Institute for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics, SOM

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 21, 2008
• First Posted (Estimated): May 22, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 11, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 7, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Healthy volunteers; alcohol; oxidative stress; Fish oil; red wine
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Anti-Infective Agents; Central Nervous System Depressants; Ethanol
• Other Study ID Numbers: 807069