Postprandial Inflammation and Fatty Acids

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The main objective is to elucidate the acute effects of an oral intake of either saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) whole genome expression of obese and type 2 diabetic obese subjects.

Detailed Description
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Consumption of high-fat diets can lead to postprandial dyslipidemia, impairment of endothelial function, activation of immune cells and changes in gene expression profiles of immune cells such as peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Recently it was shown that postprandial gene expression profiles of PBMC and plasma triglyceride (TG) and free fatty acid (FFA) responses are dependent on the type of dietary fat consumed (i.e. saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated). Since obese and diabetic subjects usually are in a pro-inflammatory state and have dyslipidemia and endothelial dysfunction we are interested in the effect of different fatty acids in a high load on the PBMC gene expression profiles, plasma cytokine profiles and endothelial function of these subjects.

Official Title
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Effects of Fatty Acids on Postprandial Inflammatory Response of Healthy Obese and Type 2 Diabetic Obese Subjects

Conditions
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Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Type 2, Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: High saturated fat shake
* Other: High monounsaturated fat shake
* Other: High polyunsaturated fat shake


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: For all participants: male gender 50-70 yrs For diabetic patients only: BMI >30 kg/m2 Well-controlled diabetes: fasting plasma glucose concentration must be <10.0 mmol/l at the time of screening. Must be on sulphonylurea- or metformin therapy for at least 6 months with a constant dose for at least two months, or on dietary treatment for at least 6 months2. For obese controls only: BMI > 30 kg/m2 normoglycemic according to WHO criteria (OGTT, fasting blood glucose< 7 mmol/L, after 2 hr <7.8mmol/L) For lean controls only: BMI 18-25 kg/m2 normoglycemic according to WHO criteria (OGTT, fasting blood glucose< 7 mmol/L, after 2 hr <7.8mmol/L) Exclusion Criteria: For all participants: Female gender Age below 50 or above 70 years Hemoglobin levels <8.4 mmol/L Allergic to cow milk or dairy products Allergic to fish oil Vegetarian Tobacco smoker Current or recent (<4 weeks) use of fish oil supplements or more then four times fish/week; 24.35 g of EPA-DHA of fish per month (800 mg/day) as judged by the questionnaire. Received inoculations within 2 months of starting the study or planned to during the study Donated or intended to donate blood from 2 months before the study till two months after the study Unstable body weight (weight gain or loss > 3 kg in the past three months) Medical condition that can interfere with the study outcome (i.e. cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, renal dysfunction) Use of medications know to interfere with glucose homeostasis (i.e. corticosteroids) abuse of drugs and/or alcohol participation in another biomedical study within 1 month before the first screening visit For obese, type 2 diabetic subjects only: severe diabetes which requires application of insulin diabetes-related complications For obese subjects and lean controls only: hyperglycemic according to WHO criteria (OGTT, fasting blood glucose >6.0mM, after 2 hr>11mM) systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg Urinary glucose concentrations (>0.25 g/l)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 50 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Healthy control subjects, High saturated fat shake<br> | Other: High saturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage of saturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Healthy control subjects, High Monounsaturated fat shake<br> | Other: High monounsaturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage of monounsaturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Healthy control subjects, High Polyunsaturated fat shake<br> | Other: High polyunsaturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage polyunsaturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Healthy obese subjecs, High saturated fat shake<br> | Other: High saturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage of saturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Healthy obese subjects, High monounsaturated fat shake<br> | Other: High monounsaturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage of monounsaturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Healthy obese subjects, High polyunsaturated fat shake<br> | Other: High polyunsaturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage polyunsaturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Obese diabetes type 2 subjects, High Saturated fat shake<br> | Other: High saturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage of saturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Obese diabetes type 2 subjects, High Monounsaturated fat shake<br> | Other: High monounsaturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage of monounsaturated fat<br>|
| Experimental: Obese diabetes type 2 subjects, High polyunsaturated fat shake<br> | Other: High polyunsaturated fat shake<br>* milkshake containing 95 gram of fat, high percentage polyunsaturated fat<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PBMC gene expression profiles |  | 0, 2, 4 hrs | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PBMC inflammatory response capacity |  | 0, 2, 4 hrs | 
| Endothelial function |  | 0, 2, 4 hrs | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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fatty acids, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, inflammation, nutrigenomics