Flavanols of Camellia sinensis exhibit uric acid (UA) lowering effect, through the modulation of both xanthine oxidase and urate excretion. In order to investigate the potential benefit of Camellia Sinenis products in asymptomatic hyperuricaemia, a meta-analysis of long-term Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) with tea or tea extract has been conducted. From 20 human intervention studies selected only 5 RCT (13 interventions) were suitable for meta-analysis (n=472). The current "normal" range set for hyperuricaemia fails to identify patients with potential metabolic disorders. Therefore on the basis of the literature data, we fixed cut off limits for UA baseline levels of 4.5 mg/dl for women, 6.1 mg/dl for men and 5.5 mg/dl for studies involving mixed populations. tatistically significant effects were not found, but subgroup analysis revealed that the Pooled Estimate effect was different in subjects with baseline levels under [MD (95% CI): 0.1078 (-0.0528 to 0.2684)] and over the cut off [MD (95% CI): -0.0239 (0.3311 to 0.2833)]. However, due to the low number of RCT and to the lack of data on bioavailability, it is difficult to draw any firm conclusion and more studies are needed to establish if tea flavanols could be useful in asymptomatic hyperuricaemia treatment.

Camellia sinensis in asymptomatic hyperuricaemia: a meta-analysis of tea or tea extract effects on uric acid levels / Ilaria, Peluso; Alessia, Teichner; Manafikhi, Husseen; Palmery, Maura. - In: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION. - ISSN 1040-8398. - STAMPA. - 57:2(2017), pp. 391-398. [10.1080/10408398.2014.889653]

Camellia sinensis in asymptomatic hyperuricaemia: a meta-analysis of tea or tea extract effects on uric acid levels

MANAFIKHI, HUSSEEN;PALMERY, Maura
2017

Abstract

Flavanols of Camellia sinensis exhibit uric acid (UA) lowering effect, through the modulation of both xanthine oxidase and urate excretion. In order to investigate the potential benefit of Camellia Sinenis products in asymptomatic hyperuricaemia, a meta-analysis of long-term Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) with tea or tea extract has been conducted. From 20 human intervention studies selected only 5 RCT (13 interventions) were suitable for meta-analysis (n=472). The current "normal" range set for hyperuricaemia fails to identify patients with potential metabolic disorders. Therefore on the basis of the literature data, we fixed cut off limits for UA baseline levels of 4.5 mg/dl for women, 6.1 mg/dl for men and 5.5 mg/dl for studies involving mixed populations. tatistically significant effects were not found, but subgroup analysis revealed that the Pooled Estimate effect was different in subjects with baseline levels under [MD (95% CI): 0.1078 (-0.0528 to 0.2684)] and over the cut off [MD (95% CI): -0.0239 (0.3311 to 0.2833)]. However, due to the low number of RCT and to the lack of data on bioavailability, it is difficult to draw any firm conclusion and more studies are needed to establish if tea flavanols could be useful in asymptomatic hyperuricaemia treatment.
2017
urate transport; meta-analysis; long term intervention; uric acid; xanthine oxidase
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Camellia sinensis in asymptomatic hyperuricaemia: a meta-analysis of tea or tea extract effects on uric acid levels / Ilaria, Peluso; Alessia, Teichner; Manafikhi, Husseen; Palmery, Maura. - In: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION. - ISSN 1040-8398. - STAMPA. - 57:2(2017), pp. 391-398. [10.1080/10408398.2014.889653]
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