Annona muricata L., include the leaves, is found to contain biologically active Annonaceous acetogenins and plant polyphenols that are important components of human diet and a number of them are considered to have chemopreventive and therapeutic properties against cancer. To confirm previous findings in in vitro, animal study and traditionally use, a human, ex vivo and in vitro studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of consecutive ingestion of A. muricata leaves extract for eight weeks.
Colorectal cancer patients were randomly assigned to receive either A. muricata leaves extract or placebo. Dietary intakes and anthropometry were assessed with food record every two weeks. Blood parameters, nutritional status, quality of life, fecal butyrate level, and systemic inflammation of patient were assessed at the beginning and the end of study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
30
ethanol-soluble fraction of water extract
maltose
Nutritional Status
Time frame: eight weeks
Cytotoxicity
Cytotoxicity against colorectal cancer cell lines that were treated with serum of participants, is assessed by MTT assay
Time frame: two days
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