This study evaluates the safety of administering single ascending doses (150, 300, 600, and 900 mg) of a citrus extract of the flavonoid narigenin, and assesses the blood concentrations of naringenin following oral administration of the extract.
Naringenin is a component of food with therapeutic potential to improve glucose metabolism. In order to explore the mechanisms by which naringenin may increase energy expenditure and improve glucose metabolism in humans, it is of vital importance that the safety, tolerability, and bioavailability of naringenin are evaluated, when administered to humans. This study tests the safety of four doses of a citrus extract of naringenin and measures serum concentrations of naringenin at the 150 mg and 600 mg doses over a period of 24 hours, and at the 300 and 900 mg doses at four hours after subjects have been given the respective doses of naringenin.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
18
An extract of Citrus Sinensis containing naringenin and its precursor naringin
Cellulose
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Incidence of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events Following a Single Dose of a Citrus Extract of Naringenin
All adverse events will be recorded following the first administration of the study product or placebo. The study physician in consultation with the coordinator will review and determine whether a subject can be administered the next ascending dose. The cohorts will be run in series. There will be an interval of up to four weeks between the two cohorts. During this time an interim analysis will be conducted and a safety summary of adverse events for Cohort 1 will be compiled and reviewed by the investigators. Dose safety will be investigated by compiling by treatment (e.g. 150 mg dose, 300 mg dose, placebo) a list of adverse events. The frequency of these events will be counted and compared with the placebo group.
Time frame: Adverse events were collected over approximately five weeks which included three study days and two washout periods of at least one week.
Measurement of Area Under the Serum Naringenin Concentration Versus Time Curve at 150 and 600 mg Doses
Blood will be drawn over a period of 24 hours following ingestion of the 150 and 600mg doses of naringenin and serum concentrations will be measured. The area under the serum concentration versus time curve will be determined.
Time frame: 0, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 6, 8,12, and 24 hours
Measurement of Maximal Concentration of Serum Naringenin at 150 and 600 mg Doses
Blood will be drawn over a period of 24 hours following ingestion of the 150 and 600mg doses of naringenin and serum concentrations will be measured. The maximal serum concentration will be determined.
Time frame: 0, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 6, 8,12, and 24 hours
Measurement of Time to Peak Concentration of Serum Naringenin at 150 and 600 mg Doses
Blood will be drawn over a period of 24 hours following ingestion of the 150 and 600mg doses of naringenin and serum naringenin concentrations will be measured. The time to peak serum naringenin concentration will be determined.
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Time frame: 24 hours
Measurement of Half Life of Naringenin at 150 and 600 mg Doses
Blood will be drawn over a period of 24 hours following ingestion of the 150 and 600mg doses of naringenin and serum naringenin concentrations will be measured. The half life of naringenin will be determined.
Time frame: 0, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 6, 8,12, and 24 hours
Measurement of Apparent Oral Clearance of Naringenin at 150 and 600 mg Doses
Blood will be drawn over a period of 24 hours following ingestion of the 150 and 600mg doses of naringenin and serum naringenin concentrations will be measured. The apparent oral clearance of naringenin will be determined.
Time frame: 0, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 6, 8,12, and 24 hours
Measurement of Four-hour Concentration of Serum Naringenin at 300 and 900 mg Doses
Blood will be drawn at 0 hours and 4 hours following ingestion of the 300 and 900mg doses of naringenin and serum naringenin concentrations will be measured.
Time frame: 0 and 4 hours