The goal of this cross over study is to investigate the effect of short term time restricted eating (TRE) on the innate immune system in patients with a history of myocardial infarction.
In the recent years, research has shown the prominent role of low grade systemic inflammation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the crucial role myeloid cells, mainly monocytes and macrophages, play in atherogenesis. Time restricted eating (TRE), i.e. eating the normal amount of calories within a limited time period per day, has a beneficial effect on multiple factors involved in the development of CVD, such as blood pressure, heart rate, lipid and blood glucose levels, and insulin sensitivity. TRE also reduces markers of systemic inflammation and reduces the number of circulating monocytes. It is now hypothesized that TRE reduces the pro-inflammatory monocyte phenotype of patients with a history of myocardial infarction. Therefore, the investigators will perform a exploratory prospective randomised open label blinded endpoint cross-over study to investigate the effect of short term TRE on the innate immune system in patients with a history of myocardial infarction.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
23
Participants have to consume their regular food intake during a 6 hour period per day for 2 weeks.
Participants have to consume their regular diet within an unrestricted time period for 2 weeks
Radboud university medical center
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
The change in the inflammatory phenotype of circulating immune cells, assessed by measuring the cytokine production capacity (e.g. IL-1b and TNF) of isolated PBMCs after ex vivo stimulation with various TLR ligands, determined by ELISA.
The investigators will measure the change in the inflammatory phenotype of circulating immune cells after TRE. Therefore, the investigators will assess the inflammatory phenotype at baseline and after a two week TRE period and a control period with a regular diet (cross-over design). This will be assessed by measuring the cytokine production capacity of isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) after ex vivo stimulation with various TLR ligands. Relevant cytokines (e.g. IL-1b and TNF, given in pg/ml) are measured in the supernatants of the PMBC stimulation experiments by ELISA.
Time frame: Change from baseline cytokine production capacity at 2 weeks after TRE or regular diet.
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