Papers/PMID:41168313
Effect of nano-curcumin supplementation on liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD-associated fibrosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Scientific reports2025The record
2 findings drawn from this paper, on 1 compound across 2 endpoints, 1 of them null.
What it reported
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1 finding
curcumin — decreases aspartate aminotransferase
LikelyGrade B, Likely. Human evidence, limited replication or design limits.Findingreplicated ×2“Similarly, the mean AST reduction was − 15.03 ± 16.31 U/L in the nanocurcumin group and − 0.92 ± 11.64 U/L in the placebo group, with a significant between-group difference ( P = 0.004).”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of nano-curcumin supplementation on liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD-associated fibrosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Dose
- Oral nanomicellar curcumin (nano-curcumin, Exir Nano Sina), one 40 mg capsule twice daily with a main meal (80 mg/day) for 16 weeks
- Population
- Adults aged 30-70 y with NAFLD-associated liver fibrosis of METAVIR stage F2 or higher, Tehran, Iran; 55 randomised and all 55 analysed with no withdrawals (27 nano-curcumin, 28 placebo); secondary endpoint (declared primary outcomes: liver fibrosis and steatosis by FibroScan and the FIB-4 index); unadjusted between-group comparison of change from baseline; baseline AST was higher in the nano-curcumin arm than in the placebo arm (38.44 vs 27.21 U/L, P = 0.05); serum AST by enzyme colorimetric method on a Cobas c 311 analyser
Effect of nano-curcumin supplementation on liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD-associated fibrosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.2025PMID:41168313Industry funded
What did not
1 finding
curcumin — no detected effect on serum alkaline phosphatase
LikelyGrade B, Likely. Human evidence, limited replication or design limits.FindingNull resultreplicated ×3“The mean change in ALP levels was − 0.77 ± 14.54 U/L in the nanocurcumin group and − 5.57 ± 20.37 U/L in the placebo group, with no significant difference between groups in the crude analysis ( P = 0.262).”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of nano-curcumin supplementation on liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD-associated fibrosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Dose
- Oral nanomicellar curcumin (nano-curcumin, Exir Nano Sina), one 40 mg capsule twice daily with a main meal (80 mg/day) for 16 weeks
- Population
- Adults aged 30-70 y with NAFLD-associated liver fibrosis of METAVIR stage F2 or higher, Tehran, Iran; 55 randomised and all 55 analysed with no withdrawals (27 nano-curcumin, 28 placebo); secondary endpoint (declared primary outcomes: liver fibrosis and steatosis by FibroScan and the FIB-4 index); unadjusted between-group comparison of change from baseline; the between-group difference remained non-significant after adjustment for baseline values, age, sex, diabetes, calorie intake change and BMI (P = 0.161); serum ALP by enzyme colorimetric method on a Cobas c 311 analyser
Effect of nano-curcumin supplementation on liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD-associated fibrosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.2025PMID:41168313Industry funded