{"title":"Effects of walnut consumption on biomarkers of oxidative stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","authors":"Vali Musazadeh , Mahsa Mahmoudinezhad , Niloofar Hamidi , Maryam Falahatzadeh , Farzad Shidfar","doi":"10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2025.106986","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between accumulation and production of oxygen reactive species (ROS) in tissues and cells and play a key role in many diseases. This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to analyze the effects of walnut consumption on biomarkers of oxidative stress. Databases including PubMed, Scopus, Embase and Web of science were searched until November 30th, 2024. Data were subjected to meta-analysis using a random effects model to examine the effect sizes of the pooled results. Four studies were identified eligible to be included in current meta-analysis. Walnut consumption resulted in a significant increase in catalase activity (CAT) (WMD: 42.20; 95 % CI: 34.28, 50.11). Walnut consumption did not affect other biomarkers of oxidative stress such as lipid peroxidation (LPO), reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). Overall, this meta-analysis demonstrated walnut consumption increase CAT, but did not affect other biomarkers of oxidative stress. This suggests that walnut may have played an indirect and mild role in health. However, due to the limited number of studies, further investigations is suggested in this regard.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21161,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 106986"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098882325000395","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between accumulation and production of oxygen reactive species (ROS) in tissues and cells and play a key role in many diseases. This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to analyze the effects of walnut consumption on biomarkers of oxidative stress. Databases including PubMed, Scopus, Embase and Web of science were searched until November 30th, 2024. Data were subjected to meta-analysis using a random effects model to examine the effect sizes of the pooled results. Four studies were identified eligible to be included in current meta-analysis. Walnut consumption resulted in a significant increase in catalase activity (CAT) (WMD: 42.20; 95 % CI: 34.28, 50.11). Walnut consumption did not affect other biomarkers of oxidative stress such as lipid peroxidation (LPO), reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). Overall, this meta-analysis demonstrated walnut consumption increase CAT, but did not affect other biomarkers of oxidative stress. This suggests that walnut may have played an indirect and mild role in health. However, due to the limited number of studies, further investigations is suggested in this regard.
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Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators is the original and foremost journal dealing with prostaglandins and related lipid mediator substances. It includes basic and clinical studies related to the pharmacology, physiology, pathology and biochemistry of lipid mediators.
Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators invites reports of original research, mini-reviews, reviews, and methods articles in the basic and clinical aspects of all areas of lipid mediator research: cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, molecular biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, endocrinology, biology, the medical sciences, and epidemiology.
Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators also accepts proposals for special issue topics. The Editors will make every effort to advise authors of the decision on the submitted manuscript within 3-4 weeks of receipt.