Asima Karim, Haroon Ahmed Khan, Firdos Ahmad, Rizwan Qaisar
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Abstract
Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating disease of joints. Currently, there are no optimal treatment options to cure OA.
Objective: To determine whether resveratrol treatment can improve physical function in knee OA patients. Trial design This investigation employed a single center-based, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-regulated clinical trial structure.
Methods: We led a 12-week clinical study involving 137 knee OA patients, aged 63-73. Participants were divided to form a placebo-taking group (n = 70) and an intervention group receiving 500 mg/day of resveratrol (n = 67). Data collection occurred at the start and after 12 weeks. Key study outcomes included: pain intensity (VAS), Oxford Knee Score (OKS), WOMAC index score, knee flexion range of motion (ROM), short physical performance battery (SPPB), handgrip strength (HGS), gait velocity, and levels of SIRT1, C-reactive protein (CRP), and 8-isoprostanes.
Results: After accounting for dropouts, 122 patients were analyzed (placebo: n = 65, resveratrol: n = 57). Resveratrol treatment significantly reduced pain intensity and WOMAC scores, while increasing OKS scores, ROM, gait velocity, HGS, and overall SPPB performance (p < 0.05). In addition, OA patients on resveratrol showed higher plasma SIRT1 and lower 8-isoprostanes levels (p < 0.05). The correlation analysis demonstrated robust associations between changes in plasma SIRT1 and improvements in OKS scores (r2 = 0.204, p = 0.0005), SPPB total (r2 = 0.223, p = 0.0001), HGS (r2 = 0.119, p = 0.008), and gait speed (r2 = 0.138, p = 0.004).
Conclusion: Overall, resveratrol supplementation enhances the physical capabilities of OA patients by increasing SIRT1 levels. Further research is warranted to more fully define resveratrol's impact on knee OA.
Trial registration: This investigation was retrospectively registered on the Open Science Framework (OSF), ensuring transparency and accessibility of the study protocol and outcomes. Registration date (21st April 2025) and URL for protocol ( https://osf.io/registries/my-registrations ).
期刊介绍:
Inflammopharmacology is the official publication of the Gastrointestinal Section of the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) and the Hungarian Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Society (HECPS). Inflammopharmacology publishes papers on all aspects of inflammation and its pharmacological control emphasizing comparisons of (a) different inflammatory states, and (b) the actions, therapeutic efficacy and safety of drugs employed in the treatment of inflammatory conditions. The comparative aspects of the types of inflammatory conditions include gastrointestinal disease (e.g. ulcerative colitis, Crohn''s disease), parasitic diseases, toxicological manifestations of the effects of drugs and environmental agents, arthritic conditions, and inflammatory effects of injury or aging on skeletal muscle. The journal has seven main interest areas:
-Drug-Disease Interactions - Conditional Pharmacology - i.e. where the condition (disease or stress state) influences the therapeutic response and side (adverse) effects from anti-inflammatory drugs. Mechanisms of drug-disease and drug disease interactions and the role of different stress states
-Rheumatology - particular emphasis on methods of measurement of clinical response effects of new agents, adverse effects from anti-rheumatic drugs
-Gastroenterology - with particular emphasis on animal and human models, mechanisms of mucosal inflammation and ulceration and effects of novel and established anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory agents, or antiparasitic agents
-Neuro-Inflammation and Pain - model systems, pharmacology of new analgesic agents and mechanisms of neuro-inflammation and pain
-Novel drugs, natural products and nutraceuticals - and their effects on inflammatory processes, especially where there are indications of novel modes action compared with conventional drugs e.g. NSAIDs
-Muscle-immune interactions during inflammation [...]