Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Paula Tâmara Vieira Teixeira
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Reis, Andréa Dias [UNESP], Silva, Surama do Carmo Sousa, Serra, Larissa de Lourdes Padilha, Leite, Richard Diego, Silva, Mayara Cristina Pinto, Lima-Aragão, Mônica Virginia Viegas, Nascimento, Flavia Raquel Fernandes, Garcia, João Batista Santos, Guerra, Rosane Nassar Meireles
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2020.104105
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/199210
Resumo: This study investigated the effects of babassu and coconut oil supplementation in breast cancer patients. This randomized clinical trial included 60 patients divided into three groups: untreated control group (CG), babassu oil group (BG), and coconut oil group (COG). Fatigue, quality of life, depression, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and salivary IgA were analysed before and after 12 weeks of supplementation. Babassu supplementation decreased fatigue and improved quality of life but did not affect depression scores. Babassu also decreased TNF-α and IL-6 levels and increased IgA in saliva compared to the COG and CG. In conclusion, babassu oil supplementation reduced fatigue and improved the quality of life of breast cancer patients, and these outcomes are probably related to the immunomodulatory effects of babassu oil in reducing proinflammatory cytokines and increasing IgA antibody production. These findings indicate that babassu oil may be useful as a supplement to reduce cancer-related fatigue.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
title Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
spellingShingle Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
Pereira, Paula Tâmara Vieira Teixeira
Babassu oil
Breast cancer
Dietary supplements
Fatigue
Immunomodulation
title_short Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
title_full Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
title_fullStr Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
title_sort Supplementation with babassu oil reduces fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
author Pereira, Paula Tâmara Vieira Teixeira
author_facet Pereira, Paula Tâmara Vieira Teixeira
Reis, Andréa Dias [UNESP]
Silva, Surama do Carmo Sousa
Serra, Larissa de Lourdes Padilha
Leite, Richard Diego
Silva, Mayara Cristina Pinto
Lima-Aragão, Mônica Virginia Viegas
Nascimento, Flavia Raquel Fernandes
Garcia, João Batista Santos
Guerra, Rosane Nassar Meireles
author_role author
author2 Reis, Andréa Dias [UNESP]
Silva, Surama do Carmo Sousa
Serra, Larissa de Lourdes Padilha
Leite, Richard Diego
Silva, Mayara Cristina Pinto
Lima-Aragão, Mônica Virginia Viegas
Nascimento, Flavia Raquel Fernandes
Garcia, João Batista Santos
Guerra, Rosane Nassar Meireles
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Federal do Maranhão – Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
Pain and Palliative Care – Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pereira, Paula Tâmara Vieira Teixeira
Reis, Andréa Dias [UNESP]
Silva, Surama do Carmo Sousa
Serra, Larissa de Lourdes Padilha
Leite, Richard Diego
Silva, Mayara Cristina Pinto
Lima-Aragão, Mônica Virginia Viegas
Nascimento, Flavia Raquel Fernandes
Garcia, João Batista Santos
Guerra, Rosane Nassar Meireles
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Babassu oil
Breast cancer
Dietary supplements
Fatigue
Immunomodulation
topic Babassu oil
Breast cancer
Dietary supplements
Fatigue
Immunomodulation
description This study investigated the effects of babassu and coconut oil supplementation in breast cancer patients. This randomized clinical trial included 60 patients divided into three groups: untreated control group (CG), babassu oil group (BG), and coconut oil group (COG). Fatigue, quality of life, depression, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and salivary IgA were analysed before and after 12 weeks of supplementation. Babassu supplementation decreased fatigue and improved quality of life but did not affect depression scores. Babassu also decreased TNF-α and IL-6 levels and increased IgA in saliva compared to the COG and CG. In conclusion, babassu oil supplementation reduced fatigue and improved the quality of life of breast cancer patients, and these outcomes are probably related to the immunomodulatory effects of babassu oil in reducing proinflammatory cytokines and increasing IgA antibody production. These findings indicate that babassu oil may be useful as a supplement to reduce cancer-related fatigue.
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