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Urolithin A Bai Gyara Jijiya a Makon Hudu ba, Amma Kwakwalwa Ta Amsa

Nova Chen · · 6 min read

Urolithin A Bai Gyara Jijiya a Makon Hudu ba, Amma Kwakwalwa Ta Amsa

Takaitaccen Bayani: Binciken da ya ƙunshi manya 50 masu shekaru 40‑64 masu kiba ya nuna cewa shan 1,000 mg na urolithin A a kowace rana tsawon makonni huɗu ba ya haɓaka faɗuwar jijiyar brachial (FMD) ko kuma canza aikin microvascular a ƙasa. Sai dai amsar hawan jini a kwakwalwa yayin aikin tunani ta fi ƙarfi a ƙungiyar da ta samu urolithin A idan aka kwatanta da placebo, ko da yake aikin kwakwalwa ba ya ƙaruwa. Wannan sakamakon na biyu yana ba da alƙawarin ci gaba, amma ba ya tabbatar da amfanin urolithin A kai tsaye.

Gajeren Bayani

  • Manufa ta farko: Ba a samu tasiri a FMD ba. Faɗuwar jijiyar brachial (FMD) ba ta bambanta tsakanin urolithin A da placebo bayan makonni huɗu.
  • Sakamakon gefe: Babu bambanci a ma'aunin microvascular na hannu da yatsu.
  • Alamar kwakwalwa: Amsar hawan jini da aka haifar da aikin tunani ta fi ƙarfi a ƙungiyar urolithin A, duk da cewa aikin kwakwalwa ba ya canzawa.
  • Juriya: An samu juriya mai kyau ga kwayar, kuma za a iya gudanar da ita na dogon lokaci.
  • Hukunci: Ba ya goyon bayan cewa urolithin A na kare jijiyoyi ko inganta aikin kwakwalwa a cikin wannan lokaci.

Me Ya Sa A Gwada Urolithin A a Cikin Mutanen Da Ke da Kiba?

Kiba na shafar kusan rabi na manyan Amurkawa a tsakiyar rayuwa, kuma ita ce babban musabbabin cututtuka da ba su da magani kai tsaye. Ana ɗaukar gazawar mitochondria a sel‑sel na endothelium (ƙwaƙwalwar jijiyoyin jini) a matsayin muhimmin dalili, domin wannan na rage aikin endothelium kuma yana ƙara yawan haɗarin cutar zuciya.

Urolithin A wani samfur ne da ƙwayoyin hanji ke ƙirƙira daga polyphenols da ake samu a granata, wasu ‘ya’yan itatuwa da ganyayyaki. Ba kowa ke iya samar da shi yadda ya kamata ba, don haka kamfanoni ke siyar da shi a matsayin kari. Ana kiransa mitophagy activator, wato yana ƙarfafa tsarin da ke kawar da mitochondria masu lalacewa. Binciken farko akan mutane ya nuna cewa ya kasance lafiya kuma yana iya tallafawa lafiyar mitochondria. Ƙungiyar da ke Oklahoma ta tambaya ko wannan alƙawari zai haifar da ingantaccen aikin jijiyoyi a mutanen da ke da kiba.

Yadda Gwajin Ya Gudana

An gudanar da binciken a wani cibiyar gwaji, karkashin tsarin placebo‑controlled, double‑blind a Jami'ar Oklahoma Health Campus, tun daga Oktoba 2023 zuwa Mayu 2025.

Fasali Bayani
Masu halarta Mutane 50, shekaru 40‑64, BMI ≥ 30
Matsakaicin shekaru 50.7
Matsakaicin BMI 38.3
Jinsi 74 % mata
Hanyar sarrafawa 1,000 mg urolithin A a kullum vs placebo (rabo 1:1)
Tsawon lokaci Kimanin kwanaki 28
Rashin ci gaba Mutane 7 (14 %)
Babban manufa Canjin FMD na jijiyar brachial
Nazari Intention‑to‑treat

FMD gwaji ne da ke auna yadda jijiyar brachial ke faɗaɗa lokacin da yawan jini ya ƙaru. Ƙananan ƙima na nuni da lalacewar endothelium.

Sakamakon Jijiya

A nazarin ƙididdiga ba a samu bambanci mai ma’ana ba. FMD ta ƙaru da 0.3 % a ƙungiyar placebo, yayin da a ƙungiyar urolithin A ta ƙaru da 1.3 %. Bambancin da aka sanya a matsayin “effect size” (5.1 % da 7.6 %) ya fi girma fiye da wannan bambanci, don haka ba shi da ma’ana a tsarin gwaji.

Ma'aunin microvascular daga ƙasa ma ya ba da sakamako iri ɗaya. Hyperemia da aka haifar da ɗaga hannu, sabunta hawan jini bayan motsi, da finger‑tip reactive hyperemia index ba su nuna wani tasiri na urolithin A ba. Irin waɗannan kayan auna sun tabbatar da cewa babu wani abu da aka rasa a ma’aunin.

Sakamakon Kwakwalwa

A nan ne abin mamaki ya bayyana. Ta hanyar amfani da t‑contrast MRI don auna amsar hawan jini da aikin tunani, masu binciken sun ga babban bambanci a amsar tsakanin ƙungiyar urolithin A da placebo. β‑coefficient ya kai ‑1.43 (SD 5.26) a placebo, yayin da a urolithin A ya kasance 15.53 (SD 13.02).

A taƙaice, amsar hawan jini a kwakwalwa da ke faruwa yayin aikin tunani ta fi ƙarfi a mutanen da ke shan urolithin A. Wannan alama ce ta neurovascular coupling, wato yadda sassan kwakwalwa masu aiki ke karɓar ƙarin jini.

Muhimman Gargaɗi

  1. Sakamako biyu ne. Gwajin an tsara shi ne don auna FMD; sakamakon na biyu (na kwakwalwa) yana iya zama sakamakon ƙwazo ko ƙarya, musamman idan ba a yi maimaitawa ba.
  2. Aikin kwakwalwa ba ya ƙaruwa. Duk da ƙarin hawan jini, ba a samu ingantaccen aikin tunani ba.
  3. Bambancin ƙungiyoyi ya bambanta. Placebo ya sauka ƙasa da sifili, yayin da urolithin A ya samu ƙaruwa mai girma; dole ne a sake nazari kafin a faɗi yadda wannan ke tasiri.
  4. Gwaji ƙanana ne. Mutane 50, mafi yawansu mata da BMI mai girma, ba su wakilta dukan al’umma ba.

Me Ya Sa Rashin Tasiri a Jijiya Ke Da Mahimmanci?

Yana da sauƙi a mayar da hankali kan sakamakon kwakwalwa ka manta da rashin nasara a jijiyoyi – wannan kuskuren ne. Idan urolithin A ya inganta lafiyar mitochondria a sel‑sel na endothelium, FMD shi ne wurin da mafi yawan masu bincike suke sa ran ganin canji. Rashin tasiri a wannan mataki yana nuna cewa aƙalla a cikin makonni huɗu, ba a samu canjin yanayin jijiyoyin jiki ba.

Mako huɗu ba su daɗe ba don a ga canjin tsari ko sabunta jinin jiki. Saboda haka, rashin tasiri a gwaji mai gajeren lokaci ba yana nufin babu tasiri gaba ɗaya ba, amma yana rage tsammanin samun sauƙin canji a cikin wannan lokaci.

Abubuwan Da Za a Iya Kula Da Su

  • Matsakaicin ƙima. Gwajin ya yi amfani da 1,000 mg urolithin A a kullum – wannan shine adadin da ake sayarwa a ƙasashen duniya, ciki har da samfurin Mitopure. Sakamakon ba ya magana kan ƙananan ƙima ko abincin da ke ɗauke da UA.
  • Waɗanda za su iya amfana. Rukunin da aka gwada su ne manya masu shekaru tsakiyar da ke da kiba. Mutanen da ke tunanin urolithin A zai magance matsalolin jijiyoyi a wannan rukunin ba su da goyon baya daga wannan gwaji.
  • Abin da za a sa ran. A cikin makonni huɗu, kada ku yi tsammanin za ku ga ingantaccen aikin jijiyoyi. Duk wani canjin hawan jini a kwakwalwa an gano shi ne ta hanyar fasaha, ba tare da wani tasiri a fili ba.
  • Tsaro. Marubuta sun bayar da rahoton juriya mai kyau da yiwuwar ci gaba da amfani, tare da 14 % na mutanen da suka fita daga gwaji a cikin makonni huɗu. Cikakken takarda na ƙunshe da jerin abubuwan da suka faru, don haka a duba don ƙarin bayani.
  • Ba wakili ba ne. Ba wani hujja da ke nuna cewa urolithin A zai maye gurbin rage kiba, motsa jiki, sarrafa hawan jini, ko sauran hanyoyin da aka tabbatar da tasirinsu ga lafiyar zuciya.

Menene Za a Yi Na Gaba?

Masu binciken sun ƙare da cewa alamar cerebral "yanayin bincike ne". Matakan gaba sun haɗa da:

  • Yin manyan gwaje‑gwaje masu tsawon lokaci da ke sanya hemodynamics na kwakwalwa a matsayin babban manufa.
  • Ƙara adadin mahalarta don samun ƙarfi a ƙididdiga.
  • Gwada tasirin a mutanen da ba su da kiba.
  • Binciken ko tasirin ya danganta da ƙimar da aka sha.

Taƙaitaccen Bayani

Wannan gwaji na ƙananan girma ya amsa tambayar farko – urolithin A ba ya inganta aikin jijiyoyi a makonni huɗu. Sakamakon kwakwalwa ya ba da alamar buƙatar ƙarin bincike, amma ba ya ba da hujjar da za ta tallafa wa siyan kari domin ƙara tunani.

Original study

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Nova Chen

Nova Chen writes for Biocracked: biohacking science, longevity & human performance.

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