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There have been a number of studies of the health effects of A. gigas and related compounds, but studies addressing effects on blood triglycerides (TG) are lacking. To investigate the effects of A. gigas Nakai extract (AGNE) on TG in Korean subjects, we carried out a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Subjects who met the inclusion criterion (130 mg\/dL \u2264 fasting blood TG \u2264 200 mg\/dL) were recruited for this study. One hundred subjects were assigned to the AGNE group (n = 50) or the placebo group (n = 50), who were given 1 g\/day of AGNE (as a gigas Nakai extract 200 mg\/d) in capsules and the control group for 12 weeks. Outcomes were efficacy TG, lipid profiles, atherogenic index, and safety parameters were assessed initially for a baseline measurement and after 12 weeks. After 12 weeks of supplementation, TG and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) concentration and TG\/HDL-C ratio in the AGNE group were significantly reduced compared to the placebo group (p &lt; 05). No significant changes in any safety parameter were observed. These results suggest that the ingestion of AGNE may improve TG and be useful to manage or prevent hypertriglyceridemia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu12020377","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,31]],"date-time":"2020-01-31T11:55:56Z","timestamp":1580471756000},"page":"377","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Assessing the Effects of Angelica Gigas Nakai Extract on Blood Triglycerides"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Su-Jin","family":"Jung","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Trial Center for Functional Foods, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Korea"},{"name":"Biomedical Research Institute, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Woo-Rim","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Trial Center for Functional Foods, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Korea"},{"name":"Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mi-Ra","family":"Oh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Trial Center for Functional Foods, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Youn-Soo","family":"Cha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Byung-Hyun","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chonbuk National University Medical School Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Soo-Wan","family":"Chae","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Trial Center for Functional Foods, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Korea"},{"name":"Biomedical Research Institute, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Korea"},{"name":"Department of Pharmacology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2016). 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