Dietary supplementation with polyphenol-rich Salicornia ramosissima extracts: Assessing safety, efficacy, and impact on cardiovascular health biomarkers in healthy volunteers Nájar, Ana M. Pérez-Sánchez, Soledad del Río, Carmen Domínguez, Carmen López Azcárate, Cristina de Torres, Reyes Lamana-Vallverdú, Marcel Romero-Bernal, Marina González-Díaz, Angela Cádiz-Gurrea, María de la Luz Leyva Jiménez, Francisco Javier Fernández-Ochoa, Álvaro León, Antonio Montaner, Joan Polyphenols Cardiovascular health Salicornia The importance of diet in preventing non-communicable diseases is well established, with polyphenol consumption suggested to impact cardiovascular disease development. Salicornia ramosissima synthesizes high amounts of phytochemicals under environmental stress. In a randomized controlled clinical trial on 90 healthy volunteers, we evaluated the safety of supplementation with 1 g of polyphenol-rich S. ramosissima extracts from salt marshes and hydroponic sources over three months. No differences in adverse effects were observed between extract-treated and placebo subjects. Salicornia extract from marshes (SM) increased glomerular filtration rate and reduced LDL cholesterol. SM treatment also modulated plasma markers related to cardiovascular disease: MERTK, Gal-9, ADM, TF, PRSS27, HAOX1, IL-18, PAPPA, TNFRSF1A, TIE2 and FGF-21 proteins were downregulated while SRC levels were upregulated. Therefore, under the studied conditions of use, Salicornia extracts consumption is safe and SM induced biochemical and proteomic changes related to cardiovascular health. 2024-11-19T11:14:59Z 2024-11-19T11:14:59Z 2024-06-03 journal article Nájar, A.M. et. al. Journal of Functional Foods 122 (2024) 106539. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2024.102489] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/97084 10.1016/j.inffus.2024.102489 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Elsevier