Propolis for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

To evaluate the effects of propolis extract on inflammation in participants with chronic kidney disease. Specific objectives To assess before and after the intervention period: The expression of transcription factors (nuclear factor-kB), antioxidant enzymes (heme-oxygenase-1), inflammasome receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, as well as the levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, Tumor nuclear factor-α, C-reactive protein, interleukin 1) and E-selectin adhesion molecules; The levels of protein expression of inflammatory markers and antioxidant enzymes; The profile of the intestinal microbiota of stool samples from the research participants; Plasma levels of substances reactive to thiobarbituric acid and oxidized low density lipoprotein as a marker of oxidative stress; Routine and anthropometric laboratory variables, indicative of the metabolic profile of the research participants; Assess blood pressure, 6-minute walk test, recovery heart rate and chair lift test to assess the functional capacity of the research participants; Assess atherogenic risk; Food intake and nutritional status; Compare data between the intervention and control groups.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has chronic systemic inflammation as an important component of multifactorial origin, a factor related to both the progression and outcomes of CKD, being involved in all causes of mortality in these patients, such as cardiovascular disease. In this context, some nutritional strategies have been proposed as an adjuvant therapeutic alternative to modulate inflammation, starting from the consolidated knowledge of the role of nutrients and bioactive compounds on the expression of genes related to inflammation and oxidative stress, factors that feed on each other. In view of this scenario, propolis, a substance made up of a combination of several chemical components with broad potential biological activity, appears as a promising alternative to modulate inflammation in patients with CKD. However, clinical evidence to assess the effects of propolis in patients with CKD is scarce, and there are no studies that have investigated its effects on gene expression and markers related to inflammation in these patients. Thus, the present project proposes a longitudinal study of the clinical trial type that aims to evaluate the effects of propolis alcoholic extract on transcription factors and inflammatory markers in patients with CKD.

In this clinical trial, participants with CKD undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis will be instructed to use 4 capsules of 500mg/day containing concentrated and standardized dry EPP-AF® green propolis extract for 2 months or placebo (4 capsules of 500mg/day of magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide and microcrystalline cellulose) for two months, and then the groups will be crossed and will receive the same amount of propolis as the first group.

4 capsules of 500mg/day containing concentrated and standardized dry EPP-AF® green propolis extract for 2 months

4 capsules of 500mg/day containing concentrated and standardized dry EPP-AF® green propolis extract for 2 months and after washout, more two months crossover

Change the expression of transcription factors (nuclear factor-kB), antioxidant enzymes (heme-oxygenase-1), inflammasome, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ

Inclusion Criteria: • Aged 18 years or older - with fistula arteriovenous Exclusion Criteria: Patients pregnant Smokers Using antibiotics in the last three months Using antioxidant supplements as antioxidant vitamins, probiotic, prebiotic, symbiotic and antibiotics in the last three months Clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases Clinical diagnosis of Cancer Clinical diagnosis of AIDS - for PD patients - no peritonitis