ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Quercetin Intake and Absolute Telomere Length in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Novel Findings from a Randomized Controlled Before-and-After Study.
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- Integrative Roles of Functional Foods, Microbiotics, Nutrigenetics, and Nutrigenomics in Managing Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Targeted Supplementation and Nutritional Strategies for Healthy Aging: A Review of Physiological and Molecular Benefits.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Bridging Psychological Stress and Skin Cellular Aging: Flavonoids as a Dual-Action Therapeutic Strategy.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2026Review
- Unlocking the Secrets of Nature: Phytochemicals as Key Players in Longevity and Healthy Aging.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Review
- Porous-starch-encapsulated quercetin remodels the gut microbiota and elevates short-chain fatty acids, alleviating hyperglycaemia-associated phenotypes in T2DM mice.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Editorial: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Natural Products in Internal Diseases.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Protecting vascular health: the role of flavonoids during pregnancy complications in mitigating the risk of vascular dementia later in life.Inflammopharmacology · 2025Review
- The Interplay Between Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Common Pathophysiological Mechanisms Contributing to Telomere Shortening.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Dasatinib and Quercetin as Senolytic Drugs Improve Fat Deposition and Exhibit Antifibrotic Effects in the Medaka Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Model.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Telomeres, the protective chromosomal ends, progressively shorten and potentially are implicated in the pathogenesis of age-related diseases. In type 2 diabetes (T2DM), telomere shortening may play an important role, but the whole 'picture' remains limited. From a therapeutic perspective, the phytonutrient quercetin appears to be clinically effective and safe for patients with T2DM. Considering the above, we aimed to examine whether quercetin could interfere with telomere length (TL) dynamics. One hundred patients with T2DM on non-insulin medications registered within a primary healthcare facility were stratified by age and sex and randomly assigned to either standard care or standard care plus quercetin (500 mg/day) for 12 weeks, succeeded by an 8-week washout period and another 12 weeks of supplementation. Of the 88 patients completing the trial, 82 consented to blood sampling for TL measurements. Health assessments and whole blood absolute TL measurements using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) were conducted at baseline and study end, and the findings of this subcohort are presented. Quercetin supplementation was associated with a significant increase in mean TL (odds ratio ≥ 2.44;
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