Title:Therapeutic Effectiveness of Sesame Preparations and its Bioactive
Ingredients in Management of Cardiometabolic Syndrome in Diabetes
Mellitus: A Systematic Review
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Author(s): Mohammad Reza Mahmoodi*Mohammad Mehdi Abbasi
Affiliation:
- Department of Nutrition, Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical
Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences,
Kerman, Iran
Keywords:
Sesame preparations, bioactive ingredients, cardiometabolic syndrome, therapeutic effectiveness, diabetic patients, coronary artery disease.
Abstract:
Aim: This systematic review aimed to appraise and recapitulate all research investigations
to elucidate the effects of Sesamum indicum preparations on managing the cardiometabolic
syndrome of Diabetes mellitus (DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Methods: A systematic review was carried out in a Cochrane fashion and in compliance with the
PRISMA checklist using the published academic works in PubMed/MEDLINE, WOS, SCOPUS, and
EMBASE databases that were searched up to June 2021. Abstracts that met PICO criteria for qualitative
studies were duplicate reviewed for data extraction to assess the quality and details of the study.
Results: Sesamum indicum preparations and its bioactive lignans, such as sesamin, sesamol, and
pinoresinol, were found to possess anti-hyperglycemic, anti-hyperlipidemia, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative,
anti-hypertensive, cardioprotective, and hepatoprotective effects both in patients with
T2DM as well as in experimental animal models with T1DM and MetS. The incorporation of sesame
oil as a natural adjuvant can be effective in improving vascular reactivity and aortic permeability,
reproductive parameters, and diabetic nephropathy, as well as modification of anthropometry
indices. Therefore, sesame oil and bioactive lignans as combination therapy with drugs can exhibit
synergistic effects and provide a favorable preference in clinical settings.
Conclusion: Sesame oil and lignans present in it act in a dose-dependent manner. The best dosage
to improve risk biomarkers of patients with T2DM and MetS is 30-35 ml daily of sesame oil or inclusion
of sesame oil in daily dietary patterns up to 30% of total energy for 8-12 weeks and/or 200
mg daily of sesamin supplementation for eight weeks.