[Can the decrease of blood alcohol level be accelerated? Results of a clinical study].
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Guardian Angel powder (GA) on the blood alcohol level. According to the experimental protocol, two sets of measurement were performed: modeling the eating and drinking habit of a typical family or social meeting, alcohol containing drinks corresponding to 70 g of pure alcohol and copious amount of food were consumed first without GA powder, then with GA powder. In the latter case GA powder was dissolved in water and one dose was taken before eating, the other one was consumed during eating. Blood samples were hourly collected from the volunteers in both sets for four hours. The measurement of blood alcohol level was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method proceeding to Solid Phase Micro Extraction (SPME). Our results show that the blood alcohol level decreased significantly when two doses of GA powder were consumed. After two hours of taking GA powder, the blood alcohol level was significantly lower in each volunteers compared to their own blood alcohol level measured in the absence of GA powder. This result shows that the individual variation of the alcohol metabolism does not influence significantly the effect of GA powder. Further studies are needed to investigate the detailed mechanism of the action of GA powder to find out whether GA powder influences the absorption of alcohol or/and the metabolism of alcohol.
Mátyus
Mária
M
Magyar Honvédség, Dr. Radó György Honvéd Egészségügyi Központ, Tudományos Intézet Toxikológiai Kutató Osztály Budapest Rétköz u. 47/C 1118. matyum@freemail.hu
Horváth
István
I
Fehér
János
J
Farkas
Róbert
R
Wolf
Veronika
V
Galántai
Rita
R
Kis
Andrea
A
Gachályi
András
A
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000097:blood*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D015992:Body Mass Index; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged; D011208:Powders; D012016:Reference Values; D013997:Time Factors
D011208:Powders; D000431:Ethanol