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Xie L, Xu M, Lei Y, Li J, Xie J. The causal relationship between diet habits and cholelithiasis: a comprehensive Mendelian randomization (MR) study. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1377631. [PMID: 38933877 PMCID: PMC11203601 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1377631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Background Epidemiological studies show dietary habits can have an impact on the risk of cholelithiasis, but the relationship is still unclear. We used a comprehensive Mendelian randomization (MR) study to explore the relationship between dietary habits and cholelithiasis. Methods The 18 dietary habits were divided into six categories: meat foods, cereals, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, beverages, and condiments. Cholelithiasis data came from a GWAS meta-analysis and the FinnGen consortium. The inverse variance weighted (IVW), the weighted median (WM), and MR-Egger approaches were used as the main MR analysis methods. In addition, multiple sensitivity analysis and meta-analysis were performed to verify the robustness of the results. Results Dried fruit intake [odds ratio (OR) = 0.568; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.405-0.797; p = 0.001] was discovered to reduce the risk of cholelithiasis. The sensitivity analysis and meta-analysis showed reliable results for the relationship between dried fruit intake and cholelithiasis. Conclusion Our study found that dried fruit intake is a protective factor in the development of cholelithiasis. However, the mechanisms of action need to be further explored.
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- Lin Xie
- The Seventh Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- The Seventh Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- The Seventh Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- The Seventh Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Shenzhen Bao’an Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Huang D, Shen S, Zhuang Q, Ye X, Qian Y, Dong Z, Wan X. Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide ameliorates cholesterol gallstone formation by modulating cholesterol and bile acid metabolism in an FXR-dependent manner. Chin Med 2024; 19:16. [PMID: 38268006 PMCID: PMC10809463 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-024-00889-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cholesterol gallstone (CG) disease is a worldwide common disease characterized by cholesterol supersaturation in gallbladder bile. Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide (GLP) has been shown to possess various beneficial effects against metabolic disorders. However, the role and underlying mechanism of GLP in CG formation are still unknown. This study aimed to determine the role of GLP in ameliorating lithogenic diet (LD)-induced CG formation. METHODS Mice were fed either a normal chow diet, a LD, or LD supplemented with GLP. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting were used to detect the expression of genes involved in cholesterol and bile acid (BA) metabolism. The BA concentrations in the ileum were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The microbiota in cecal contents were characterized using 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing. RESULTS GLP effectively alleviated CG formation induced by LD. Specifically, GLP reduced the total cholesterol (TC) levels, increased the total BA levels, and decreased the cholesterol saturation index (CSI) in gallbladder bile. The protective effect of GLP was attributed to the inhibition of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) signaling, increased hepatic BA synthesis and decreased hepatic cholesterol synthesis and secretion. GLP also altered the BA composition in the ileum, reducing FXR-agonistic BAs and increasing FXR-antagonistic BAs, which may contribute to the inhibition of intestinal FXR signaling. Additionally, GLP improved dysbiosis of the intestinal flora and reduced the serum levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a bacterial metabolite that can induce hepatic FXR, thereby inhibiting hepatic FXR signaling. Moreover, the protective effect of GLP against CG formation could be reversed by both the global and gut-restricted FXR agonists. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, GLP ameliorates CG formation by regulating cholesterol and BA metabolism in an FXR-dependent manner. Our study demonstrates that GLP may be a potential strategy for the prevention against CG disease.
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- Dan Huang
- Digestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Digestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Digestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Digestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Digestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Digestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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- Digestive Endoscopic Center, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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Setayesh L, Haghighat N, Rasaei N, Rezaei M, Casazza K, Nadery M, Yamrali I, Zamani M, Asbaghi O. The impact of Emblica Officinalis (Amla) on lipid profile, glucose, and C-reactive protein: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2023; 17:102729. [PMID: 36934568 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Emblica Officinalis (Amla) is a plant often utilized in traditional medicine due to its purported anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic properties. However, current evidence regarding its potential for preventing and treating metabolic abnormalities associated with chronic diseases remains unclear. METHODS This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of Amla supplementation on lipid profile, glucose, and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in adults. We completed a systematic search (current as of December 2022) of all available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the database including ISI Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Embase. Any effect's mean difference (MD) was calculated using a random-effects model. Weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated also calculated using a random-effects model. RESULTS Five RTCs were included in the meta-analysis. Following Amla supplementation, pooled results showed a significant reduction in CRP (p = 0.002), fasting blood glucose (FBG) (p < 0.001), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) (p < 0.001), total cholesterol (TC) (p < 0.001), and serum triglyceride (TG) (p < 0.001) concentrations as well as an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) (p < 0.001). The baseline concentration of biochemical indicators was used for subgroup analysis. CONCLUSION Amla supplementation shows promise for improving metabolic parameters in adults. In general, the populations included in the analysis were generally 40-58 years with an average BMI of 25.5 and a length of intervention ranging from 3 to 12 weeks. Thus additional investigations are warranted to confirm and expand the findings presented herein.
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- Leila Setayesh
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
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- Laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- The Water School, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida, United States.
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- Ph.D. Student at the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Florida International University, United States.
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Pectin in Metabolic Liver Disease. Nutrients 2022; 15:nu15010157. [PMID: 36615814 PMCID: PMC9824118 DOI: 10.3390/nu15010157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Alterations in the composition of the gut microbiota (dysbiosis) are observed in nutritional liver diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and have been shown to be associated with the severity of both. Editing the composition of the microbiota by fecal microbiota transfer or by application of probiotics or prebiotics/fiber in rodent models and human proof-of-concept trials of NAFLD and ALD have demonstrated its possible contribution to reducing the progression of liver damage. In this review, we address the role of a soluble fiber, pectin, in reducing the development of liver injury in NAFLD and ALD through its impact on gut bacteria.
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Gunness P, Zhai H, Williams BA, Zhang D, Gidley MJ. Pectin and mango pulp both reduce plasma cholesterol in pigs but have different effects on triglycerides and bile acids. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hase-Tamaru S, Okushima A, Miyata Y, Nakayama H, Aramaki S, Miyata Y, Nagata Y, Tanaka K. Unripe and Discarded Satsuma Mandarin ( Citrus Unshiu MARC.) Improves Lipid Metabolism in Rats. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.3136/fstr.25.705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Shizuka Hase-Tamaru
- Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, University of Nagasaki
- Department of Life, Environment and Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology
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- Graduate School of Human Health Science, University of Nagasaki
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- Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, University of Nagasaki
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- Graduate School of Human Health Science, University of Nagasaki
- Nagasaki Agricultural and Forestry Technical Development Center, Nagasaki Prefectural Government
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- North Prefectural Development and Promotion Bureau, Nagasaki Prefectural Government
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- Graduate School of Human Health Science, University of Nagasaki
- Nagasaki Agricultural and Forestry Technical Development Center, Nagasaki Prefectural Government
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- Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, University of Nagasaki
- Center for Industry, University and Government Cooperation, Nagasaki University
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- Graduate School of Human Health Science, University of Nagasaki
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A mix of dietary fermentable fibers improves lipids handling by the liver of overfed minipigs. J Nutr Biochem 2018; 65:72-82. [PMID: 30654277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Obesity induced by overfeeding ultimately can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, whereas dietary fiber consumption is known to have a beneficial effect. We aimed to determine if a supplementation of a mix of fibers (inulin, resistant starch and pectin) could limit or alleviate overfeeding-induced metabolic perturbations. Twenty female minipigs were fed with a control diet (C) or an enriched fat/sucrose diet supplemented (O + F) or not (O) with fibers. Between 0 and 56 days of overfeeding, insulin (+88%), HOMA (+102%), cholesterol (+45%) and lactate (+63%) were increased, without any beneficial effect of fibers supplementation. However, fibers supplementation limited body weight gain (vs. O, -15% at D56) and the accumulation of hepatic lipids droplets induced by overfeeding. This could be explained by a decreased lipids transport potential (-50% FABP1 mRNA, O + F vs. O) inducing a down-regulation of regulatory elements of lipids metabolism / lipogenesis (-36% SREBP1c mRNA, O + F vs. O) but not to an increased oxidation (O + F not different from O and C for proteins and mRNA measured). Glucose metabolism was also differentially regulated by fibers supplementation, with an increased net hepatic release of glucose in the fasted state (diet × time effect, P<.05 at D56) that can be explained partially by a possible increased glycogen synthesis in the fed state (+82% GYS2 protein, O + F vs. O, P=.09). The direct role of short chain fatty acids on gluconeogenesis stimulation is questioned, with probably a short-term impact (D14) but no effect on a long-term (D56) basis.
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Alves CC, Waitzberg DL, de Andrade LS, Dos Santos Aguiar L, Reis MB, Guanabara CC, Júnior OA, Ribeiro DA, Sala P. Prebiotic and Synbiotic Modifications of Beta Oxidation and Lipogenic Gene Expression after Experimental Hypercholesterolemia in Rat Liver. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2010. [PMID: 29089934 PMCID: PMC5650986 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background and aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by the presence of fat in hepatocytes because of decreased β-oxidation and increased lipogenesis. Prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotic have modulatory effects on intestinal microbiota and may influence the gut-liver axis. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of prebiotic, probiotics, and synbiotic on liver histopathology and gene expression related to β-oxidation and lipogenesis after hypercholesterolemia. Methods: Wistar male adult rats (n = 40) were submitted to hypercholesterolemic conditions (HPC) (60 days). On Day 30 of HPC, rats were subdivided in 5 groups: negative control (NC): without HPC + Gv (distilled water); positive control (PC): with HPC + Gv (distilled water); prebiotic (PRE): HPC + Gv with prebiotic (Fiber FOS®); probiotic (PRO): HPC + Gv with probiotic strains Gv (Probiatop®); and synbiotic (SYN): HPC + Gv with synbiotic (Simbioflora®). All rats were sacrificed on Day 30 post-treatment. Blood was collected to verify total serum cholesterol, and liver tissue was sampled to verify histopathological changes and gene expression. Gene expression related to ß-oxidation (PPAR-α and CPT-1) and lipogenesis (SREBP-1c, FAS and ME) was evaluated in liver tissue using RT-qPCR. Results: PC had higher cholesterol levels when compared to NC. PRE and SYN rats had lower cholesterol levels than PC. PC rats showed more histopathological changes than NC rats; PRE and SYN rats showed fewer alterations than PC rats. PPAR-α was expressed at higher levels in SYN and PC rats compared with PRE and PRO rats. CPT-1 expression was similar in all groups. SREBP-1c was expressed at higher levels in PC rats compared with NC rats; levels were lower in SYN rats compared with PRO rats; levels were lower in PRE rats compared with PC and PRO rats. FAS was expressed at lower levels in PRE rats compared with SYN rats. ME expression was lower in PC rats compared with NC rats. Conclusion: Prebiotic and synbiotic supplementation improve hepatic alterations related to hypercholesterolemia. These changes appear to be mediated by altered expression of genes related to β-oxidation and lipogenesis.
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- Claudia C Alves
- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nutrition Graduate, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Zhuo Y, Shi X, Lv G, Hua L, Zhou P, Che L, Fang Z, Lin Y, Xu S, Li J, Feng B, Wu D. Beneficial effects of dietary soluble fiber supplementation in replacement gilts: Pubertal onset and subsequent performance. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 186:11-20. [PMID: 28939192 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of soluble fiber supplementation prior to puberty on age at puberty and subsequent reproductive performance of gilts. A total of 136 gilts of similar body weight (BW, 60.59±7.02kg) and age (140±10 days) were fed a control diet (CON) or control diet supplemented with 0.8% soluble fiber (SF) until mating at the third estrus. Circulating concentrations of cholesterol, triglyceride, and estradiol in gilts fed the SF diet were lower than in CON gilts at 205d of age. Compared with CON-fed gilts, the SF-fed gilts attained observed puberty 15.6d earlier (P<0.05), at a 12.2kg lower body weight, and a 0.84mm lower backfat thickness at the P2 point (P<0.05). The total number of piglets born, the number born alive, and average birthweight, were not affected by diet (P>0.05). However, the incidence of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) was lower for SF gilts (4.62%) than for CON gilts (11.3%) (P<0.05). There was also a greater intra-litter uniformity (P<0.05) and a tendency for a higher number of piglets born in the SF gilts compared with the CON gilts (P=0.07). In summary, prepubescent dietary soluble fiber supplementation can reduce the age at puberty in gilts and increase their subsequent reproductive performance as sows.
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- Yong Zhuo
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Tongwei Co. Ltd., Chengdu, 610000, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, and Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, PR China.
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Capuano E. The behavior of dietary fiber in the gastrointestinal tract determines its physiological effect. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 57:3543-3564. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1180501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Edoardo Capuano
- Food Quality and Design Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Nakamura K, Morishita S, Ono T, Murakoshi M, Sugiyama K, Kato H, Ikeda I, Nishino H. Lactoferrin interacts with bile acids and increases fecal cholesterol excretion in rats. Biochem Cell Biol 2017; 95:142-147. [DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2016-0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Lactoferrin (LF) is a multifunctional cationic protein (pI 8.2–8.9) in mammalian milk. We previously reported that enteric-LF prevented hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in a diet-induced atherosclerosis model using Microminipig, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Because LF is assumed to electrostatically interact with bile acids to inhibit intestinal cholesterol absorption, LF could promote cholesterol excretion. In this study, we assessed the interaction between LF and taurocholate in vitro, and the effect of LF on cholesterol excretion in rats. The binding rate of taurocholate to LF was significantly higher than that to transferrin (pI 5.2–6.3). When rats were administered a high-cholesterol diet (HCD) containing 5% LF, LF was detected using ELISA in the upper small intestine from 7.5 to 60 min after the administration. Rats were fed one of the following diets: control, HCD, or HCD + 5% LF for 21 days. Fecal neutral steroids and hepatic cholesterol levels in the HCD group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The addition of LF to a HCD significantly increased fecal neutral steroids levels (22% increase, p < 0.05) and reduced hepatic cholesterol levels (17% decrease, p < 0.05). These parameters were inversely correlated (R = −0.63, p < 0.05). These results suggest that LF promotes cholesterol excretion via interactions with bile acids.
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- Kanae Nakamura
- Research and Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation, 100 Tajima, Odawara, Kanagawa 256-0811, Japan
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- Research and Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation, 100 Tajima, Odawara, Kanagawa 256-0811, Japan
- “Food for Life”, Organization for Interdisciplinary Research Projects, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Research and Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation, 100 Tajima, Odawara, Kanagawa 256-0811, Japan
- Advanced Medical Research Center, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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- Research and Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation, 100 Tajima, Odawara, Kanagawa 256-0811, Japan
- Advanced Medical Research Center, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyou-ku, Kyoto 602-0841, Japan
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- Research and Development Headquarters, Lion Corporation, 100 Tajima, Odawara, Kanagawa 256-0811, Japan
- Research Organization of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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- “Food for Life”, Organization for Interdisciplinary Research Projects, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Department of Food Function and Health, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Amamiya-machi, Tsutsumidori, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyou-ku, Kyoto 602-0841, Japan
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Liu C, Lin XL, Wan Z, Zou Y, Cheng FF, Yang XQ. The physicochemical properties, in vitro binding capacities and in vivo hypocholesterolemic activity of soluble dietary fiber extracted from soy hulls. Food Funct 2016; 7:4830-4840. [PMID: 27808333 DOI: 10.1039/c6fo01340f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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Soluble dietary fibers (SDFs) have earned a healthy reputation due to their distinguished physiological functions. In this study, SDF was efficiently extracted from soy hulls using a phosphate-assisted subcritical water extraction method. The physicochemical properties, in vitro binding capacities and in vivo hypocholesterolemic activity of soy hull soluble dietary fiber (SHSDF) were evaluated. The results indicated that the major component of SHSDF was pectic polysaccharides, and with comparison to commercial oat β-glucan, SHSDF had favorable solubility, viscosity, water-holding ability (5.26 g water per g sample), and oil holding capacity (4.83 g oil per g sample). It also possessed good in vitro cholesterol-binding capacity (6.18 mg g-1 sample at pH 2 and 7.62 mg g-1 sample at pH 7), bile acid-binding capacity (3.3, 1.73 and 6.65 μM of GCA, GCDCA and GDCA per 100 mg of sample), glucose dialysis retardation index (64.76%), and in vivo hypocholesterolemic activity (16.88% and 35.28% reduction in serum total cholesterol and LDL level in rats, respectively). These data suggest that SHSDF has great potential in food applications, especially in the development of functional food ingredients.
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- Chun Liu
- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China.
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China.
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China.
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China.
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China.
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China. and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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Pérez-Olleros L, Garcia-Cuevas M, Ruiz-Roso B. Nota. Influencia de la pulpa y fibra natural de algarrobas sobre algunos aspectos de la utilización nutritiva de la dieta y la colesterolemia en ratas / Note. Influence of pulp and natural carob fiber on some aspects of nutritional utilization and cholesterolemia in rats. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/108201329900500508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A comparative study of the influence of two subproducts from carob, its pulp (PUL) and its natural fiber (FNA), on the dietary nutritive utilization was performed. The products were included in a semisynthetic diet (50 g/kg) and administered to rats. A group of animals which consumed cellulose (CEL) was used as a control. Cholesterol levels were monitored weekly during 28 days in normal and hypercholesterolemic rats that consumed FNA and CEL (supplemented with sterols 25 g/kg diet). The intake, weight increase and food efficiency ratio (CEA) obtained were not significantly influ enced. By contrast, the fat digestibility coefficient (CDG) of the FNA group (0.97 ± 0.003) was signifi cantly lower than the corresponding CEL (0.98 ± 0.00) and PUL (0.98 ± 0.00) groups. Accordingly, the nitrogen digestibility coefficients (CDN) were significantly different: CEL, 0.93 ± 0.003; PUL, 0.91 ± 0.003, and FNA, 0.90 ± 0.003. Serum cholesterol levels were not different between the non-hypercho lesterolemic groups that consumed FNA or CEL. Concerning the evolution of the cholesterol blood level, the animals supplemented with cholesterol showed an increase that was always lower in the supplemented animals which were administered FNA compared with those that consumed CEL. This difference was statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05) in the fourth week, when the cholesterol levels of the CEL and FNA groups were 235 ± 9 mg/dL and 167 ± 12 mg/dL, respectively.
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- L. Pérez-Olleros
- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología I (Nutrición), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense. Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología I (Nutrición), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense. Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología I (Nutrición), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense. Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, España
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Gunness P, Williams BA, Gerrits WJ, Bird AR, Kravchuk O, Gidley MJ. Circulating triglycerides and bile acids are reduced by a soluble wheat arabinoxylan via modulation of bile concentration and lipid digestion rates in a pig model. Mol Nutr Food Res 2016; 60:642-51. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Purnima Gunness
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls; Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences; Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; The University of Queensland
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls; Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences; Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; The University of Queensland
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- Biometry Hub, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine; University of Adelaide; Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls; Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences; Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; The University of Queensland
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Diets containing different fermentable substrates can affect mucosal and systemic immune parameters in rats under homeostatic conditions. J Funct Foods 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Antidotal activity of Averrhoa carambola (Star fruit) on fluoride induced toxicity in rats. Interdiscip Toxicol 2014; 7:103-10. [PMID: 26109886 PMCID: PMC4427722 DOI: 10.2478/intox-2014-0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2014] [Revised: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Consumption of fluoride leads to several physiological disturbances in carbohydrate, lipid and antioxidant metabolisms. Averrhoa carambola L. fruit (Star fruit) is a commonly consumed fruit in tropical countries and is an ingredient in folklore medicines. As the fruits have high polyphenolic and antioxidant contents, the present study was undertaken to investigate the potential of star fruit as a dietary supplement in attenuating the fluoride induced hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia and oxidative stress in laboratory rats. A four-week exposure to fluoride caused sustained hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress and, when the diet was supplemented with star fruit powder, carbohydrate, lipid and antioxidant profiles were restored significantly. It is surmised that the antihyperglycemic, antihypercholesterolemic and antioxidant activities of star fruit in fluoride exposed rats could be due to the presence of polyphenols, flavonoids, saponins, phytosterols, ascorbic acid and fibers in the fruit, which are all well known regulators of carbohydrate, lipid and antioxidant metabolisms. These findings suggest that star fruit can be used as a dietary supplement in fluoride endemic regions to contain fluoride induced hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress.
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Thompkinson DK, Bhavana V, Kanika P. Dietary approaches for management of cardio-vascular health- a review. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2014; 51:2318-30. [PMID: 25328172 PMCID: PMC4190221 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-012-0661-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Dietary patterns of consumers have changed and the importance of diet as a therapeutic adjunct in the form of nutraceuticals has become the trend of the millennium. Major contributory factor behind this trend is the idea of improving health by modifying the diet that is more attractive to the health conscious consumer as compared to drugs. According to a recent report of WHO, prevalence of cardio vascular disease has increased progressively in the past few years. It has been estimated that one-fifth of deaths in India are due to coronary heart disease that is inflicting at a much younger age in Indians than in the West. Such an insight suggests that cardiac health needs protection. Food products containing functional ingredients that are useful in controlling various different diseases are expected to provide health benefits. Recent research indicates that foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidant vitamins and fibres may be beneficial for cardio-vascular health.
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- D. K. Thompkinson
- Dairy Technology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001 Haryana India
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- Dairy Technology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001 Haryana India
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- Dairy Technology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001 Haryana India
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Karn SS, Narasimhacharya AVRL. Physiologic and Metabolic Benefits of Formulated Diets and Mangifera indica in Fluoride Toxicity. J Diet Suppl 2014; 12:153-72. [PMID: 25166890 DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2014.952857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Fluorosis is a major health problem affecting normal physiological and metabolic functions in people living in endemic fluoride areas. The present work was aimed at investigating the role of basal, high carbohydrate low protein (HCLP) and high protein low carbohydrate (HPLC) diets and Mangifera indica fruit powder as a food supplement in fluoride-induced metabolic toxicity. Exposure to fluoride resulted in elevation of plasma glucose levels, ACP, ALP, SGPT, SGOT, and hepatic G-6-Pase activities, plasma and hepatic lipid profiles with decreased plasma protein, HDL-C, hepatic glycogen content and hexokinase activity in basal, HCLP and HPLC diet fed albino rats. However among the three diets tested, HPLC diet was found to be relatively, a better metabolic regulator. All the three formulated diets (basal, HCLP and HPLC) supplemented with mango fruit powder (5 and 10 g), decreased plasma glucose content, ACP, ALP, SGPT, SGOT and hepatic G-6-Pase activities and plasma as well as hepatic lipid profiles. These diets also elevated the hepatic glycogen content and hexokinase activities. These effects however, were prominent with the HPLC diet supplemented with mango fruit powder and, among the two doses of mango fruit powder, the higher dose (10 g) yielded more promising results. It is surmised that the micronutrients and phytochemicals present in the diets and the mango fruit could be responsible for attenuation of fluoride-induced metabolic toxicity.
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- Sanjay S Karn
- Laboratory for Animal Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India
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Vasant RA, Patel ND, Karn SS, V. R. L. Narasimhacharya A. Physiological Role of a Multigrain Diet in Metabolic Regulations of Lipid and Antioxidant Profiles in Hypercholesteremic Rats: Multigrain diet in hyperlipemia. J Pharmacopuncture 2014; 17:34-40. [PMID: 25780697 PMCID: PMC4331993 DOI: 10.3831/kpi.2014.17.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The objective of the present study was to investigate the lipid and the antioxidant regulatory potential of a multigrain diet in laboratory animals with reference to lipid profiles, tissue lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status. METHODS Two types of diets, with or without addition of cholesterol, were used in the study - a commercial diet and a formulated multigrain diet (with Sorghum vulgare, Avena sativa, Pennisetum typhoideum, Oryza sativa, Eleusine coracana and Zea mays grains). After a 10-week period of feeding the diets to albino rats the plasma, liver and fecal lipid profiles and the hepatic and renal antioxidant status of the animals that were fed the commercial and the formulated diets (with and without cholesterol addition) were assessed. RESULTS The commercial diet supplemented with cholesterol elevated the levels of plasma total lipids, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), as well as the atherogenic index (AI). The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) content and the antioxidant profiles (total ascorbic acid, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase reduced glutathione) declined along with increases in lipid peroxidation. The formulated diet (with and without addition of cholesterol) was found to be more efficient than the commercial diet in controlling plasma, hepatic and fecal lipid profiles, as well as hepatic and renal lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status, than of the hypercholesteremic animals. CONCLUSION The multigrain diet used in the present study is effective in countering the hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress caused by high cholesterol intake.
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- Rupal A. Vasant
- Laboratory for Animal Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India
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- Laboratory for Animal Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India
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- Laboratory for Animal Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India
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Wan TC, Liu YT, Duann LT, Yu KH, Chen CM, Lin LC, Sakata R. Effects of animal liver and bile extracts on biochemical values of rat ethanol-induced fatty liver. Anim Sci J 2014; 85:75-80. [DOI: 10.1111/asj.12088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Tien-Chun Wan
- Animal Products Processing Division; Livestock Research Institute; Council of Agriculture; Tainan Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science; National Chung Hsing University; Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science; National Chung Hsing University; Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science; National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; Pingtung County Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science; National Chung Hsing University; Taichung Taiwan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine; Azabu University; Sagamihara Japan
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Cho KD, Han CK, Lee BH. Loss of body weight and fat and improved lipid profiles in obese rats fed apple pomace or apple juice concentrate. J Med Food 2013; 16:823-30. [PMID: 23909905 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2013.2784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of apple pomace (AP) and apple juice concentrate (AC) supplementation on body weight and fat loss as well as lipid metabolism in obese rats fed a high-fat diet. Diet-induced obese rats were assigned to three groups (n=8 for each group): high fat diet (HFD) control, HFD containing 10% (w/w) AP, and HFD containing 10% (w/w) AC. There was also a normal diet group (n=8). After 5 weeks, body weight gain, adipose tissue weight, serum and hepatic lipid profiles, liver morphology, and adipocyte size were measured. Body weight gain, white adipose tissue (WAT) weight, serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, epididymal adipocyte size, and lesion scores were significantly lower and serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration and brown adipose tissue weights were significantly higher in the AP and AC groups compared with the HFD group. In addition, atherogenic indices in the AP and AC groups were significantly lower than in the HFD group. These results indicate that supplementing apple products such as AP and AC may help suppress body weight and WAT gain, as well as improve lipid profiles in diet-induced obese rats.
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- Kyung-Dong Cho
- 1 Food Policy & Technology Research Institute, Food One Tech Co., Ltd. , Seoul, Korea
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Mildner-Szkudlarz S, Bajerska J. Protective effect of grape by-product-fortified breads against cholesterol/cholic acid diet-induced hypercholesterolaemia in rats. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2013; 93:3271-8. [PMID: 23584744 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND New breads fortified with two different forms of grape by-products, namely dried powdered skins (PGP) and freeze-dried extract therefrom (EGP), were characterised and their protective effect against hypercholesterolaemia in rats was studied. RESULTS The phenolic compound profiles of supplemented breads were dominated by epicatechin and catechin together with appreciable amounts of dimeric procyanidins. Sensory evaluation of enhanced breads revealed that a maximum of 6% PGP or 1.4% EGP could be incorporated to prepare acceptable products. Intake of high-cholesterol/cholic acid diet containing 6% PGP- or 1.4% EGP-fortified bread increased fresh stool weight and significantly reduced protein and fat digestion but did not negatively affect animal growth. PGP- and EGP-fortified breads diminished the negative impact of high-cholesterol/cholic acid diet, lowering total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), lipid peroxidation, glucose and leptin levels, preventing visceral fat accumulation and increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and plasma ferric-reducing antioxidant power levels. Since control bread feeding significantly lowered TC, LDL-C and lipid peroxidation compared with high-fat diet, it may suggested that not only grape by-products but also another components in bread were related to lipid metabolism. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that intake of both PGP- and EGP-fortified sourdough mixed rye breads might contribute to a reduction of cardiovascular risk.
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- Sylwia Mildner-Szkudlarz
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Ul. Wojska Polskiego 28, PL-60-637, Poznan, Poland
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Chai SC, Hooshmand S, Saadat RL, Payton ME, Brummel-Smith K, Arjmandi BH. Daily apple versus dried plum: impact on cardiovascular disease risk factors in postmenopausal women. J Acad Nutr Diet 2012; 112:1158-68. [PMID: 22818725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that consumption of apple or its bioactive components modulate lipid metabolism and reduce the production of proinflammatory molecules. However, there is a paucity of such research in human beings. OBJECTIVE Women experience a lower rate of cardiovascular disease before menopause compared with men. However, after the onset of menopause, the risk of cardiovascular disease increases drastically due to ovarian hormone deficiency. Hence, we conducted a 1-year clinical trial to evaluate the effect of dried apple vs dried plum consumption in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors in postmenopausal women. DESIGN One-hundred sixty qualified postmenopausal women were recruited from the greater Tallahassee, FL, area during 2007-2009 and were randomly assigned to one of two groups: dried apple (75 g/day) or dried plum (comparative control). Fasting blood samples were collected at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months to measure various parameters. Physical activity recall and 7-day dietary recall were also obtained. RESULTS Neither of the dried fruit regimens significantly affected the participants' reported total energy intake throughout the study period. On the contrary, women who consumed dried apple lost 1.5 kg body weight by the end of the study, albeit not significantly different from the dried plum group. In terms of cholesterol, serum total cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the dried apple group compared with the dried plum group only at 6 months. Although dried plum consumption did not significantly reduce serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, it lowered their levels numerically by 3.5% and 8%, respectively, at 12 months compared with baseline. This may explain the lack of significance observed between the groups. However, within the group, women who consumed dried apple had significantly lower serum levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by 9% and 16%, respectively, at 3 months compared with baseline. These serum values were further decreased to 13% and 24%, respectively, after 6 months but stayed constant thereafter. The within-group analysis also reported that daily apple consumption profoundly improved atherogenic risk ratios, whereas there were no significant changes in lipid profile or atherogenic risk ratios as a result of dried plum consumption. Both dried fruits were able to lower serum levels of lipid hydroperoxide and C-reactive protein. However, serum C-reactive protein levels were significantly lower in the dried plum group compared with the dried apple group at 3 months. CONCLUSIONS There were no significant differences between the dried apple and dried plum groups in altering serum levels of atherogenic cholesterols except total cholesterol at 6 months. However, when within treatment group comparisons are made, consumption of 75 g dried apple (about two medium-sized apples) can significantly lower atherogenic cholesterol levels as early as 3 months. Furthermore, consumption of dried apple and dried plum are beneficial to human health in terms of anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties.
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- Sheau C Chai
- Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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Vasant RA, Narasimhacharya AVRL. Ameliorative effect of tamarind leaf on fluoride-induced metabolic alterations. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 17:484-93. [PMID: 22438201 DOI: 10.1007/s12199-012-0277-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Fluoride is a serious health hazard across several nations, and chronic intake of fluoride deranges the carbohydrate, lipid and antioxidant metabolism in general. As there are limited remedial measures to prevent fluorosis, we investigated the role of tamarind leaf as a food supplement in restoration of carbohydrate, lipid and antioxidant metabolism in fluoride-exposed albino rats. METHODS Albino rats were exposed to fluoride (100 ppm sodium fluoride) through drinking water and fed diet supplemented with tamarind leaf powder (2.5, 5 and 10 g %) for 4 weeks. Carbohydrate, lipid and antioxidant profiles were investigated in both controls and fluoride-exposed animals. RESULTS While 4-week exposure to fluoride elevated plasma glucose and lipid profiles, simulating diabetic and hyperlipidaemic conditions, the antioxidant defence mechanisms of fluoride-exposed rats were compromised, with elevation and decline in lipid peroxidation and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, respectively. When the diet was supplemented with tender tamarind leaves (used in southern India as a replacement for tamarind or other sour food ingredients), significant improvements in carbohydrate and lipid profiles occurred as evidenced by decreased plasma glucose and lipid levels, lipid peroxidation, increased hepatic glycogen content, hexokinase activity and cholesterol excretion, with simultaneous improvement in antioxidant profiles of both hepatic and renal tissues. CONCLUSIONS These findings are significant in view of the need for cost-effective approaches to tackle fluorosis as an environmental hazard and use of food supplements as ameliorative measures.
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- Rupal A Vasant
- Laboratory for Animal Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Sardar Patel Maidan, Satellite Campus, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India
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Hypolipidemic effect of diet supplementation with bacterial levan in cholesterol-fed rats. Int J Biol Macromol 2012; 50:1070-4. [PMID: 22433476 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Levan polysaccharide, a type of fructan, has been shown to have industrial applications as a new industrial gum in the fields of cosmetics, foods like dietary fiber and pharmaceutical goods. The objective of this current study was to investigate the possible hypolipidemic and antioxidative effects of levan in rats fed with a high-cholesterol diet. Animals were allocated into four groups of six rats each: a normal diet group (Control), normal rats received levan (L), a high-cholesterol diet group (Chol) and a high-cholesterol diet with a daily dose of levan equivalent to 5%. Treated hypercholesterolemic rats were administrated with levan in drinking water through oral gavage for 60 days. After the treatment period, the plasma antioxidant enzymes and lipid profiles were determined. Our results show that treatment with levan polysaccharide positively changed plasma antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid profiles (total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides) in cholesterol-rats, and thus may have potential hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects. Levan could protect against oxidative stress linked atherosclerosis and decrease the atherogenic index.
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Effect of butyrate on aromatase cytochrome P450 levels in HT29, DLD-1 and LoVo colon cancer cells. Biomed Pharmacother 2012; 66:77-82. [PMID: 22386365 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Epidemiological studies suggest that colonic production of butyrate and estrogen may be involved in human susceptibility to colorectal cancer (CRC). Estrone (E1) can be produced by the aromatase pathway during the conversion of androstenedione (A) to E1. Therefore, we studied the effect of sodium butyrate (NaBu) on the CYP19A1 transcript and protein levels and on the conversion of A to E1 in HT29, DLD-1 and LoVo CRC cells. We found that NaBu significantly downregulated CYP19A1 transcript and protein levels, a phenomenon that was associated with reduced conversion of A to E1 in HT29, DLD-1 and LoVo cells. Our studies demonstrated that, although butyrate exhibited a protective role in CRC development, this compound may reduce aromatase activity and the production of E1 in colon cancer cells.
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MARTINEZ HERRERA JORGE, JIMENEZ MARTINEZ CRISTIAN, MARTINEZ AYALA ALMA, GARDUÑO SICILIANO LETICIA, MORA ESCOBEDO ROSALVA, DAVILA ORTIZ GLORIA, CHAMORRO CEVALLOS GERMAN, MAKKAR HARINDER, FRANCIS GEORGE, BECKER KLAUS. EVALUATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF NONTOXIC KERNEL FLOUR FROM JATROPHA CURCAS L. IN RATS. J FOOD QUALITY 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2011.00432.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Yamato M, Shiba T, Ide T, Seri N, Kudo W, Ando M, Yamada KI, Kinugawa S, Tsutsui H. High-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance were ameliorated via enhanced fecal bile acid excretion in tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor knockout mice. Mol Cell Biochem 2011; 359:161-7. [PMID: 21850461 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-011-1010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is one of the main mediators of inflammatory response activated by fatty acids in obesity, and this signaling through TNF-α receptor (TNFR) is responsible for obesity-associated insulin resistance. Recently, TNF-α has shown to affect lipid metabolism including the regulation of lipase activity and bile acid synthesis. However, there is scanty in vivo evidence for the involvement of TNF-α in this process, and the mechanistic role of TNFR remains unclear. In this study, TNFR2 knockout mice (R2KO) and wild-type (WT) mice were fed commercial normal diet (ND) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 8 weeks. In R2KO/HFD mice, the increase in body weight and the accumulation of fat were significantly ameliorated compared with WT/HFD mice in association with the decrease in plasma total cholesterol (137.7±3.1 vs. 98.6±3.1 mg/dL, P<0.005), glucose (221.9±14.7 vs. 167.3±8.1 mg/dL, P<0.01), and insulin (5.1±0.3 vs. 3.4±0.3 ng/mL, P<0.05). Fecal excretion of lipid contents was significantly increased in R2KO mice. In R2KO/HFD mice, the decrease in hepatic cholesterol-7a-hydroxylase activity, the rate-limiting enzyme in bile acid synthesis, was inhibited (1.7±0.2 vs. 8.1±1.0 pmol/min/mg protein, P<0.01). These results suggested that HFD-induced obesity with metabolic derangements could be ameliorated in mice lacking TNF-α receptor 2 via increasing fecal bile acid and lipid content excretion. Therefore, TNF-α signaling through TNFR2 is essentially involved in the bile acid synthesis and excretion of lipids, resulting in its beneficial effects.
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- Mayumi Yamato
- Department REDOX Medicinal Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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Solati J, Soleimani N. Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effects of Ziziphus vulgaris L. on streptozocin-induced [corrected] diabetic adult male Wistar rats. Acta Diabetol 2010; 47 Suppl 1:219-23. [PMID: 19960209 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-009-0166-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 11/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Herbal medicine and medical plants such as Ziziphus vulgaris L. are widely used for the treatment of diseases such as diabetes mellitus. We investigated the effects of water extracts of Ziziphus vulgaris L. fruit on serum glucose, triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and activities of aminotransferase enzymes inreptozocin-induced diabetic adult male rats. Continuous supplementation of this water extract by gavage at doses of 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 g/kg in 0.5 ml distilled water in diabetic rats resulted in a significant decrease of fasting blood glucose and LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels after 14 days. The levels of HDL-cholesterol and insulin, and activities of serum aminotransaminase enzymes, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were not changed significantly in the extract-supplemented group compared to the control group.
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- Jalal Solati
- Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University-Karaj branch, PO Box 31485-312, Karaj, Iran.
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Molecular interactions between cereal soluble dietary fibre polymers and a model bile salt deduced from 13C NMR titration. J Cereal Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2010.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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François IEJA, Lescroart O, Veraverbeke WS, Kubaszky R, Hargitai J, Esdaile DJ, Beres E, Soni MG, Cockburn A, Broekaert WF. Safety Assessment of a Wheat Bran Extract Containing Arabinoxylan-Oligosaccharides: Mutagenicity, Clastogenicity, and 90-Day Rat-Feeding Studies. Int J Toxicol 2010; 29:479-95. [DOI: 10.1177/1091581810374219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wheat bran extract (WBE) is a food-grade preparation that is highly enriched in arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides. As part of the safety evaluation of WBE, its genotoxic potential was assessed in a bacterial reverse mutagenicity assay (Ames test) and a chromosome aberration assay on Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cells. These in vitro genotoxicity assays showed no evidence of mutagenic or clastogenic activity with WBE. The safety of WBE was furthermore evaluated in a subchronic toxicity study on rats that were fed a semisynthetic diet (AIN 93G) containing 0.3%, 1.5%, or 7.5% WBE for 13 weeks, corresponding to an average intake of 0.2, 0.9, and 4.4 g/kg body weight (bw) per day, with control groups receiving the unsupplemented AIN 93G, AIN 93G with 7.5% inulin, or AIN 93G with 7.5% wheat bran. Based on this rat-feeding study, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) for WBE was determined as 4.4 g/kg (bw)/d, the highest dose tested.
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- Toxico-Logical Consulting Ltd, Gravesend Farm, Albury Ware, Hertfordshire, SG 11 2LW, UK
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Gunness P, Gidley MJ. Mechanisms underlying the cholesterol-lowering properties of soluble dietary fibre polysaccharides. Food Funct 2010; 1:149-55. [PMID: 21776465 DOI: 10.1039/c0fo00080a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A number of studies have shown a positive relationship between diets rich in soluble dietary fibres (SDF) such as β-glucan, pectin, guar gum and psyllium, and reduced serum cholesterol and thus a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Three major biological mechanisms have been proposed to explain the cholesterol-reducing effects of SDF: prevention of bile salt (BS) re-absorption from the small intestine leading to an excess faecal BS excretion; reduced glycemic response leading to lower insulin stimulation of hepatic cholesterol synthesis; and physiological effects of fermentation products of SDF, mainly propionate. Evidence for the latter mechanism is inconclusive, whereas in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro experiments suggest that BS micelles "bind" to SDF preventing their re-absorption. Whereas, glycemic responses to SDF have been studied extensively, the nature of interactions between bile salt micelles and SDF that lead to incomplete BS re-absorption are poorly defined. Three potential physicochemical mechanisms are proposed together with suggestions for in vitro experiments to test them.
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- Purnima Gunness
- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Hartley Teakle Building, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Elamir AA, Tester RF, Al‐Ghazzewi FH, Kaal HY, Ghalbon AA, Elmegrahai NA, Piggott JR. Effects of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates on the gut microflora of mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1108/00346650810906930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Brufau G, Canela MA, Rafecas M. A high-saturated fat diet enriched with phytosterol and pectin affects the fatty acid profile in guinea pigs. Lipids 2007; 41:159-68. [PMID: 17707982 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-006-5084-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This paper presents the results of a study whose aim was to test the effects of several doses of pectin and phytosterols on the body weight gain and the FA content in female guinea pigs. The treatments resulted from supplementing with pectin and plant sterol a guinea pig diet (rich in saturated FA), following a 3 x 3 factorial design, with three levels of pectin (0, 3.67 and 6.93%) and three levels of phytosterols (0, 1.37, and 2.45%). Seventy-two female Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs were randomly assigned to the treatment groups (8 animals/group), the duration of the treatment being 4 wk. Pectin dietary intake led to a significant increase in body weight (P < 0.001), food consumption (P = 0.025), and feed efficiency (P < 0.001), but no influence of phytosterols on weight gain or food consumption was detected. We found a significant negative effect of the addition of phytosterols on lauric, myristic, and palmitic acid contents in feces, and a positive effect on their concentration in plasma and liver, but no significant effect on stearic acid content. Apparent FA absorption was assessed by calculating the ratio of FA in feces and diets that the absorption of the different FA could be compared, and the negative effect of phytosterol supplementation on these ratios, especially for lauric and myristic acids, was established.
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- Gemma Brufau
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science-Centre de Referència en Tecnologia d'Aliments (CeRTA), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Pushparaj PN, Low HK, Manikandan J, Tan BKH, Tan CH. Anti-diabetic effects of Cichorium intybus in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2007; 111:430-4. [PMID: 17197141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2005] [Revised: 10/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/18/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The present study was designed to investigate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties of an ethanolic extract of Cichorium intybus (CIE) which is widely used in India as a traditional treatment for diabetes mellitus. Male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 9 weeks (160-200 g) were administered with streptozotocin (STZ, 50mg/kg) intraperitoneally to induce experimental diabetes. The Cichorium intybus whole plant was exhaustively extracted with 80% ethanol, concentrated at 40 degrees C using a rotavapor and freeze dried to get powder. Hypoglycemic effects of CIE were observed in an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in which, a dose of 125 mg of plant extract/kg body weight exhibited the most potent hypoglycemic effect. Moreover, daily administration of CIE (125 mg/kg) for 14 days to diabetic rats attenuated serum glucose by 20%, triglycerides by 91% and total cholesterol by 16%. However, there was no change in serum insulin levels, which ruled out the possibility that CIE induces insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells. In addition, hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase activity (Glc-6-Pase) was markedly reduced by CIE when compared to the control group. The reduction in the hepatic Glc-6-Pase activity could decrease hepatic glucose production, which in turn results in lower concentration of blood glucose in CIE-treated diabetic rats. In conclusion, our results support the traditional belief that Cichorium intybus could ameliorate diabetic state.
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- P N Pushparaj
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore.
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Ruvini L, Hashimoto N, Han KH, Kajiura T, Watanabe S, Shimada KI, Sekikawa M, Ohba K, Fukushima M. Some bovine proteins behave as dietary fibres and reduce serum lipids in rats. Br J Nutr 2007; 97:898-905. [PMID: 17381983 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114507665209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We examined the physiological importance of bovine dietary proteins in rats fed diets prepared from bovine Achilles' tendons and arteries. Rats were fed for 4 weeks, with a 20 % casein diet (CON), in comparison with two diets containing 15 % casein and 5 % of either bovine Achilles' tendon (AC) or artery (AR) protein preparations. The serum total cholesterol concentration and non-HDL-cholesterol level in the AR-fed group were significantly lower (P < 0·05) than those in the CON-fed group at the end of the 4-week feeding period. The hepatic mRNA were measured, and the hydroxyl methyl glutaryl-CoA reductase mRNA level was significantly lower (P < 0·05) in the AR-fed group compared with the CON-fed group. Total hepatic cholesterol concentration in AC-fed rats was significantly (P < 0·05) higher than in the CON-fed group. The serum TAG concentration and fatty acid synthase mRNA level in AC- and AR-fed groups were significantly lower (P < 0·05) compared with the CON-fed group throughout the feeding period. Faecal neutral sterol excretion was significantly (P < 0·05) higher in the AC- and AR-fed groups compared with the CON-fed group. The results of the present study demonstrate that some bovine dietary proteins have similar functions as dietary fibres, lowering serum lipid concentration by enhancing faecal neutral sterol excretion or suppressing lipid synthesis in the liver. Moreover, favourable amino acid compositions in the AR and AC preparations may also have a lowering effect on plasma lipid concentration in bovine protein diet-fed groups.
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- Liyanage Ruvini
- Department of Animal Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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Visavadiya NP, Narasimhacharya AVRL. Hypocholesteremic and antioxidant effects of Withania somnifera (Dunal) in hypercholesteremic rats. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2007; 14:136-42. [PMID: 16713218 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Hypocholesteremic and antioxidant effects of Withania somnifera (WS) Dunal (Solanaceae) were investigated in hypercholesteremic male albino rats. When the root powder of WS was added to the diet at 0.75 and 1.5 gm/rat/day, hypercholesteremic animals registered significant decreases in total lipids (-40.54%; -50.69%), cholesterol (-41.58%; -53.01%) and triglycerides (-31.25%; - 44.85%) in plasma. On the other hand, significant increases in plasma HDL-cholesterol levels (+15.10%; +17.71%), HMG-CoA reductase activity (+19.51%; +26.02%) and bile acid content (+24.64%; +30.52%) of liver were noted in these animals. A similar trend was also noted in bile acid (+22.43%;+28.52%), cholesterol (+14.21%; +17.68%) and neutral sterol (+12.40%; +18.85%) excretion in the hypercholesteremic animals with WS administration. Further, a significant decrease in lipid-peroxidation (-35.29%; -36.52%) occurred in WS administered hypercholesteremic animals when compared to their normal counterparts. However, it appeared that WS root powder is also effective in normal subjects for decreasing lipid profiles.
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- Nishant P Visavadiya
- Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Gujarat, India
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Artiss JD, Brogan K, Brucal M, Moghaddam M, Jen KLC. The effects of a new soluble dietary fiber on weight gain and selected blood parameters in rats. Metabolism 2006; 55:195-202. [PMID: 16423626 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2005] [Accepted: 08/26/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This study was designed to investigate a new dietary fiber, alpha-cyclodextrin, marketed under the trade name FBCx (Wacker Biochem, Adrian, MI), for beneficial effects on weight reduction and the improvement of certain blood parameters in rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups and fed ad libitum for a period of 6 weeks: (1) a normal low-fat diet (LF; 4% fat wt/wt); (2) an LF diet with FBCx added; (3) a high-fat diet (HF, 40% fat wt/wt); and (4) an HF diet with FBCx. The FBCx was added at the rate of 10% (wt/wt) of the fat in the diet. Body weight and food intake were recorded 3 times per week. Plasma constituent levels and liver and fecal lipid contents, as well as body composition were determined at sacrifice. Adding FBCx to the diet significantly reduced weight gain in rats fed with an HF diet relative to rats fed with the HF control diet (P < .05). FBCx also elicited a reduction in plasma triglyceride levels of 30%, total cholesterol of 9%, and increased the fat content of the feces in the rats fed with the HF diet with FBCx. In addition, the serum leptin levels were normalized, and the calculated insulin sensitivity was improved. No adverse effects were observed in the rats consuming FBCx. It would appear that FBCx might be effective in reducing body weight gain and improving metabolic syndrome.
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- Joseph D Artiss
- Department of Pathology and Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Takekoshi H, Suzuki G, Chubachi H, Nakano M. Effect of Chlorella pyrenoidosa on fecal excretion and liver accumulation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin in mice. CHEMOSPHERE 2005; 59:297-304. [PMID: 15722102 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2003] [Revised: 10/22/2004] [Accepted: 11/12/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The effect of Chlorella pyrenoidosa on fecal excretion and liver accumulation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin in C57BL/6N mice administered dioxin was examined. Mice were administered 2.2 microg of 1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (H6CDD) dissolved in corn oil once after a period of acclimatization, after which they were fed either a basal diet, a 10% C. pyrenoidosa diet, or a 10% Spinach diet, for five weeks. Among mice fed the 10% C. pyrenoidosa diet, cumulative fecal excretion of H6CDD over the first week following administration was significantly greater (9.2-fold) than that observed among mice fed the basal diet. Moreover, excretion during the fifth week following administration of H6CDD was still significantly greater (3.1-fold) among mice fed the 10% C. pyrenoidosa diet than among mice fed the basal diet. Five weeks after administration of H6CDD, liver accumulation of H6CDD in mice fed the 10% C. pyrenoidosa diet was significantly less than that observed among mice fed either the basal diet and the Spinach diet (by 27.9% and 34.8%, respectively). These findings suggest that C. pyrenoidosa may be useful in inhibiting the absorption of dioxins via food and the reabsorption of dioxins stored already in the body in the intestinal tract, thus preventing accumulation of dioxins within the body.
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- Hideo Takekoshi
- Department of Bioresource Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
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Takamine K, Hotta H, Degawa Y, Morimura S, Kida K. Effects of Dietary Fiber Prepared from Sweet Potato Pulp on Cecal Fermentation Products and Microflora in Rats. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2005. [DOI: 10.5458/jag.52.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Sembries S, Dongowski G, Jacobasch G, Mehrländer K, Will F, Dietrich H. Effects of dietary fibre-rich juice colloids from apple pomace extraction juices on intestinal fermentation products and microbiota in rats. Br J Nutr 2003; 90:607-15. [PMID: 13129467 DOI: 10.1079/bjn2003925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Effects of colloids isolated from apple pomace extraction juices (so-called B-juices) produced by enzymic liquefaction on food intake, body and faecal weights, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profile and selected intestinal microbiota were investigated in rats. Ten male Wistar rats per group were fed diets without any apple dietary fibre (DF) (control) or supplement with 5 % B-juice colloids or an alcohol-insoluble substance (AIS) from apples for 6 weeks. Rats fed with apple DF (5 % B-juice colloids or AIS) gained less weight than control rats (P<0.05). B-juice colloids did not affect food intake, whereas feeding AIS resulted in a 10 % higher food consumption than in control rats. Both juice colloids and AIS increased the weight of caecal contents in rats and lowered luminal pH values (P<0.05). In addition, SCFA concentrations and total yields were also raised (P<0.05) in caecum of these rats indicating good fermentability of apple substrates by gut microflora. Distinctly higher concentrations of acetate and propionate were found in intestinal contents of juice colloid-fed rats (P<0.05), whereas AIS also increased butyrate yield. Changes in microbiota due to apple DF in diets were restricted in the caecum to the Eubacterium rectale cluster (AIS; P<0.05) and in faeces to the Bacteroidaceae (juice colloids and AIS; P<0.05). The present study shows the physiological effects of apple DF isolated from pomace extraction juices produced by enzymic liquefaction on intestinal fermentation. Results may be helpful for the development of such innovative juice products that are rich in DF of fruit origin.
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- Sabine Sembries
- German Institute of Human Nutrition, Department of Food Chemistry and Preventive Nutrition, D-14558 Bergholz-Rehbrücke, Germany.
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Marcil V, Delvin E, Garofalo C, Levy E. Butyrate impairs lipid transport by inhibiting microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in Caco-2 cells. J Nutr 2003; 133:2180-3. [PMID: 12840175 DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.7.2180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Recently, the idea was advanced that short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) may potentially regulate intestinal fat absorption. The aim of this investigation was to examine the effects of butyrate on the intracellular events governing the assembly of triglyceride-lipoproteins in enterocytes. To this end, differentiated human Caco-2 cells were exposed to 10 or 20 mmol/L butyrate for 20 h. The incubation of Caco-2 cells with butyrate decreased cholesteryl ester (P < 0.005) export in the basolateral medium, probably due to reduced activity of DL-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (P < 0.02), the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis. Furthermore, a drop was noted in the protein expression of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (P < 0.03), concomitant with the inhibition of de novo apolipoprotein B-48 synthesis (P < 0.02) and triglyceride-rich lipoprotein output (P < 0.03). Our results support the hypothesis that SCFA can influence lipoprotein concentrations by limiting lipid release from the small intestine into the circulation.
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- Valérie Marcil
- Department of Nutrition, Centre de Recherche, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, H3T 1C5
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Carr TP, Wood KJ, Hassel CA, Bahl R, Gallaher DD. Raising intestinal contents viscosity leads to greater excretion of neutral steroids but not bile acids in hamsters and rats. Nutr Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0271-5317(02)00476-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Naveh E, Werman MJ, Sabo E, Neeman I. Defatted avocado pulp reduces body weight and total hepatic fat but increases plasma cholesterol in male rats fed diets with cholesterol. J Nutr 2002; 132:2015-8. [PMID: 12097685 DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.7.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The potential use of avocado as a fiber source was evaluated. The total dietary fiber content of fresh avocado fruit of the Ettinger variety was 5.2 g/100 g. Approximately 75% was insoluble, and 25% soluble. The water-holding capacity of dry defatted avocado pulp was similar to that of cellulose, and trypsin inhibitors were not detected. The dietary and metabolic consequences of the avocado pulp were studied in male rats fed normal and hypercholesterolemic diets. Rats consumed semipurified diets containing either avocado pulp as the dietary fiber source or cellulose (control) with or without 10 g/kg cholesterol and 5 g/kg cholic acid. Food consumption and body weight gain were lower in rats fed avocado compared with those fed cellulose. Relative cecum weight was higher in avocado-fed rats. Plasma and hepatic cholesterol levels did not differ in rats fed diets without cholesterol, but plasma cholesterol was greater in avocado-fed than in cellulose-fed rats that consumed cholesterol. Regardless of dietary cholesterol, hepatic total fat levels, as evaluated histologically, but not directly, were lower in avocado-fed rats. These data suggest the presence of an appetite depressant in avocado and that avocado pulp interferes with hepatic fat metabolism.
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- Einat Naveh
- Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion, Israel
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Adam A, Levrat-Verny MA, Lopez HW, Leuillet M, Demigné C, Rémésy C. Whole wheat and triticale flours with differing viscosities stimulate cecal fermentations and lower plasma and hepatic lipids in rats. J Nutr 2001; 131:1770-6. [PMID: 11385066 DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.6.1770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Whole flours from oat, rye or barley effectively modify digestive fermentation and lipid metabolism, whereas the effectiveness of whole wheat flour has not been established. To address this question, cecal digestion, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolism and cholesterol metabolism were investigated in four groups of rats fed the following semipurified diets differing in their carbohydrate source: a control diet (purified wheat starch) and three whole cereal flour diets [Valoris wheat (Wv), Soissons wheat (Ws), or Carnac triticale (Tc)]. Wv is particularly viscous and rich in arabinoxylans, and Tc is richer in hemicellulose than wheat. Compared with controls, rats fed the whole-flour diets had enlarged ceca and a moderate acidification of the bulk pH ( approximately 6.4). In these rats, the cecal SCFA pool size was enhanced (P < 0.05), and the SCFA molar ratio reflected propionic/butyric acid-rich fermentations, especially in those fed TC: The portal SCFA concentrations reflected the rise of the acetic and propionic acid pools in the cecum, whereas portal butyric acid remained relatively low, probably reflecting extensive metabolism by the cecal wall. The fecal excretion of total steroids (bile acids + sterols) was markedly enhanced by all of the whole-flour diets, with Wv (+78%) > Tc (+64%) > Ws (+47%). In parallel, there was a significant plasma cholesterol-lowering effect for rats fed Wv (-27%) and Tc (-32%) and a plasma triglyceride-lowering effect (approximately -40%) in all rats fed whole-flour diets (P < 0.05). This effect was observed mainly for triglyceride-rich lipoprotein-cholesterol, whereas HDL cholesterol was unaffected. These results indicate that whole wheat flours can strikingly affect cecal SCFA, especially butyrate, and are effective plasma cholesterol-lowering agents.
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- A Adam
- Institut Technique des Céréales et des Fourrages (ITCF), Laboratoire Qualité des Céréales, 75013 Paris, France.
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Leontowicz M, Gorinstein S, Bartnikowska E, Leontowicz H, Kulasek G, Trakhtenberg S. Sugar beet pulp and apple pomace dietary fibers improve lipid metabolism in rats fed cholesterol. Food Chem 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0308-8146(00)00207-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gallaher CM, Munion J, Hesslink R, Wise J, Gallaher DD. Cholesterol reduction by glucomannan and chitosan is mediated by changes in cholesterol absorption and bile acid and fat excretion in rats. J Nutr 2000; 130:2753-9. [PMID: 11053517 DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.11.2753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Glucomannan, a viscous polysaccharide, and chitosan, a derivative of chitin, have both been demonstrated to lower cholesterol in animals. However, the mechanism of cholesterol lowering has not been established for either material. This study was conducted to determine the effect of glucomannan (G), chitosan (CH), or an equal mixture of the two (G + CH) on cholesterol absorption and fat and bile acid excretion. Rats were fed a modified AIN-93G diet for 18 d containing 0.125 g/100 g cholesterol and initially 10 g/100 g of the test materials or cellulose (C) as the control. However, the concentration of test materials and cellulose was reduced to 7.5 g/100 g after 1 wk due to lower weight gain compared with controls. Total liver cholesterol was significantly reduced in G, CH and G + CH groups compared with the C group. The intestinal contents supernatant viscosity of the C and the CH groups was negligible, whereas both G and G + CH produced high viscosities. Cholesterol absorption, measured by the fecal isotope ratio method, was significantly reduced from 37.5% in the C group to 20.2% in G, 18.2% in G + CH and 9.4% in CH. Daily fecal fat excretion did not differ between the C and G groups, but was significantly greater in G + CH and CH compared with the C and G groups. Daily fecal bile acid excretion was significantly greater in the CH and G + CH groups compared with the C and G groups. These results suggest that G lowered liver cholesterol by a viscosity-mediated interference of cholesterol absorption. In contrast, CH appears to lower cholesterol through a different mechanism.
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- C M Gallaher
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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Lucas EA, Juma S, Stoecker BJ, Arjmandi BH. Prune suppresses ovariectomy-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats. J Nutr Biochem 2000; 11:255-9. [PMID: 10876098 DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2863(00)00073-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
Elevated cholesterol among women who have experienced natural or surgical menopause has been linked to ovarian hormone deficiency. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of prune, a good source of dietary fiber and phytochemicals, on lowering cholesterol in an ovariectomized (ovx) rat model. Forty-eight 90-day-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to four groups: sham-operated (sham) + control diet, ovx + control diet, ovx + low-dose (LD; 5%) prune, and ovx + high-dose (HD; 25%) prune. After 45 days of treatment, rats were euthanized and tissues were collected for analyses. Ovariectomy elevated serum total cholesterol by 22% compared with sham, and HD prune diet prevented this increase without affecting high density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. Animals fed the HD prune diet had 13% lower liver total lipids compared with ovx animals. The findings of this study showed that prune exhibits hypocholesterolemic properties in ovarian hormone deficiency. Dose-response studies should be conducted to establish the effectiveness of prune in prevention of hypercholesterolemia in postmenopausal women who are not on estrogen replacement therapy and seek dietary alternatives. Mechanistic studies also are needed to establish its mode of action.
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Affiliation(s)
- E A Lucas
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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