Hypolipidemic effects and mechanisms of Panax notoginseng on lipid profile in hyperlipidemic rats
Hypolipidemic effects and mechanisms of Panax notoginseng on lipid profile in hyperlipidemic rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2007.06.022
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发表时间:
2007-09-05
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Gong, B. Q.
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作者:
Ji, W.;Gong, B. Q.
Maintenance of normal lipid levels has implicated the involvement of genes induced by liver X receptor alpha (LXR alpha) and Famesoid X receptor (FXR). This study was designed to evaluate the hypolipidemic effects of n-butanol extract (NE3) of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F.H. Chen root on lipid homeostasis and investigate the possible mechanisms in animal experiments. In the transactivation assays, NE3 was identified as a dual FXR/LXR alpha agonist. Subsequently, Sprague-Dawley male rats on a high-fat/high-cholesterol diet were treated orally with NE3 or vehicle alone. As expected, the concentrations of serum TC, TG and LDL-C in rats treated with various concentrations of NE3 showed significant (P