Alpinia pricei Hayata rhizome extracts have suppressive and preventive potencies against hypercholesterolemia
Alpinia pricei Hayata rhizome extracts have suppressive and preventive potencies against hypercholesterolemia
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DOI:
10.1016/j.fct.2010.05.070
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发表时间:
2010-08-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Lin, C. F.
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作者:
Chang, N. W.;Wu, C. T.;Lin, C. F.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 70% ethanol extracts of Alpinia pricei (APE) on lipid profiles and lipid peroxidation. Syrian hamsters were fed a chow-based hypercholesterolemic diet (HCD) for 2 weeks to induce hypercholesterolemia (>250 mg/dl). To evaluate the potency of APE in suppressing hypercholesterolemia, hamsters were then fed HCD plus a high dose (500 mg/kg body weight) or a low dose (250 mg/kg body weight) of APE, or only HCD for another 4 weeks. We found that hypercholesterolemic hamsters fed a high dose of APE had lower serum total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, lower thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities, lower atherogenic indices (LDL-C/HDL-C and TC/HDL-C ratios), and lower hepatic protein expression of peroxisome proliferators activated receptor gamma (PPARy) than hamsters fed a HCD diet. In addition, we also determined the preventive effects of APE on hamsters fed a HCD for 6 weeks. The hypocholesterolemic effects were also found in hamsters co-fed a high dose of APE and HCD for 6 weeks. These results suggest that APE has both suppressive and preventive potencies against hypercholesterolemia and has the potency to protect against lipid peroxidation. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.