Silkworm pupae oil exerts hypercholesterolemic and antioxidant effects in high-cholesterol diet-fed rats.
J Sci Food Agric
; 97(7): 2050-2056, 2017 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Silkworm pupae is a good resource of edible oil that is especially rich in unsaturated fatty acids and is considered to be an excellent dietary supplement for hyperlipidemia.RESULTS:
Groups fed a high-cholesterol diet (HCD) with silkworm pupae oil (SPO) supplementation (1, 2, or 4 mL kg-1 day-1 ) orally had significantly lower levels of serum total cholesterol (P < 0.05) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P < 0.05) compared to the HCD group. With regard to antioxidant parameters, except for levels of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the liver, 2 and 4 mL kg-1 day-1 of SPO supplementation leaded to higher total antioxidant capacity (P < 0.05), superoxide dismutase (P < 0.05) and GSH-Px levels (P < 0.05), as well as lower malondialdehyde levels (P < 0.05), both in serum and liver compared to the HCD group.CONCLUSION:
The results of the present study indicate that supplementation with SPO can improve lipid profiles and alleviate oxidative stress in high-cholesterol diet-fed rats. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pupa
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Bombyx
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Colesterol na Dieta
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Fatores Biológicos
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Hipercolesterolemia
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Antioxidantes
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Sci Food Agric
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China