ABSTRACT
The effects of fish oil rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5?-3; EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6?-3; DHA) on serum total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were investigated in experimental hypercholesterolemic rats. The fish oil contained about 15% EPA and 43% DHA. Each animal was given 1ml fish oil/day by intragastric feeding for 30 days. The results in twice experiments showed that TC concentration in the serum of rats fed fish oil was markedly decreased as compared to rats fed olive oil, but serum HDL-C elevated. Furthermore, the ratio of HDL-C to TC in the serum was also significantly elevated in rats fed fish oil.
ABSTRACT
In this experiment, we investigated with enzymological methods the mechanisms of increase in serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in rats fed with concentrated fish oil. The rats were fed with high fat diet (Group 1), high fat plus olive oil (Group 2) and high fat plus concentrated fish oil (Group 3) for 6 weeks respectively. The concentrated fish oil contained about 26% methyl-eicosapentaenoate (EPA-M) and 52% me-thyl-docosahexaenoate (DHA-M), and was given in 0.5ml/day for each animalThe results showed that HDL-C levels in the serum of rats fed with fish oil were markedly higher than Group 1 and 2 (p