Effects of heat-killed Lactobacillus pentosus S-PT84 on postprandial hypertriacylglycerolemia in rats.

The effect of Lactobacillus pentosus strain S-PT84 (S-PT84) on postprandial hypertriacylglycerolemia was investigated in rats. S-PT84 dose-dependently inhibited the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols by pancreatic lipase in vitro. Intragastric administration of S-PT84 significantly reduced the lymphatic recovery of (3)H-trioleoylglycerol up to 8 h. The oral administration of a fat emulsion, with or without S-PT84, resulted in the concentration of plasma triacylglycerol 2 h and 3 h after administration being significantly lower in the S-PT84 group than in the group without S-PT84 (control group). These results suggest that S-PT84 alleviated postprandial hypertriacylglycerolemia by delaying triacylglycerol absorption in the intestine through the inhibition of pancreatic lipase.

[Surveillance of Chromium(VI) Concentrations in Mineral Water Products].

We developed and evaluated a method of quantifying chromium(VI) in mineral water (MW). After a performance evaluation, we performed a surveillance of chromium(VI) concentrations in 150 kinds of MW products purchased from markets in 2016. Recovery rates, as examined by using 150 spiked samples prepared from the purchased MW products, ranged from 93 to 107%. These results strongly suggest that the validated method is suitable for quantifying chromium(VI) in MW. Chromium(VI) was detected in 65 kinds of MW products; the detection rate was 43%. The minimum concentration of chromium(VI) was 0.0001 mg/L and the maximum was 0.0019 mg/L. The median value of chromium(VI) concentration was 0.0003 mg/L. In most of the products in which chromium(VI) was detected, the concentration ranged from 0.0001 to 0.0002 mg/L. No products were found with concentrations higher than the value (0.05 mg/L) set by the Food Sanitation Law as the specification for MW.

Resistant Maltodextrin Decreases Micellar Solubility of Lipids and Diffusion of Bile Salt Micelles and Suppresses Incorporation of Micellar Fatty Acids into Caco-2 Cells.

Several studies have suggested that resistant maltodextrin (RMD) suppresses intestinal lipid absorption in experimental animals and humans. However, possible mechanisms underlying this effect are not known. In this study, effects of RMD on processes of the absorption of various lipids were investigated in vitro. RMD dose-dependently suppressed the solubility of various lipid components, including 1-mono-oleoylglycerol, oleic acid, and phosphatidylcholine in bile salt micelles in vitro. When the diffusion rate of bile salt micelles through a filter membrane was investigated in vitro, bile salt micelles containing RMD diffused more slowly than those without RMD. Incorporation of [1-14C] oleic acid into Caco-2 cells from the RMD-containing bile salt micelles was significantly smaller than that from the control micelles (without RMD). These results show that RMD suppresses intestinal absorption of lipids by decreasing their micellar solubility and the diffusion rate of bile salt micelles.