1. Rapeseed oil fortified with micronutrients reduces atherosclerosis risk factors in rats fed a high-fat diet
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Qingde Huang, Xiaoqi Zhou, Jiqu Xu, Jine Yang, Qianchun Deng, and Fenghong Huang
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Male ,Rapeseed ,Antioxidant ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ,Tocopherols ,Antioxidants ,Lipid peroxidation ,Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Endocrinology ,Risk Factors ,Plasma lipids ,Rapeseed oil ,Food science ,Micronutrients ,lcsh:RC620-627 ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Phytosterols ,Micronutrient ,Catalase ,Glutathione ,Lipids ,lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,C-Reactive Protein ,Biochemistry ,Food, Fortified ,Lipidology ,Clinical chemistry ,Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances ,medicine ,Animals ,Plant Oils ,Enzyme Assays ,Biochemistry, medical ,Inflammation ,Glutathione Peroxidase ,Cholesterol ,Interleukin-6 ,Superoxide Dismutase ,Research ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Cholesterol, HDL ,Polyphenols ,Cholesterol, LDL ,Atherosclerosis ,Dietary Fats ,Rats ,chemistry ,Lipid Peroxidation ,Oxidant stress ,Lipid profile - Abstract
Background Micronutrients polyphenols, tocopherols and phytosterols in rapeseed exert potential benefit to cardiovascular system, but most of these micronutrients are removed by the refining process. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of rapeseed oil fortified with these micronutrients on the atherosclerosis risk factors in rats fed a high-fat diet. Methods The rodent diet contained 20% fat whose source was refined rapeseed oil (RRO) or fortified refined rapeseed oil with low, middle and high quantities of these micronutrients (L-, M- and H-FRRO). Forty male SD rats were divided into four groups. One group received RRO diet and other groups received L-, M- and H-FRRO diet for 10 weeks. Results Micronutrients supplementation significantly increased plasma antioxidant defense capacities, as evaluated by the significant elevation in the activities of GPx, CAT and SOD as well as the level of GSH, and the significant decline in lipid peroxidation. These micronutrients also reduced the plasma contents of TG, TC and LDL-C and increased the ratio of HDL-C/LDL-C. In addition, in parallel with the enhancement of these micronutrients, plasma levels of IL-6 and CRP declined remarkably. Conclusion Rapeseed oil fortified with micronutrients polyphenols, tocopherols and phytosterols may contribute to prevent atherogenesis by ameliorating plasma oxidative stress, lipid profile and inflammation.
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- 2011