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Kopeć A, Zawistowski J, Kitts DD. Benefits of Anthocyanin-Rich Black Rice Fraction and Wood Sterols to Control Plasma and Tissue Lipid Concentrations in Wistar Kyoto Rats Fed an Atherogenic Diet. Molecules 2020; 25:E5363. [PMID: 33212852 PMCID: PMC7698440 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background: This study reports on the relative effects of administrating a cyanidin-3-O-glucoside-rich black rice fraction (BRF), a standardized wood sterol mixture (WS), and a combination of both to lower plasma and target tissue lipid concentrations in Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats fed atherogenic diets. Methods: Male WKY (n = 40) rats were randomly divided into five groups, which included a nonatherogenic control diet and atherogenic diets that included a positive control and atherogenic diets supplemented with BRF or WS, respectively, and a combination of both BRF + WS. Plasma and target tissue liver, heart and aorta cholesterol, and triacylglycerides (TAG) content were also measured. Results: Rats fed atherogenic diets exhibited elevated hyperlipidemia compared to counterparts fed nonatherogenic diets (p < 0.001); this effect was mitigated by supplementing the atherogenic diets with BRF and WS, respectively (p < 0.05). Combining BRF with WS to enrich the supplement lowered cholesterol similar to the WS effect (p < 0.05) and lowered TAG characteristic to the BRF effect (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Rats fed diets containing BRF or WS effectively mitigate the hypercholesterolemia and elevated TAG induced by feeding an atherogenic diet. The benefit of adding BRF + WS together is relevant to the lipid parameter measured and is target tissue-specific.
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- Aneta Kopeć
- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 122, 31-149 Kraków, Poland;
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia 209-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada;
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia 209-2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada;
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Kyselka J, Honzíková T, Váchalová T, Jirásková T, Alishevich K, Rottnerová Z, Brychová V, Berčíková M, Hrádková I, Filip V. Formation of 5α-Sitostan-3-one, 5α-Campestan-3-one, and Steroidal Hydrocarbons in Edible Oils during Catalytic Hydrogenation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:9916-9925. [PMID: 31398025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Targeted analysis confirmed the presence of new phytosterol degradation products in fully hydrogenated commercial samples. EI-MS, APCI-MS, and 1D-NMR experiments led to the identification of 10 novel markers of catalytic hydrogenation, among which 5α-sitostan-3-one and 5α-campestan-3-one, isomers of saturated and monounsaturated steroidal hydrocarbons, were reported in edible oils for the first time. Examination of the phytosterol degradation mechanism was done by the catalytic transfer deuteration technique. The mitigation strategy of potentially detrimental compounds included optimization of processing parameters. The effect of catalyst dosage (≤0.1% based on Ni basis) and temperature region (>180 °C) were the most crucial factors in phytosterol degradation control.
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- Jan Kyselka
- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Central Laboratories, Mass Spectrometry , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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Drori A, Rotnemer-Golinkin D, Zolotarov L, Ilan Y. Oral Administration of CardioAid and Lunasin Alleviates Liver Damage in a High-Fat Diet Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Model. Digestion 2018; 96:110-118. [PMID: 28796993 DOI: 10.1159/000479734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several of the drugs in development for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) target liver fibrosis or have side effects that prohibit their long-term use in patients with mild to moderate disease. Lunasin is a soy-derived peptide with anti-inflammatory properties. ADM's CardioAid™ is a plant sterol extract that exerts cholesterol- and triacylglycerol-lowering effects. AIM To determine the immunomodulatory effects of CardioAid and lunasin in a high-fat diet (HFD) animal model of NASH. METHODS C57BL/6 mice on an HFD were orally administered CardioAid or lunasin for 25 weeks. The effects on the immune system, liver function, insulin resistance and lipid profile were studied. RESULTS Treatment with CardioAid and lunasin was associated with a significant decrease in the CD4/CD8 ratio and an increase in CD4+CD25+ lymphocytes. A decrease in interleukin 1-alpha serum levels and an increase in transforming growth factor beta serum levels were noted. These were associated with alleviation of liver damage as indicated by a significant decrease in liver enzymes and improvement in the histological nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS). Decreases in both serum triglyceride and serum glucose levels were observed in treated mice. A decrease in total body fat measured by EchoMRI was also observed in treated mice. CONCLUSIONS CardioAid and lunasin exerted hepatoprotective and glucose-protective effects in an HFD NASH model. These data and the high-safety profiles of CardioAid and Lunasin support their use in patients in the early stages of NASH to prevent deterioration due to the disease.
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- Ariel Drori
- Gastroenterology and Liver Units, Department of Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Koo HJ, Park HJ, Byeon HE, Kwak JH, Um SH, Kwon ST, Rhee DK, Pyo S. Chinese yam extracts containing β-sitosterol and ethyl linoleate protect against atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice and inhibit muscular expression of VCAM-1 in vitro. J Food Sci 2014; 79:H719-29. [PMID: 24689699 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, which is associated with increased expression of adhesion molecules and monocyte recruitment into the arterial wall. This study evaluated whether hexane extracts from the edible part (DB-H1) or bark region (DB-H2) of Dioscorea. batatas Decne have anti-atherosclerotic properties in vivo and in vitro experiments. We also identified bioactive components in the hexane extracts. Thirty-six apolipoprotein E (ApoE(-/-) ) mice and 12 control (C57BL/6J) mice were given a Western-type diet for 11 or 21 wk. To examine the effects of yam extracts on lesion development, ApoE(-/-) mice were orally administered DB-H1 or DB-H2 for the duration of the study (200 mg/kg b.w./day, 3 times per wk). Both DB-H1 and DB-H2 significantly reduced the total atherosclerotic lesion area in the aortic root. In addition, plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, oxidized-low-density lipoprotein, and c-reactive protein were decreased by administration of DB-H1 and DB-H2. Consistent with the in vivo observations, DB-H1 and DB-H2 inhibited tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression and adhesion of THP-1 monocytes to TNF-α-activated vascular smooth muscle cells. It was also found that treatment with DB-H1 or DB-H2 resulted in the inhibition nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species production and iNOS expression in macrophages. Thus, DB-H1 and DB-H2 seem to influence atherosclerosis by affecting the production of inflammatory mediators in vivo. Our results suggest that yam extracts have the potential to be used in the prevention of atherosclerosis.
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- Hyun Jung Koo
- Div. of Immunopharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan Univ, Suwon, Gyunggi-do, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Othman RA, Moghadasian MH. Beyond cholesterol-lowering effects of plant sterols: clinical and experimental evidence of anti-inflammatory properties. Nutr Rev 2011; 69:371-82. [PMID: 21729090 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00399.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Inflammation is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Dietary plant sterols are known to reduce plasma cholesterol levels and thereby reduce cardiovascular risk. Recent observations from animal and human studies have demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects of phytosterols. For example, several animal and human studies report reductions in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, including C-reactive protein, after consumption of dietary plant sterols. Although the cholesterol-lowering effects of phytosterols in humans are well documented, studies on the effects of phytosterols on inflammatory markers have produced inconsistent results. This review summarizes and discusses findings from recent animal and human studies with regard to the potential anti-inflammatory effects of dietary phytosterols. Findings on the effects of plant sterols on inflammation remain limited and confounding. Future research using better-designed and well-controlled laboratory studies and clinical trials are needed to fully understand the mechanisms through which phytosterols influence inflammation. Additional well-designed placebo-controlled studies are needed to better understand how and to what extent dietary plant sterols may modify the immune system and the production of inflammatory markers.
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- Rgia A Othman
- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba and Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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Inhibition of cholesterol transport into skin cells in cultures by phytosterol-loaded microemulsion. Chem Phys Lipids 2008; 153:109-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2008.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2007] [Revised: 02/24/2008] [Accepted: 02/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cell protection induced by beta-sitosterol: inhibition of genotoxic damage, stimulation of lymphocyte production, and determination of its antioxidant capacity. Arch Toxicol 2008; 82:615-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-007-0277-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Accepted: 12/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Xu Z, Fitz E, Riediger N, Moghadasian MH. Dietary octacosanol reduces plasma triacylglycerol levels but not atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E–knockout mice. Nutr Res 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Plat J, Beugels I, Gijbels MJJ, de Winther MPJ, Mensink RP. Plant sterol or stanol esters retard lesion formation in LDL receptor-deficient mice independent of changes in serum plant sterols. J Lipid Res 2006; 47:2762-71. [PMID: 16957178 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m600346-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Statins do not always decrease coronary heart disease mortality, which was speculated based on increased serum plant sterols observed during statin treatment. To evaluate plant sterol atherogenicity, we fed low density lipoprotein-receptor deficient (LDLr(+/-)) mice for 35 weeks with Western diets (control) alone or enriched with atorvastatin or atorvastatin plus plant sterols or stanols. Atorvastatin decreased serum cholesterol by 22% and lesion area by 57%. Adding plant sterols or stanols to atorvastatin decreased serum cholesterol by 39% and 41%. Cholesterol-standardized serum plant sterol concentrations increased by 4- to 11-fold during sterol plus atorvastatin treatment versus stanol plus atorvastatin treatment. However, lesion size decreased similarly in the sterol plus atorvastatin (-99% vs. control) and the stanol plus atorvastatin (-98%) groups, with comparable serum cholesterol levels, suggesting that increased plant sterol concentrations are not atherogenic. Our second study confirms this conclusion. Compared with lesions after a 33 week atherogenic period, lesion size further increased in controls (+97%) during 12 more weeks on the diet, whereas 12 weeks with the addition of plant sterols or stanols decreased lesion size (66% and 64%). These findings indicate that in LDLr(+/-) mice 1) increased cholesterol-standardized serum plant sterol concentrations are not atherogenic, 2) adding plant sterols/stanols to atorvastatin further inhibits lesion formation, and 3) plant sterols/stanols inhibit the progression or even induce the regression of existing lesions.
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- Jogchum Plat
- Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Hallikainen M, Lyyra-Laitinen T, Laitinen T, Agren JJ, Pihlajamäki J, Rauramaa R, Miettinen TA, Gylling H. Endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic subjects: Effects of plant stanol and sterol esters. Atherosclerosis 2006; 188:425-32. [PMID: 16386259 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2005] [Revised: 10/26/2005] [Accepted: 11/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We investigated the effects of stanol (STAEST) and sterol esters (STEEST) on endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic subjects. In addition, associations of variables of cholesterol metabolism with endothelial function were investigated. In a double-blind randomized cross-over study (n=39) with age-matched parallel control group (n=37) the subjects consumed STAEST or STEEST spread (total plant sterols and stanols 1.93-1.98g/day) for 10 weeks each. Controls consumed the spread without sterols or stanols for 20 weeks. At baseline, brachial artery diameter was positively correlated with serum triglycerides (r=0.375, p=0.001) and glucose (r=0.420, p<0.001) and with cholesterol synthesis marker ratios to cholesterol (e.g. desmosterol r=0.540, p<0.001) and negatively with HDL cholesterol (r=-0.309, p=0.008) and absorption marker ratios (e.g. campesterol r=-0.332, p=0.004). During the intervention, LDL cholesterol was reduced by 6-9% from baseline with STAEST and STEEST spreads (p<0.05), and by 9-12%, respectively, from controls (p<0.05). Flow-mediated dilatation did not change during the investigation. Brachial artery diameter was unchanged in controls and during STAEST periods, but it was reduced during STEEST by 2.2% (p=0.012) from STAEST. In conclusion, variables of cholesterol metabolism are associated with brachial artery diameter at baseline. STEEST diminishes brachial artery diameter, but its clinical relevance remains unclear.
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- Maarit Hallikainen
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Rozner S, Garti N. The activity and absorption relationship of cholesterol and phytosterols. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2005.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Declercq V, Yeganeh B, Moshtaghi-Kashanian GR, Khademi H, Bahadori B, Moghadasian MH. Paradoxical effects of fenofibrate and nicotinic acid in apo E-deficient mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2006; 46:18-24. [PMID: 15965350 DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000162764.12309.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Atherosclerosis is a complex vascular disease initiated by abnormal accumulation of plasma lipoproteins in the subendothelial space. Elevated levels of plasma triglycerides (TG) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol as well as low concentrations of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) play a causal role in the development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. We have shown that apolipoprotein E-deficient (apo E-KO) mice have elevated triglyceride levels plus diminished HDL concentrations. Drugs such as fenofibrate and nicotinic acid are well known to reduce TG and increase HDL levels in humans. In this study, we investigated the beneficial effects of fenofibrate and niacin on lipid profile and atherogenesis in apo E-KO mice and their wild-type counterparts. Animals were fed with a cholesterol-enriched diet supplemented with fenofibrate (0.1% wt/wt, n = 8) or nicotinic acid (0.5% wt/wt, n = 8) for 14 weeks. Body weights were recorded weekly, and plasma lipid profiles were determined at 4-week intervals. The hearts and aortas were collected and fixed for histologic and morphometric evaluations of atherosclerotic lesions. Fenofibrate treatment in apo E-KO mice paradoxically increased total cholesterol and TG by 65% and 44%, respectively, and decreased HDL-cholesterol levels by 35% as compared with controls. Similar effects of fenofibrate on cholesterol levels, but not on TG concentrations, were observed in C57BL/6 mice. Fenofibrate-treated mice had lower body weight as compared with controls. Niacin had no effect on body weight gain but failed to decrease TG or to increase HDL levels in either apo E-KO mice or their wild-type counterparts. Neither fenofibrate nor niacin significantly influenced atherogenesis in apo E-KO mice as compared with controls. In conclusion, this study shows that neither niacin nor fenofibrate has beneficial lipid-modifying and antiatherosclerosis activities in mice. Identification of mechanisms underlying paradoxical effects of fenofibrate on lipoprotein metabolisms in apo E-KO mice merits further investigation.
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- Vanessa Declercq
- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Nashed B, Yeganeh B, HayGlass KT, Moghadasian MH. Antiatherogenic effects of dietary plant sterols are associated with inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production in Apo E-KO mice. J Nutr 2005; 135:2438-44. [PMID: 16177209 DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.10.2438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dietary phytosterols significantly reduce atherosclerosis in apo E-deficient mice. Because atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, we investigated whether the antiatherogenic effects of phytosterols are associated with reductions in proinflammatory cytokine production as well as the effect of this diet on global immunocompetence. Apolipoprotein (apo) E-deficient mice were fed a cholesterol-supplemented diet in the presence or absence of 2% dietary phytosterols for 14 wk and then immunized with ovalbumin. The relations between plasma lipid concentrations, atherosclerotic lesions, and cytokine production and proinflammatory stimuli or foreign antigens were characterized. Phytosterol-enriched diets were strongly associated with reduced plasma cholesterol concentrations and atherosclerosis in conjunction with higher anti-inflammatory [interleukin (IL)-10] and lower proinflammatory cytokine [IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha] production. In contrast, development of cytokine and chemokine responses to ovalbumin was as strong as or even improved in the phytosterol-treated mice relative to controls. The antiatherogenic effects of dietary phytosterols in apo E-knockout mice were associated with beneficial alterations in both lipoprotein metabolism and inflammatory pathways. Decreased capacity to mount proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine responses to inflammatory stimuli did not interfere with the global immunocompetence of such mice. Thus, the desirable suppression of proinflammatory cytokine production that was associated with inhibition of atherogenesis did not impair the capacity to mount responses to foreign antigens.
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- Baher Nashed
- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences and Pathology, and National Centre for Agri-food Research in Medicine, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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