Long-term effect of a trace amount of tea catechins with perilla oil on the plasma lipids in mice

Cholesterol-free diets, which contain 0.003% tea catechins with perilla oil rich in alpha-linolenic acid, were given to male mice for periods of 6 and 15 months. Cholesterol levels decreased significantly in mice fed the catechin diet for 6 and 15 months compared to the animals fed the control diet....

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Published inInternational journal for vitamin and nutrition research Vol. 68; no. 4; p. 272
Main Authors Suzuki, H, Ishigaki, A, Hara, Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 1998
Subjects
alpha-Linolenic Acid - pharmacology
Animals
Antioxidants
Catechin - pharmacology
Cholesterol - blood
Eicosapentaenoic Acid - blood
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - blood
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - blood
Lipids - blood
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred ICR
Phospholipids - blood
Plant Oils - pharmacology
Tea - chemistry
Triglycerides - blood
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Summary:Cholesterol-free diets, which contain 0.003% tea catechins with perilla oil rich in alpha-linolenic acid, were given to male mice for periods of 6 and 15 months. Cholesterol levels decreased significantly in mice fed the catechin diet for 6 and 15 months compared to the animals fed the control diet. The phospholipid level of mice fed the catechin diet for 15 months was lower than that of animals fed the control diet. No marked difference in triglyceride levels between the catechin and control diet groups was observed. Hardly any enhancing effects of catechins on the percentages of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in plasma lipids were found, although the eicosapentaenoic acid level at 15 months was reduced in the catechin diet group.
ISSN:0300-9831