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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2014.31.2.255

Effect of Oral Administration of Egg Yolk on Cholesterol Metabolism in Rats  

Bang, Han-Tae (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Hwangbo, Jong (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Park, Sang-Oh (Institute of Animal Resources, Kangwon National University)
Park, Byung-Sung (Devision of Applied Animal Science, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.31, no.2, 2014 , pp. 255-264 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to elucidate the biochemical mechanism of metabolism on reducing blood lipid, by oral administration of egg yolk in rats. A total of 36 Sprague Dawley male rats were randomized into four treatment groups, according to a randomized block design. Each group was further divided into three repeat cages, with each repeat cage comprising of 3 rats. The animals were orally administered with egg yolk once a day, while feeding the same purified pellet diet for 6 weeks. The four treatment groups were: C(control, saline 1.0 g), T1(pork belly oil 1.0 g), T2(egg yolk 1.0 g), T3(pork belly oil 1.0 g and egg yolk 1.0 g alternating every week). The measured parameters in each group are listed as follows in the order of highest to the lowest: daily average gain of body weight(T1>T3>T2>C); blood triglyceride and total cholesterol(T1>C>T3>T2) HDL-C (T2>C>T3>T1); and LDL-C (T1>T3>C>T2). AST and ALT, which are the index of liver function, were the highest in T1 but was lowest in T2. The weights of the liver, spleen, and kidney, except for the abdominal fat, showed no significant difference. The weight of abdominal fat was the highest in T1, but there were no significant difference among C, T2, and T3. The HMG-CoA reductase activity was the highest in T1 followed by T3, C but T2 was lowest. The daily fecal excretions of the total sterol, neutral sterol and acid sterol was highest in T2 but lowest in T1. The results of this study show that the egg consumption reduces the blood lipid through facilitation of fecal excretions of sterols and inhibition of enzyme activity in cholesterol biosynthesis, in the liver of animal and human.
Keywords
Egg yolk; Blood lipid; Abdominal fat; HMG-CoA; Sterol excretions;
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