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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/kfas.2010.43.6.567

Antihyperlipidemic and Antidiabetic Activities of the Ascidian Tunic in Sprague-Dawley Rats  

Lee, Seung-Joo (Department of Food Processing and Distribution, Gangneung-Wonju, National University)
Ha, Wang-Hyun (Department of Food Processing and Distribution, Gangneung-Wonju, National University)
Choi, Hye-Jin (Department of Food Processing and Distribution, Gangneung-Wonju, National University)
Cho, Soon-Yeong (Department of Food Processing and Distribution, Gangneung-Wonju, National University)
Choi, Jong-Won (College of Pharmacy, Kyungsung University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.43, no.6, 2010 , pp. 567-572 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic activities of an ascidian (Halocynthia roretzi) in rats in vivo. Rats were fed on experimental diet including dried ascidian powder (200 mg/kg body weight) for 4 weeks, and then the triglyceride and total cholesterol levels in blood were analyzed. On the ascidian tunic powder diet, the triglyceride level decreased by more than 20.9% and the total cholesterol content decreased by more than 24.4%. In comparison, the triglyceride and total cholesterol level in the blood of rats fed ascidian meat powder decreased only slightly. Therefore, the ascidian tunic powder might be a healthy food with antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects.
Keywords
Ascidian; Health functional food; Antidiabetes; Antihyperlipidemia;
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