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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2011.21.6.829

Effects of Ethanol Extracts from Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Seeds on Cholesterol Adsorption Capacity and UDP-Glucuronyl Transferase Activity  

Song, Won-Young (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea)
Kim, Yu-Na (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea)
Chun, Sung-Sik (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea)
Ku, Kyung-Hyung (Korea Food Research Institute)
Choi, Jeong-Hwa (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea)
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Journal of Life Science / v.21, no.6, 2011 , pp. 829-837 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds on cholesterol adsorption capacity and UDP-glucuronyl transferase activity. In vitro cholesterol adsorption capacity of 2%, 5% and 10% ethanol extracts from red pepper seed groups were significantly higher than that of the control group. Sprague-Dawley strain male rats weighing $100{\pm}10$ g were randomly assigned to one normal diet N group and experimental groups fed high fat and high cholesterol diet, which were divided into HF (0.0%), HEA (0.1%), HEB (0.2%), and HEC (0.5%) groups according to the amount of ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds added to their basal diet. The body weight gain in the HF group was higher than that in the N group, and those in the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that in the HF group However, there were no statistically significant differences among the all the groups. The hepatic triglyceride and total cholesterol contents in the N group was significantly lower than that in the HF group, and those in the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that in the HF group. The hepatic UDP-glucuronyl transferase activity in the N group was lower than that of the HF group and those in the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The serum total cholesterol and triglyceride contents of the HF group were significantly higher than that of the N group, and those of the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The serum HDL-cholesterol contents in all groups supplemented with the ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds were significantly higher than that of the HF group. The serum LDL-cholesterol contents of the HF group were significantly higher than that of the N group, and those of the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The fecal total cholesterol contents were significantly higher in the HF group compared to the N group, and those of the HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The fecal triglyceride contents in the N group was higher than that of the HF group, and those of the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. This study suggested that the ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds have powerful health benefits by the UDP-glucuronyl transferase activity and lipid metabolism.
Keywords
Red pepper seeds; cholesterol adsorption capacity; UDP-glucuronyl transferase (UDPGT); triglyceride; hyperlipidemia;
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