Hypotensive Effect of Germinated Brown Rice on Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

To investigate the hypotensive effect of germinated brown rice, spontaneously hypertensive rats were randomly divided into 4 groups and fed with experimental diets for 6 weeks; control group fed with standard diet, rice group fed with diet containing 50% rice, brown rice group fed with diet containing 50% brown rice and germinated brown rice group fed with diet containing 50% germinated brown rice. Body weight gain and FER (food efficiency ratio) of germinated brown rice group, $86.3\;{\pm}\;11.1\;g$ and $10.4\;{\pm}\;1.4%$, were significantly lower than those of other groups. Systolic blood pressure of germinated brown rice group after feeding for 6 weeks was $169.2\;{\pm}\;6.2\;mmHg$, which was significantly lower than those of other groups and decreased largely compared to that of beginning stage. And blood triglyceride of germinated brown rice group, $138.4\;{\pm}\;29.5\;mg/dL$, was significantly lower than those of other groups, but all groups didn't s show significantly difference in total and HDL-cholesterol of blood. These results suggested that germ mated brown rice had hypotensive effect on spontaneously hypotensive rats.

발아현미의 본태성 고혈압쥐에 대한 혈압강하 효과

발아현미의 본태성 고혈압쥐에 대한 혈압강하 효과를 조사하기 위하여 대조군, 백미군, 현미군, 발아현미군의 4가지 처리군으로 나누어 고혈압쥐를 6주간 사육후 혈압강하 효과를 비교하였다. 식이섭취량의 경우 모든 처리군에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으나 체중증가량과 식이효율의 경우에는 발아현미군이 각각 $86.3\;{\pm}\;11.1\;g$과 $10.4\;{\pm}\;1.4%$로 기타 처리군에 비해 유의적으로 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 또한 혈압의 경우 발아현미군은 6주 경과시 $169.2{\pm}6.2\;mmHg$로 기타 처리군에 비해 유의적으로 낮을 뿐만 아니라 초기 혈압에 비해 크게 낮아진 값을 나타내었다. 중성 지질의 경우에도 발아현미군은 $138.4{\pm}29.5\;mg/dL$로 기타 처리군에 비해 유의적으로 낮은 값을 나타내었으며, 혈중 총콜레스테롤과 HDL-콜레스테롤 함량은 모든 처리군에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다.