Experimental atherosclerosis in rabbits fed cholesterol-free diets. Part 7. Interaction of animal or vegetable protein with fiber.
Rabbits were maintained for 10 months on a semipurified, cholesterol-free atherogenic regimen. All diets contained sucrose (40%) and hydrogenated coconut oil (14%). The protein (25%) was either casein or soya protein and the fiber (15%) was either wheat straw, alfalfa, or cellulose. Within either protein group the order for induction of cholesteremia was cellulose=wheat straw greater than alfalfa. For atherogenesis, the effect was cellulose greater than wheat straw greater than alfalfa Soya-wheat straw or soya-cellulose diets were less cholesteremic and atherogenic than their casein counterparts. When alfalfa was the fiber, the two types of protein were almost equivalent. Our results show that casein may be more cholesteremic and atherogenic than soya protein under certain conditions (cellulose or wheat straw as fiber) but the addition of alfalfa to the diet renders the two proteins equivalent.
D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000032:analysis; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001835:Body Weight; D002364:Caseins / Q000009:adverse effects; D002482:Cellulose / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D004036:Diet, Atherogenic; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000009:adverse effects; D009929:Organ Size; D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011817:Rabbits; D013025:Glycine max / Q000009:adverse effects; D014908:Triticum / Q000009:adverse effects
D002364:Caseins; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary; D002482:Cellulose; D002784:Cholesterol