title: Effects of Spirulina platensis on plasma lipoprotein lipase activity in fructose-induced hyperlipidemic rats.
abstract: The effects of Spirulina platensis on lipoprotein lipase activity and hepatic triglyceride lipase activity in post-heparin plasma were studied in fructose-induced hyperlipidemic rats. Male Wistar rats aged 3 weeks old (body weight, 54 g) were fed on the high-fructose diet (68%) or the high-fructose diets containing Spirulina at the level of 5, 10, and 15%, respectively, for 4 weeks. The dietary hyperlipidemia caused by the high-fructose diet was improved by Spirulina feeding, accompanied by a significant increase in the lipoprotein lipase activity in post-heparin plasma.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nutrition, Kagawa Nutrition College, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000458:Cyanobacteria; D004032:Diet; D005632:Fructose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000201:enzymology*; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D010945:Plants, Edible; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D005632:Fructose; D008049:Lipase; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase