title: The use of soy protein isolate to reduce the severity of 13-cis retinoic acid-induced hypertriglyceridemia.
abstract: The ability of soy protein isolate to reduce the severity of 13-cis retinoic acid (13cRA)-induced hypertriglyceridemia was assessed in an animal model of this condition (rats fed a 13cRA-containing, casein-based diet). Male Fischer 344 rats (N = 7/group) were fed purified diets containing either casein or soy protein isolate and having either no 13cRA or retinoid at a level of 100 mg/kg diet-designated as Groups C, S, C + R, and S + R, respectively. Diet had no effect on either food intake or final body weight, and the serum levels of 13cRA were not significantly different for Groups C + R and S + R. Groups fed diets having 13cRA had significantly (p < 0.05) higher serum triglyceride levels than ones fed the corresponding retinoid-free diets, but the serum triglyceride level for Group S + R was significantly lower than for Group C + R, being 2.99 vs. 6.97 mM (265 vs. 617 mg/dl). Thus, soy protein isolate can reduce the severity of 13cRA-induced hypertriglyceridemia without affecting serum retinoid level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman's University, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Radcliffe
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Imrhan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018890:Chemoprevention; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D030262:Soybean Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D030262:Soybean Proteins; D015474:Isotretinoin