title: Hypocholesterolemic activity of Bifidobacteria isolated from a healthy Korean.
abstract: This study was undertaken to investigate the hypocholesterolemic activity of Bifidobacteria (B. breve K-110, B. breve K-111, and B. infantis K-525) isolated from a healthy Korean. The administration of B. breve K-110 and K-111 with a high cholesterol diet significantly protected the increase of serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol relative to that of a high cholesterol diet alone. Such a diet supplemented with 0.5% B. breve K-111 decreased serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol to 57 and 55%, respectively. The administration of Bifidobacteria also significantly inhibited the lipid-deposited surface in the aorta. The normalizing activity of serum cholesterol level in cholesterolemic rats was accelerated by Bifidobacteria. The normalizing activity of B. breve K-111 on serum cholesterol level was superior to that of B. breve K-110. These results suggest that Bifidobacteria in the human intestine play a role in the prophylactics of arteriosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-ku, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Myung Joo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Eung-Chil
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Dong-Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D039941:Bifidobacteriales Infections; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents