title: Effect of potato ethanol residue on rat plasma cholesterol levels.
abstract: We investigated the cholesterol-lowering effect of a potato ethanol residue (PER). The plasma cholesterol levels excluding high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were lower in the rats given a PER-containing diet for 6 weeks than in the control group, whereas the fecal cholesterol levels were higher. These results suggest that PER partially reduced plasma cholesterol levels via excretion of cholesterol into the feces.
authors.affiliation: Koshi Research Station, NARO Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, Kumamoto, Japan. hasshy@affrc.go.jp
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shinomiya
authors.forename: Katsuichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Kyu-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Michihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukushima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000431:Ethanol; D002784:Cholesterol