title: Banana Blossom (Musa acuminateColla) Incorporated Experimental Diets Modulate Serum Cholesterol and Serum Glucose Level in Wistar Rats Fed with Cholesterol.
abstract: Hypocholesterolaemic and hypoglycaemic effect of banana blossom were studied in high-cholesterol fed rats. Experimental groups were fed for 4 weeks, with casein as the basal diet (CN), in comparison with two diets containing 0.5% cholesterol (CD) and 0.5% cholesterol + 21% banana blossom powder (CDB). Serum total cholesterol, non-HDL-cholesterol level, and serum glucose concentrations were lower in CDB fed group compared with CD fed group. Lower serum cholesterol and glucose level (P< 0.05) in CDB fed group were followed by higher faecal weight, caecal weight, caecalLactobacilli, andBifidobacteriapopulation in CDB fed group compared to CD diet fed group. Lower serum AST level in banana blossom fed rats showed the reduction in oxidative stress induced by high cholesterol diet. Based on these data, it could be speculated that banana blossom incorporated experimental diets may modulate the hypocholesterolaemic and hypoglycaemic responses in Wistar rats.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Ruvini
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6349-0284
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liyanage
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Saranya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gunasegaram
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Rizliya
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8788-814X
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Visvanathan
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Chathuni
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jayathilake
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Pabodha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weththasinghe
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Barana Chaminda
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Jayawardana
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Janak Kamil
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Vidanarachchi