FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (7): 420-423.

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Effects of Liquid Mixture of Monascus and Grape Seed Procyanidins Extract on Levels of Cholesterol and ox-Low Density Lipoprotein of Atherosclerosis Rats

 JIANG  Lu, LI  Su-Jun, LIU  Zong-Lin, HAO  Zhao-Lin, HE  Ji-Guo   

  1. 1.College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; 2.Hospital of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • Online:2008-07-15 Published:2011-07-28

Abstract: Objective: To observe the effects of liquid mixture of Monascus and grape seed procyanidins extract (GSPE) on levels of cholesterol and ox-LDL of atherosclerosis rats. Method: The models were developed by administering vitamin D3 and feeding high cholesterol diet. Serial assays of blood cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-c, LDL-c, ox-LDL of the rats were performed and antioxidant statuses such as SOD, MDA, GSH-Px, and T-AOC were also detected. Results: Compared with those of rats in control group, serum TC, TG, HDL-c, LDL-c and ox-LDL levels of model rats significantly increase. Increases of TC, TG, LDL-c and ox-LDL levels of the rats are inhabited in three experimental group, and the antioxidant statuses are inproved significantly (p< 0.05). But there is no significant difference among HDL-c levels in these groups. Conclusions: The liquid mixture of Monascus and GSPE can delay the progress of the formation and development of atherosclerosis by various pathways.

Key words: Monascus, grape seed procyanidins extract, atherosclerosis, ox-LDL