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Beneficial Effects of Desalinated Magma Seawater in Ameliorating Thioacetamide-induced Chronic Hepatotoxicity
Mineral water is valued for its potent health benefits. In this study, the hepatoprotective effects of desalinated magma seawater (DMS) containing minerals (9,987 mg/L) were investigated in thioacetamide (TAA)...
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Preventative activity of kimchi on high cholesterol diet-induced hepatic damage through regulation of lipid metabolism in LDL receptor knockout mice
This study investigated the effect of kimchi on hepatic lipid metabolism and inflammatory response. Low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice fed high cholesterol diet (HCD) with an oral administration o...
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Hot water extracts of pressure-roasted dried radish attenuates hepatic oxidative stress via Nrf2 up-regulation in mice fed high-fat diet
This study investigated the effect of pressure-roasted dried radish (PRDR) against oxidative stress. To prepare PRDR extract, dried radish (DR) was pressure-roasted, boiled, and then freeze-dried. Mice fed a c...
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Perilla Oil Reduces Fatty Streak Formation at Aortic Sinus via Attenuation of Plasma Lipids and Regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase in ApoE KO Mice
Consumption of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is associated with a reduced incidence of atherosclerosis. Perilla oil (PO) is a vegetable oil rich in α-linolenic acid (ALA), an n-3 PUFA. In this study, ...
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Effects of gardenia seed, green tea, and cactus pear in rice batter on the chemical quality of lotus root bugak and frying oil
This study investigated the effects of the addition of gardenia seed, green tea, or cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) to rice batter at 10% on the lipid oxidation, pigments, antioxidants, and antioxidant activit...
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Development of low calorie roasted radish tea beverage with anti-oxidant activity
A functional radish tea beverage was developed using pressure roasted radish pieces, barley, and cassia seeds. Stevia, short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS), and inverted sugar syrup were used as sugar su...
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Antiatherogenic effects of Korean cabbage kimchi with added short arm octopus
Adimchae is a kimchi that contains more than 10% seafood. The lipid lowering and antiatherogenic effects of adimchae containing abalone or short arm octopus were compared with traditional Korean ...
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Anti-hyperglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of baechukimchi with Ecklonia cava in type 2 diabetic db/db mice
Anti-hyperglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of baechukimchi with Ecklonia cava were investigated in type 2 diabetic db/db mice. Baechukimchi with 15% added E. cava (BKE) was fermented at 5°C for 28 days to obtai...
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Anti-atherogenic properties of emulsified perilla oil (EPO) in apo E KO mice and plasma lipid lowering effects of rice porridge containing EPO in healthy young adults
The objective of this study was to develop a rice porridge containing perilla oil rich in α-linolenic acid which demonstrated anti-atherogenic effect in the previous study. Lipid lowering effect of emulsified ...
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Kimchi suppresses 7-ketocholesterol-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in macrophages
The oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL) is considered as a key step in the development of atherosclerosis. Oxysterols such as 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC) have been reported to be partially responsible f...
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Perilla oil rich in α-linolenic acid suppresses hepatic SREBPs and NF-κB expression in hypercholesterolemia-induced apolipoprotein E knockout mice
This study is to examine whether perilla oil rich in α-linolenic acid, n-3 fatty acid, would affect the expression of transcription factors involved in the regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism and in the inflam...
