Nutrigenetics and Blood Cholesterol Levels in Response to Plant Sterols

2020 ◽  
pp. 227-230
Author(s):  
Itzel Vazquez-Vidal ◽  
Peter J.H. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Plant Sterols ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Cholesterol Levels

scholarly journals Consumption of plant sterols in Belgium: consumption patterns of plant sterol-enriched foods in Flanders, Belgium

2011 ◽  
Vol 105 (6) ◽  
pp. 911-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Sioen ◽  
Christophe Matthys ◽  
Inge Huybrechts ◽  
John Van Camp ◽  
Stefaan De Henauw
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Plant Sterols ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Cholesterol Levels ◽  
Current Consumption ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
Dietary Strategies

The present study describes the consumption of foods enriched with plant sterols (PS) and supplements containing PS, and evaluates PS intakes via the current consumption and for specific consumption scenarios. A market inventory was performed to collate different PS-enriched food items and supplements available in Belgium. An FFQ was developed to investigate the consumption of PS-enriched foods and supplements. A total of 139 pre-school children (2·5–7 years old) and 569 adults (308 women and 261 men) living in Flanders (the northern, Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) participated in the study. Of these, 21 % (Flemish pre-school children) and 28·5 % (Flemish adults) consume PS-enriched food products, leading to a mean PS intake in the consumer group of 0·70 (sd 0·61) g/d for pre-school children and 1·51 (sd 1·42) g/d for adults. Of the adult PS consumers, 23·2 % did not suffer from elevated blood cholesterol levels; 50 % of them had a PS intake less than or equal to 1 g/d and 16·4 % had a PS intake above 3 g/d and 7·8 % even had an intake above 4 g/d. Scenario studies assessed the intake when all Belgian adults would consume PS-enriched margarines without (scenario 1) or with (scenario 2) a daily consumption of a PS-enriched yoghurt drink. This resulted in an intake above 3 g/d in 17 % (women) and 29 % (men) for scenario 1 and 40 % (women) and 53 % (men) for scenario 2. The results indicate that PS-enriched food products are also consumed by the non-target group. Efficient communication tools are needed to inform consumers better about the target group of PS-enriched products, the advised dose per day and alternative dietary strategies to lower the blood cholesterol level.

scholarly journals Phytosterols and Cardiovascular Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Umidakhon Makhmudova ◽  
P. Christian Schulze ◽  
Dieter Lütjohann ◽  
Oliver Weingärtner
Keyword(s):  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Plant Sterols ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
Food Supplementation ◽  
Lipid Lowering Therapy ◽  
Cholesterol Levels ◽  
Lower Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Lower Blood

Abstract Purpose of Review Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Elevated blood cholesterol levels are not only the major but also the best modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Lifestyle modifications which include a healthy diet are the cornerstone of lipid-lowering therapy. So-called functional foods supplemented with plant sterols lower blood cholesterol levels by about 10–15%. Recent Findings In the recent revision of the ESC/EAS dyslipidemia guideline 2019, plant sterols are recommended for the first time as an adjunct to lifestyle modification to lower blood cholesterol levels. However, the German Cardiac Society (DGK) is more critical of food supplementation with plant sterols and calls for randomized controlled trials investigating hard cardiovascular outcomes. An increasing body of evidence suggests that plant sterols per se are atherogenic. Summary This review discusses this controversy based on findings from in vitro and in vivo studies, clinical trials, and genetic evidence.

Targeting the Cholesterol Paradigm in the Risk Reduction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Does the Mechanism of Action of Pharmacotherapy Matter for Clinical Outcomes?

2021 ◽  
pp. 107424842110236
Author(s):  
Ruihai Zhou ◽  
George A. Stouffer ◽  
Sidney C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Pcsk9 Inhibitors ◽  
Cholesterol Lowering ◽  
Cholesterol Levels

Hypercholesterolemia is a well-established risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been labeled as “bad” cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as “good” cholesterol. The prevailing hypothesis is that lowering blood cholesterol levels, especially LDL-C, reduces vascular deposition and retention of cholesterol or apolipoprotein B (apoB)-containing lipoproteins which are atherogenic. We review herein the clinical trial data on different pharmacological approaches to lowering blood cholesterol and propose that the mechanism of action of cholesterol lowering, as well as the amplitude of cholesterol reduction, are critically important in leading to improved clinical outcomes in ASCVD. The effects of bile acid sequestrants, fibrates, niacin, cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors, apolipoprotein A-I and HDL mimetics, apoB regulators, acyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitors, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, statins, and proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, among other strategies are reviewed. Clinical evidence supports that different classes of cholesterol lowering or lipoprotein regulating approaches yielded variable effects on ASCVD outcomes, especially in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Statins are the most widely used cholesterol lowering agents and have the best proven cardiovascular event and survival benefits. Manipulating cholesterol levels by specific targeting of apoproteins or lipoproteins has not yielded clinical benefit. Understanding why lowering LDL-C by different approaches varies in clinical outcomes of ASCVD, especially in survival benefit, may shed further light on our evolving understanding of how cholesterol and its carrier lipoproteins are involved in ASCVD and aid in developing effective pharmacological strategies to improve the clinical outcomes of ASCVD.

EFFECT OF GLUCAGON ON BLOOD-CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN RATS

The Lancet ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 298 (7722) ◽  
pp. 464-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meyer Friedman ◽  
SanfordO. Byers ◽  
RayH. Rosenman ◽  
Stephen Elek
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Cholesterol Levels

scholarly journals Effects of yoghurt enriched with plant sterols on serum lipids in patients with moderate hypercholesterolaemia

2001 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Volpe ◽  
Leena Niittynen ◽  
Riitta Korpela ◽  
Cesare Sirtori ◽  
Antonello Bucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Serum Lipids ◽  
Ldl Cholesterol ◽  
Hdl Cholesterol ◽  
Plant Sterols ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Cholesterol Levels ◽  
Dose Dependent

The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of consumption of a yoghurt-based drink enriched with 1–2 g plant sterols/d on serum lipids, transaminases, vitamins and hormone status in patients with primary moderate hypercholesterolaemia. Thirty patients were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: a low-fat low-lactose yoghurt-based drink enriched with 1 g plant sterol extracted from soyabean/dv.a low-fat low-lactose yoghurt, for a period of 4 weeks. After a 2-week wash-out period, patients were crossed over for an additional 4-week period. Second, after a 4-week wash-out period, eleven patients were treated with 2 g plant sterols/d in a second open part of the study for a period of 8 weeks. The yoghurt enriched with plant sterols significantly reduced, in a dose-dependent manner, serum total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels and LDL-cholesterol:HDL-cholesterol (P<0·001), whereas no changes were observed in HDL-cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels, either in the first or the second part of the study. There were only slight, not statistically significant, differences in serum transaminase, vitamin and hormone levels. To conclude, a low-fat yoghurt-based drink moderately enriched with plant sterols may lower total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol effectively in patients with primary moderate hypercholesterolaemia.

scholarly journals A brief reflection on the role of cholesterol in psychopathology among female psychiatric patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Edina Dimeny ◽  
Erika Bán ◽  
Attila Brassai
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cholesterol Level ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Total Serum ◽  
Risk Category ◽  
Moderate Risk ◽  
Cholesterol Levels ◽  
Suicide Behavior

Abstract Objective: Cholesterol is one of the cardiovascular risk factors, but also a core component of the central nervous system. Moreover, hyper-cholesterolemia and hypocholesterolemia are directly related to numerous mental illnesses too. This study intents to examine the association between cholesterol level and autolytic behavior among female psychiatric patients. Methods: The present study involves 123 female subjects, who suffered from suicidal thoughts at the moment of hospitalization. The risk of suicidal intentions was assessed by the Modified Scale for Suicide Ideation (Miller et al) and their total serum cholesterol levels were measured. We performed a case-control, analytical, randomized, observational study at the Clinical Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry Brasov among adult female psychiatric patients admitted during 2014. Results: By our results we distinguished 3 categories: 38 patients with low suicide risk, 32 with moderate risk and 53 with high suicide risk. Significant difference can be noticed in the higher suicide risk patients’ blood cholesterol levels: 44 patients having under 4,5mmol/L total cholesterol level (83%). Although, in other two categories, this proportion is minimal: in the moderate-risk category were 8 patients, representing just 25 %, and in the low-risk category only 1 patient had her cholesterol level under 4,5mmol/L (2,6%). Conclusions: According to our results, proposing cholesterol-level as a biomarker for the determination of high-risk suicide behavior can be important. The presence of other important risk factors (sociodemographic and psychiatric variables) can increase exponentially the suicide behavior. The limitations of this study are the relatively small number of cases and the lack of longitudinal subsequent follow-up. Further investigations are needed on a larger and more heterogenous sample of patients in order to clarify this suggestive correlation.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBERIAN INFUSA DAUN LABU SIAM (Sechium edule) TERHADAP PENURUNAN KADAR KOLETEROL DARAH TOTAL TIKUS PUTIH JANTAN (Rattus norvegicus)

PHARMACON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Ausich Singal ◽  
Edwin De Queljoe ◽  
Paulina Yamlean
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Dose Group ◽  
T Test ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cholesterol Levels ◽  
White Rats ◽  
Sechium Edule ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Paired T Test

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the effect of infusion of conjoined pumpkin leaves (Sechium edule) on reducing total blood cholesterol of male white rats (Rattus norvegicus). The subjects of this study were 15 male white rats with an average body weight of 200 grams which were divided into 5 groups, each group consisted of 3 mice. The method used is a laboratory experiment with a completely randomized design. The results were obtained from 2 measurements of blood cholesterol levels, namely measurements before and after treatment. The treatment begins with the provision of high-fat foods for 48 days. On the 49th day a blood cholesterol level was measured before treatment. Furthermore, treatment was given to each group, namely aquades in the negative control group, simvastatin in the positive control group, and squash leaves infusion with their respective doses in the dose group I (40%), the dose group II (20%), and the dose group III (10%). Measurement of cholesterol levels after treatment was carried out on day 54. Data were analyzed by Paired t-test and One Way ANOVA. The analysis showed that there were no significant differences between treatment groups. Judging from the change in average and percentage, 40% infusion dose of siamese pumpkin leaves gives the best reduction in cholesterol levels. Keywords: Cholesterol, pumpkin leaves, male white mouse infusion. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian infusa daun labu siam (Sechium edule ) terhadap penuruan kolesterol darah total tikus putih jantan (Rattus norvegicus). Subjek penelitian ini berupa tikus putih jantan berjumlah 15 ekor dengan berat badan rata-rata 200 gram yang dibagi dalam 5 kelompok, masing-masing kelompok sebanyak 3 ekor. Metode yang digunakan yaitu eksperimen laboratorium dengan rancangan acak lengkap. Hasil penelitian diperoleh dari 2 kali pengukuran kadar koleterol darah yaitu pengukuran sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan. Perlakuan dimulai dengan pemberian makanan tinggi lemak selama 48 hari. Pada hari ke49 dilakukan pengukuran kadar kolesterol darah sebelum perlakuan. Selanjutnya diberikan perlakuan pada tiap kelompok yaitu aquades pada kelompok kontrol negatif, simvastatin pada kelompok kontrol positif, dan infusa daun labu siam dengan dosis masing-masing pada kelompok dosis I (40 %), kelompok dosis II (20 %), dan kelompok dosis III (10%). Pengukuran kadar kolesterol sesudah perlakuan dilakukan pada hari 54. Data diananlisis dengan Paired t-test dan One Way ANOVA. Hasil analisa menunjukan tidak terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna antar kelompok perlakuan. Dilihat dari perubahan rerataan dan presentase, dosis infusa  40% daun labu siam memberikan penurunan kadar koleterol terbaik. Kata kunci : Infusa daun Labu siam, kolesterol, tikus putih jantan.

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