| Dietary Guar Gum Reduces Lymph Flow and Diminishes Lipid Transport in Thoracic Duct-Cannulated Rats. | |
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PMID: 21611850 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Guar gum has a well-recognized hypolipidemic effect. This effect is thought to be due to the physicochemical properties of guar gum, which may cause changes in adsorption of lipids or the viscosity of the intestinal contents. Guar gum is a non-specific absorption inhibitor of any type of lipid-soluble compound. Permanent lymph duct cannulation was performed on rats to investigate the effects of dietary guar gum on lymph flow and lipid transport. Rats fed a 5% guar gum diet were compared with those fed a 5% cellulose diet, and lymph was collected after feeding. The water-holding capacity (WHC), settling volume in water (SV), and viscosity of guar gum were compared with those of cellulose. Rats fed with the guar gum diet had significantly lower lymph flow and lymphatic lipid transport than did rats fed with the cellulose diet. The WHC, SV, and viscosity of guar gum were significantly higher than those of cellulose. We propose that dietary guar gum reduces lymph flow and thereby diminishes lipid transport by means of its physicochemical properties related to water behavior in the intestine. |
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Bungo Shirouchi; Sayaka Kawamura; Ryosuke Matsuoka; Sanae Baba; Kazuko Nagata; Sawako Shiratake; Hiroko Tomoyori; Katsumi Imaizumi; Masao Sato |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-25 |
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Title: Lipids Volume: - ISSN: 1558-9307 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-5-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0060450 Medline TA: Lipids Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Laboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan. |
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