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Effect of pre-germination time of brown rice on serum cholesterol levels of hypercholesterolaemic rats.
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PMID:  20355038     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Brown rice is unpolished rice with immeasurable benefits for human health. Brown rice (BR) and pre-germinated brown rice (PGBR) are known to contain various functional compounds such as gamma-oryzanol, dietary fibre and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). In the present study, the experimental diets containing BR and PGBR (24, 48 h pre-germination) were used to investigate the influence of pre-germination time of brown rice on blood cholesterol in Sprague-Dawley male rats. RESULTS: Hypercholesterolaemia and elevation of LDL-cholesterol were successfully ameliorated by the experimental diets containing BR and PGBR (24 and 48 h pre-germination). As compared to the control sample, the pre-germination time had a significant (P < 0.05) effect on blood cholesterol of Sprague-Dawley male rats. It was also found that the significantly (P < 0.05) better effect on lipid profile of hypercholesterolaemic rats was observed by prolonging the pre-germination time. As compared to non-germinated brown rice, the germinated brown rice showed the higher cardio-protective effect on hypercholesterolaemic Sprague-Dawley male rats. CONCLUSION: The present study suggests that the changes of blood cholesterol can be mainly modulated by using the PGBR rather than BR. The prolonging of pre-germination time led to an increase in the bioactive components, thereby providing a more efficient functional diet affecting the high blood cholesterol. This study suggests that PGBR can be used instead of BR and polished rice in the human diet.
Authors:
Shahin Roohinejad; Alireza Omidizadeh; Hamed Mirhosseini; Nazamid Saari; Shuhaimi Mustafa; Rokiah Mohd Yusof; Anis Shobirin Meor Hussin; Azizah Hamid; Mohd Yazid Abd Manap
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the science of food and agriculture     Volume:  90     ISSN:  1097-0010     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Sci. Food Agric.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-31     Completed Date:  2010-09-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376334     Medline TA:  J Sci Food Agric     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  245-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2009 Society of Chemical Industry.
Affiliation:
Department of Food Technology, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cholesterol / blood*
Cholesterol, LDL / blood
Dietary Fats / administration & dosage
Dietary Fiber / metabolism
Food Handling
Functional Food*
Germination*
Hypercholesterolemia / diet therapy*
Lipids / blood
Male
Oryza sativa / chemistry*,  growth & development
Phenylpropionates / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Dietary Fats; 0/Lipids; 0/Phenylpropionates; 11042-64-1/gamma-oryzanol; 56-12-2/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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