Ingesta de tomate reduce niveles de colesterol en ratas Wistar / Tomato intake lowers cholesterol levels in rats
Rev. méd. Maule
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28(1): 8-11, jun. 2012. ilus
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular diseases are closely associated with lifestyle risk factors, some of them modifiable. Animal studies and clinical observations have suggested a relationship between serum total cholesterol and atherosclerosis. Studies have shown that levels of triglycerides and cholesterol were modified by the consumption of fresh tomato juice. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of daily consumption of tomato mash on cholesterol and other biochemical parameters in Wistar rats. To carry out this research two groups of rats (n = 6 each one), were formed, one of which was supplemented with a mash diet tomato and the other was used for control. After 15 days of testing, the rats were sacrificed and plasma collected was used for biochemical determination of total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, glutamicoxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic pyruvic transaminase. The cholesterol level decreased in the study group (33,7+/-2,78 mg/dL) with respect to that of control group (58,6+/-10,6 mg/dL). This study showed an ipocholesterolemic effect of the tomato in rats. Future studies could examine this activity in dyslipidemic subjects.
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Asunto principal:
Extractos Vegetales
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Colesterol
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Solanum lycopersicum
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Maule
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidad de Talca/CL
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