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Phytomedicine ; 21(12): 1504-8, 2014 Oct 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25442258

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The effects of Portulaca oleracea (Po) lyophilized aqueous extract were determined on the serum high-density lipoproteins (HDL2 and HDL3) amounts and composition, as well as on lecithin: cholesterol acyltansferase (LCAT) activity. METHODS: Male Wistar rats (n = 12) were fed on 1% cholesterol-enriched diet for 10 days. After this phase, hypercholesterolemic rats (HC) were divided into two groups fed the same diet supplemented or not with Portulaca oleracea (Po-HC) (0.5%) for four weeks. RESULTS: Serum total cholesterol (TC) and triacylglycerols (TG), and liver TG values were respectively 1.6-, 1.8-, and 1.6-fold lower in Po-HC than in HC group. Cholesterol concentrations in LDL-HDL1, HDL2, and HDL3 were respectively 1.8, 1.4-, and 2.4-fold decreased in Po-HC group. HDL2 and HDL3 amounts, which were the sum of apolipoproteins (apos), TG, cholesteryl esters (CE), unesterified cholesterol (UC), and phospholipids (PL) contents, were respectively 4.5-fold higher and 1.2-fold lower with Po treatment. Indeed, enhanced LCAT activity (1.2-fold), its cofactor-activator apo A-I (2-fold) and its reaction product HDL2-CE (2.1-fold) were observed, whereas HDL3-PL (enzyme substrate) and HDL3-UC (acyl group acceptor) were 1.2- and 2.4-fold lower. CONCLUSION: Portulaca oleracea reduces triglyceridemia, cholesterolemia, and improves reverse cholesterol transport in rat fed enriched-cholesterol diet, contributing to anti-atherogenic effects.


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Hypercholesterolemia/drug therapy , Hypertriglyceridemia/drug therapy , Hypolipidemic Agents/pharmacology , Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase/metabolism , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Portulaca/chemistry , Animals , Cholesterol/blood , Cholesterol, Dietary , Liver/metabolism , Male , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Rats, Wistar , Triglycerides/blood
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