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Microalgae biomass intake positively modulates serum lipid profile and antioxidant status
- Source :
- Journal of Functional Foods, Vol 58, Iss, Pp 11-20 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2019.
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Abstract
- This study investigated the biocompounds present in the Scenedesmus obliquus biomass and evaluated the effect of the supplementation in the serum lipid profile and tissues antioxidant status of mice. Male mice were divided into control and microalgae biomass treated groups (T1 = 400 and T2 = 800 mg·kg−1 bw·d−1) for four weeks. Serum and tissues (heart, liver, kidneys, and spleen) were analyzed. The microalgae biomass presented a valuable content of biocompounds. In serum, the T2 treatment promoted an increase in high-density lipoprotein but also triglycerides levels. The T1 increased glutathione peroxidase (kidney) and antioxidant potential of all tissues, while T2 treatment was able to raise the glutathione reductase (liver) and glutathione peroxidase (kidneys) activities, as well as the heart antioxidant potential. The two doses reduced lipid peroxidation in all tissues. Thus, we observed that S. obliquus biomass (T1) exerted a protective influence against tissue lipid peroxidation.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Antioxidant
medicine.medical_treatment
Glutathione reductase
Lipid peroxidation
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Spleen
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0404 agricultural biotechnology
medicine
TX341-641
Food science
Fatty acids
chemistry.chemical_classification
Green microalgae
Kidney
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
medicine.diagnostic_test
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Glutathione peroxidase
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
040401 food science
Carotenoids
Antioxidant potential
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
Amino acids
Lipid profile
Food Science
Lipoprotein
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17564646
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Functional Foods
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9ed497990038c6265fe5f2b11325df2e