Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus 43121 and a Mixture of Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum on the Serum Cholesterol Level and Fecal Sterol Excretion in Hypercholesterolemia-Induced Pigs

Yoo Heon PARK; Jong Gun KIM; Young Won SHIN; Hyung Soo KIM; Young-Jun KIM; Taehoon CHUN; Sae Hun KIM; Kwang Youn WHANG

doi:10.1271/bbb.70581

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Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus 43121 and a Mixture of Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum on the Serum Cholesterol Level and Fecal Sterol Excretion in Hypercholesterolemia-Induced Pigs

Yoo Heon PARK, Jong Gun KIM, Young Won SHIN, Hyung Soo KIM, Young-Jun KIM, Taehoon CHUN, Sae Hun KIM, Kwang Youn WHANG

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Keywords: cholesterol, pig, fecal sterol, hypocholesterolemic effect, lactic acid bacteria

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2008 Volume 72 Issue 2 Pages 595-600

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.70581

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Abstract

The hypocholesterolemic effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus 43121 (43121) and a mixture of Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum (MIX) were studied in hypercholesterolemia-induced pigs. Serum total cholesterol was decreased by supplementation of either 43121 or MIX, although, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was not changed. The hypocholesterolemic effect of 43121 and MIX was mainly due to bile acid dehydroxylation, this effect being supplementation-time dependent.

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