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The hypocholesterolemic effect of fungal polysaccharides in auricularia polytricha.

Sit Ling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-150). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgment --- p.i / Abbreviations --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.v / Chinese Abstract --- p.vii / Table of Content --- p.ix / Chapter Chapter one: --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Definition of Dietary Fiber --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- Classification of Dietary Fiber --- p.2 / Chapter 1.4 --- Hypocholesterolemic Effects of Soluble Dietary Fibers --- p.3 / Chapter 1.5 --- Proposed Mechanisms for Hypocholesterolemic Effects --- p.4 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Alter Eating Pattern --- p.4 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Delay Gastric Emptying --- p.4 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Modify Lipid Digestion and Absorption --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- Effects of SCFA on Lipid Metabolism --- p.6 / Chapter 1.5.5 --- Enhance Bile Acid Excretion --- p.7 / Chapter 1.6 --- Auricularia polytricha --- p.8 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Chemical Analysis of Auricularia polytrica --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Extraction and Fractionation of Auricularia polytricha --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Determination of Carbohydrate Content --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Determination of Protein Content --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Determination of Uronic Acid Content --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Determination of Molecular Weight by Gel Filtration Chromatography --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Determination of Monosaccharide Components by HPLC --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Yield of Auricularia polytricha polysaccharides --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Carbohydrate Content of APPs --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Protein Content of APPs --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Uronic Acid Content of APPs --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Molecular Weight of APPs --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Monosaccharide Components of APPs --- p.27 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Hypolipidemic Effects of APPs --- p.36 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Golden Syrian Hamster --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Animal Experiments --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Protective Effect and Dose Response of APPs (Exp. 1) --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Therapeutic Effect of APPs (High-cholesterol Diet) (Exp. 2) --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Therapeutic Effect of APPII (Normal Diet) (Exp. 3) --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.2.4 --- Effect of APPs on HMG-CoA Reductase and AC AT Activity (Exp. 4) --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Determination of Plasma AST and ALT --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- "Determination of Plasma TC, LDL-C, HDL-C and TG" --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Quantitative Determination of Hepatic and Heart Cholesterol --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Quantitative Determination of Perirenal Adipose Tissue Triglyceride --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Statistical analysis --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results (Exp. 1) --- p.47 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Food Intake and Growth --- p.47 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Effect of APPs on Plasma AST and ALT --- p.47 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- "Effect of APPs on Plasma TC, LDL-C, HDL-C and TG" --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Effect of APPs on Hepatic and Heart Cholesterol --- p.59 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion (Exp. 1) --- p.64 / Chapter 3.5 --- Results (Exp. 2) --- p.67 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Food Intake and Growth --- p.67 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Effect of APPs on Plasma AST and ALT --- p.67 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- "Effect of APPs on Plasma TC, LDL-C, HDL-C and TG" --- p.67 / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Effect of APPs on Hepatic and Heart Cholesterol --- p.71 / Chapter 3.6 --- Discussion (Exp. 2) --- p.74 / Chapter 3.7 --- Results (Exp. 3) --- p.76 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Food Intake and Growth --- p.76 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Effect of APPII on Plasma AST and ALT --- p.76 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- "Effect of APPII on Plasma TC, LDL-C, HDL-C and TG" --- p.76 / Chapter 3.7.4 --- Effect of APPII on Hepatic and Heart Cholesterol --- p.80 / Chapter 3.8 --- Discussion (Exp. 3) --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- Influences of APPs on Cholesterol Homeostasis --- p.84 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- HMG-CoA Reductase Activity Assay --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Preparation of Hepatic Microsome --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- HMG-CoA Reductase Activity Assay --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- ACAT Activity Assay --- p.88 / Chapter 4.2.2.1 --- Preparation of Hepatic and Intestinal Microsome --- p.89 / Chapter 4.2.2.2 --- ACAT Activity Assay --- p.89 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Quantitative Determination of Neutral and Acidic Sterols --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.3.1 --- Extraction of Neutral and Acidic Sterols --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.3.2 --- Conversion of Neutral Sterols to its TMS-Ether Derivative --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.3.3 --- Conversion of Acidic Sterols to its TMS-Ether Derivatives --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.3.4 --- GLC Analysis of Neutral and Acidic Sterols --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3 --- Statistic Analysis --- p.93 / Chapter 4.4 --- Results (Exp. 4) --- p.94 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Effect of APPs on Hepatic HMG-CoA Reductase Activity --- p.94 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Effect of APPs on Hepatic and Intestinal AC AT Activity --- p.94 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Effect of APPs on Fecal Excretion (Exp. 1 & 4) --- p.98 / Chapter 4.5 --- Discussion (Exp. 4) --- p.105 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Hypolipidemic and Antiatherosclerotic Effect of APPII in Rabbit --- p.110 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.110 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.113 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- New Zealant White Rabbit --- p.113 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Hypolipidemic and Anitatherosclerosis Effect of APPII (Exp. 5) --- p.113 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Measurement of Atheroma Formation --- p.115 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results (Exp. 5) --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Food Intake and Growth --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Effect of APPII on Plasma AST and ALT --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- "Effect of APPII on Plasma TC, LDL-C, HDL-C and TG" --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Effect of APPII on Hepatic and Heart Cholesterol --- p.125 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- Effect of APPII on Perirenal Adipose Tissue Triglycerige Composition --- p.125 / Chapter 5.3.6 --- Effect of APPII on the Formation of Atheroma --- p.125 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion (Exp. 5) --- p.130 / Chapter Chapter Six: --- Conclusion --- p.132 / References --- p.135

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323471
Date January 2001
ContributorsSit, Ling., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xii, 150 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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