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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323471 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Sit, Ling., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xii, 150 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use 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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