Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats

The efficacy of roselle as a functional food has been revealed lately, especially for its antioxidant bioactivity. In this study, the benefits of roselle were further studied in vivo using the model of male Sprague Dawley rats fed with normal diets (C), 2.5 percent roselle (R), 2.5 percent roselle w...

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Main Authors: Tee, Pau‐Ling, Yusof, Salmah, Mohamed, Suhaila, Umar, Nor Aimi, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116371/
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author Tee, Pau‐Ling
Yusof, Salmah
Mohamed, Suhaila
Umar, Nor Aimi
Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
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Yusof, Salmah
Mohamed, Suhaila
Umar, Nor Aimi
Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
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description The efficacy of roselle as a functional food has been revealed lately, especially for its antioxidant bioactivity. In this study, the benefits of roselle were further studied in vivo using the model of male Sprague Dawley rats fed with normal diets (C), 2.5 percent roselle (R), 2.5 percent roselle with 15 percent soybean oil (RO) and 15 percent soybean oil (O) for 25 weeks. The results demonstrated that supplementation of roselle in the diets significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the gross body weight and increased the highdensity lipoproteins cholesterol (HDLC) compared to the rats fed with normal diets and oil diets, and reduced the level of triglycerides in the serum. Serum total cholesterol of R group decreased compared to C but increased in RO compared to O group. Significant increase (p < 0.05) of serum uric acid was observed in R group at week 15 and 20. Addition of roselle in oil diet significantly decreased (p < 0.05) the malondialdehyde formation at week 20 and 25 but there was no significant effect of roselle on the catalase activity among the treatments at all time points. Suggests that roselle might play a role in the prevention of atherosclerosis and obesity. © 2002, MCB UP Limited
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spelling upm-1163712025-03-27T05:08:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116371/ Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats Tee, Pau‐Ling Yusof, Salmah Mohamed, Suhaila Umar, Nor Aimi Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin The efficacy of roselle as a functional food has been revealed lately, especially for its antioxidant bioactivity. In this study, the benefits of roselle were further studied in vivo using the model of male Sprague Dawley rats fed with normal diets (C), 2.5 percent roselle (R), 2.5 percent roselle with 15 percent soybean oil (RO) and 15 percent soybean oil (O) for 25 weeks. The results demonstrated that supplementation of roselle in the diets significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the gross body weight and increased the highdensity lipoproteins cholesterol (HDLC) compared to the rats fed with normal diets and oil diets, and reduced the level of triglycerides in the serum. Serum total cholesterol of R group decreased compared to C but increased in RO compared to O group. Significant increase (p < 0.05) of serum uric acid was observed in R group at week 15 and 20. Addition of roselle in oil diet significantly decreased (p < 0.05) the malondialdehyde formation at week 20 and 25 but there was no significant effect of roselle on the catalase activity among the treatments at all time points. Suggests that roselle might play a role in the prevention of atherosclerosis and obesity. © 2002, MCB UP Limited 2002 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116371/1/116371.pdf Tee, Pau‐Ling and Yusof, Salmah and Mohamed, Suhaila and Umar, Nor Aimi and Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin (2002) Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats. Nutrition & Food Science, 32 (5). pp. 190-196. ISSN 0034-6659; eISSN: 0034-6659 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/00346650210445758/full/html 10.1108/00346650210445758
spellingShingle Tee, Pau‐Ling
Yusof, Salmah
Mohamed, Suhaila
Umar, Nor Aimi
Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats
title Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats
title_full Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats
title_fullStr Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats
title_full_unstemmed Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats
title_short Effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on serum lipids of Sprague Dawley rats
title_sort effect of roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa l.) on serum lipids of sprague dawley rats
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