High molecular weight poly-gamma-glutamic acid regulates lipid metabolism in rats fed a high-fat diet and humans

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 766-775

  Park, Ji Ho ^a   Choi, Jae Chul ^a,b   Sung, Moon Hee ^a,b   Kang, Jae Heon ^c   Chang, Moon Jeong ^a  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b Bioleaders Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PGA; Adiposity; Cholesterol; Hepatic G6PD; Pilot human study; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY GAMMA GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A SYNTHASE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LEPTIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MESSENGER RNA; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOGENESIS; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLACEBOS; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79961010151     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1104.04047     Document Type: Article

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