Suppression of TLR-4-related inflammatory pathway and anti-fibrosis effects of probiotic-fermented purple sweet potato yogurt in hearts of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Lin, Pei Pei ^a   Hsieh, You Miin ^a   Kuo, Wei Wen ^b   Lin, Yueh Min ^c   Yeh, Yu Lan ^c   Lin, Chien Chung ^d   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^b   Tsai, Chang Hai ^e   Tsai, Cheng Chih ^f   Huang, Chih Yang ^b,e  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Hypertension; Inflammation; Lactic acid bacteria; Purple sweet potato; TLR4

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CAPTOPRIL; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; YOGHURT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFIBROSIS ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SWEET POTATO; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84875959483     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4077/CJP.2013.BAB118     Document Type: Article

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