LDL-cholesterol-lowering effect of a dietary supplement with plant extracts in subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 547-557

  Ogier, Nicolas ^a   Amiot, Marie Josèphe ^b   Georgé, Stéphane ^c   Maillot, Matthieu ^b   Mallmann, Cécilia ^d   Maraninchi, Marie ^b   Morange, Sophie ^d   Lescuyer, Jean François ^a   Peltier, Sébastien L ^a   Cardinault, Nicolas ^a  

^a Department of Research ZAC Belle Aire Nord ^*  (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Biochemistry Department   (France)

^d HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

Dietary supplement; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipid lowering plant extracts; Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Policosanols; Red yeast rice

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARTICHOKE LEAF EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SUGAR CANE EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XUEZHIKANG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUGARCANE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ALCOHOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYPHENOLS; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT;

CYNARA SCOLYMUS; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84878714194     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0357-x     Document Type: Article

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