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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
卷 159, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111522
关键词
Carotenoid; Annatto; Bixa orellana; Inflammation; Cholesterol; Oxidative stress; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease
资金
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [475597/2010-9]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) [001]
- Fundacao de Amparoa Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS) [17/2551-0000949-5]
The study investigates the anti-atherogenic properties of norbixin and finds that norbixin supplementation can improve serum lipid profile and prevent oxidative modifications in circulating LDL and aortic tissue.
We hypothesized that norbixin, which is a carotenoid used as an orange/red natural food coloring additive, has anti-atherogenic properties. An in vitro oxidation assay with human LDL and a rabbit model of atherosclerosis were used to test this hypothesis. Norbixin inhibited the oxidation of isolated human LDL in a concentration-dependent manner. In the in vivo assay, rabbits were fed with a regular chow (control) or an atherogenic diet (0.5% cholesterol) alone or supplemented with norbixin (10, 30 or 100 mg/kg b.w.) for 60 days. Norbixin supplementation (30 and 100 mg/kg b.w.) increased HDL levels and reduced triglyceride levels and the atherogenic index of rabbits. This effect was associated with the decrease of serum levels of oxidized LDL, oxidized LDL antibodies and aortic tissue levels of lipid and protein oxidation in the atherogenic rabbits supplemented with norbixin. Atherogenic diet increased enzymatic (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase, and thioredoxin reductase-1) and non-enzymatic (non-protein thiol groups content) antioxidant defense systems in the aortic tissue but reduced the activity of paraoxonase-1 in the serum. All these changes were prevented by norbixin supplementation (10, 30 and 100 mg/kg b.w.). These results suggest that norbixin has atheroprotective potential by improving serum lipid profile and preventing oxidative modifications of circulating LDL and aortic tissue. Norbixin may, therefore, be beneficial in the control of atherosclerosis risk factors and can be further investigated as a candidate to be used not only as a functional food ingredient but also for therapeutic applications and in the nutraceutical industry.
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