Hepatoprotective and hypolipidemic effects of water-soluble polysaccharidic extract of Pleurotus eryngii |
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Authors: | Jingjing Chen Dong Mao Yangyang Yong Jieli Li Hua Wei Ling Lu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China;2. Jiangsu Provincial Supervising & Testing Research Institute for Products’ Quality, China |
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Abstract: | The potential biological functions of Pleurotus eryngii have long been described in Chinese traditional medicine. However, little is known about the bioactive components of P. eryngii and their functions in liver injury and high-fat induced animal models. The present study thoroughly investigated the comprehensive functions of water-soluble polysaccharidic extract of P. eryngii (PEPE) using in vivo mouse models and in vitro biochemistry tests. PEPE could significantly increase the activities of antioxidant enzymes and effectively remove the free radicals in a liver-injury mouse model. Furthermore, in a high-fat-load mouse model, PEPE not only remarkably decreased the lipid levels of total cholesterol, total triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, but also resulted in an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Histopathological observations indicated that PEPE could effectively prevent excessive lipid formation in liver tissue. Our data suggest that PEPE can be used as a valuable functional food additive for hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective treatments. |
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