Combination effects of wild rice and phytosterols on prevention of atherosclerosis in LDL receptor knockout mice

In this study, we assessed anti-atherogenic effects of a combination of wild rice and phytosterols in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout (LDL-r-KO) mice. Male LDL-r-KO mice were divided into four groups and fed with: (1) control diet; (2) the control diet containing 60% (w/w) wild rice; (3) the control diet containing 2% (w/w) phytosterols; or (4) the control diet containing both wild rice and phytosterols for 20 weeks.

Source: The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry - March 31, 2016 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Mohammed H. Moghadasian, Maha Alsaif, Khuong Le, Surendiran Gangadaran, Kabo Masisi, Trust Beta, Garry X. Shen Source Type: research