Hypolipidemic effect of the polysaccharide from Pholiota nameko

This study was conducted to investigate the hypolipidemic effect of the polysaccharide isolated from Pholiota nameko (PNPS-1). Hyperlipidemic Wistar rats were treated with PNPS-1 (20, 40, and 60 mg/kg orally). Treatment of hyperlipidemic Wistar rats with PNPS-1 led not only to significant decreases in very low-density lipoprotein/low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (−48.98% and −21.54%, 40 and 60 mg/kg), triacylglycerol (−19.70%, −17.17%,...