Hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects on hypercholesterolemic rats of polysaccharide from Salicornia bigelovii seed

The hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of dietary supplementation with polysaccharide isolated from Salicornia bigelovii seed (SBS) were evaluated in hypercholesterolemic rats. Following administration of SBS polysaccharide at 200mg/kg BW/day (HPS group), total cholesterol (TC), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) levels were 32.45% and 58.09% lower than those in negative controls (NC) group, respectively. However, in the case of...