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Effects of oat bran, processed to different molecular weights of beta-glucan, on plasma lipids and caecal formation of SCFA in mice.

Immerstrand, Tina LU ; Andersson, Kristina E LU ; Wange, Caroline ; Rascon, Ana ; Hellstrand, Per LU ; Nyman, Margareta LU ; Cui, Steve W ; Bergenståhl, Björn LU ; Trägårdh, Christian LU and Öste, Rickard LU (2010) In British Journal of Nutrition 104(3). p.364-373
Abstract
In the present study, we evaluated the cholesterol-lowering effects of different oat bran (OB) preparations, differing regarding their peak molecular weight (MWp) of beta-glucans (2348, 1311, 241, 56, 21 or < 10 kDa), in C57BL/6NCrl mice. The diets were designed to be atherogenic (0.8 % cholesterol and 0.1 % cholic acid), and they reflected the Western diet pattern (41 % energy fat). All OB preparations that were investigated significantly reduced plasma cholesterol when compared with a cellulose-containing control diet, regardless of the molecular weight of beta-glucan. Moreover, the difference in viscous properties between the processed OB (from 0.11 to 17.7 l/g) did not appear to play a major role in the cholesterol-lowering... (More)
In the present study, we evaluated the cholesterol-lowering effects of different oat bran (OB) preparations, differing regarding their peak molecular weight (MWp) of beta-glucans (2348, 1311, 241, 56, 21 or < 10 kDa), in C57BL/6NCrl mice. The diets were designed to be atherogenic (0.8 % cholesterol and 0.1 % cholic acid), and they reflected the Western diet pattern (41 % energy fat). All OB preparations that were investigated significantly reduced plasma cholesterol when compared with a cellulose-containing control diet, regardless of the molecular weight of beta-glucan. Moreover, the difference in viscous properties between the processed OB (from 0.11 to 17.7 l/g) did not appear to play a major role in the cholesterol-lowering properties. In addition, there was no correlation between the molecular weight of beta-glucan and the amount of propionic acid formed in caecum. Interestingly, however, there was a significant correlation between the ratio of (propionic acid+butyric acid)/acetic acid and the MWp of beta-glucans: the ratio increased with increasing molecular weight. The results of the present study suggest that the molecular weights and viscous properties of beta-glucan in oat products may not be crucial parameters for their cholesterol-lowering effects. (Less)
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10.1017/S0007114510000553
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  author       = {{Immerstrand, Tina and Andersson, Kristina E and Wange, Caroline and Rascon, Ana and Hellstrand, Per and Nyman, Margareta and Cui, Steve W and Bergenståhl, Björn and Trägårdh, Christian and Öste, Rickard}},
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  series       = {{British Journal of Nutrition}},
  title        = {{Effects of oat bran, processed to different molecular weights of beta-glucan, on plasma lipids and caecal formation of SCFA in mice.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1017/S0007114510000553}},
  volume       = {{104}},
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