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   Improvement of hepatic function

The rats feeding on high-cholesterol diet expressed hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver and showed impaired hepatic function. In the Rice Kefiran-fed groups, the activity of aminotransferases (GOT, GPT) was significantly decreased in both the 1.5% and 3.0% groups. This result suggests that Rice Kefiran has an improvement action on the hepatic function.

■Improvement of hepatic function by the intake of Rice Kefiran in rats feeding
 on high-cholesterol diet
  Control group   1.5% Rice Kefiran
   group
  3.0% Rice Kefiran
   group
Liver weight (g)   19.3± 0.7   20.0± 0.5   19.9± 0.8
Total cholesterol
(μmol/g)
  725.5±43.9   841.8±63.8   868.2±56.1
Triglyceride
(μmol/g)
  79.4± 4.7   87.4± 6.9   77.7±10.0
Phospholipid
(μmol/g)
  106.1± 3.1ab   112.4± 1.7a   99.2± 4.6b
GOT(U/L)   137.0±13.6a   92.6± 7.9b   78.5± 6.8b
GPT(U/L)   36.5± 1.2a   31.2± 1.7b   18.9± 3.5c
Mean ± standard error (n=6). a,bValues with different superscriptions are significantly different (p < 0.05).


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