Abstract

This project will evaluate the effect, on cholesterol biosynthesis and atherosclerotic lesion formation, of a mixture of monacolins isolated from a yeast fermented rice compared to Lovastatin. This will be accomplished by measuring up-regulation of HMG-COA gene transcription in HEPG2 cell constructs containing a luciferase reporter gene. A second end point will be the formation of atherosclerotic lesions and measuring blood cholesterol levels in ApoE knockout mice. The final study will assay the bioavailability of the mixture of monacolins from red yeast rice and of pure Lovastatin in human volunteers.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Type
Specialized Center (P50)
Project #
5P50AT000151-04
Application #
6666250
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1)
Project Start
2002-08-01
Project End
2003-07-31
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$159,181
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Type
DUNS #
119132785
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095

  Publications

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He, Jian; Chen, Li; Heber, David et al. (2006) Antibacterial compounds from Glycyrrhiza uralensis. J Nat Prod 69:121-4
Adams, Lynn S; Seeram, Navindra P; Aggarwal, Bharat B et al. (2006) Pomegranate juice, total pomegranate ellagitannins, and punicalagin suppress inflammatory cell signaling in colon cancer cells. J Agric Food Chem 54:980-5
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