Cholesterol-lowering activity of protocatechuic acid is mediated by increasing the excretion of bile acids and modulating gut microbiota and producing short-chain fatty acids-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Cholesterol-lowering activity of protocatechuic acid is mediated by increasing the excretion of bile acids and modulating gut microbiota and producing short-chain fatty acids

Published:2021 Issue:22 Volume:12 Page:11557-11567
ISSN:2042-6496
Container-title:Food & Function
language:en
Short-container-title:Food Funct.

Author:

Zhao Yimin¹^ORCID,He Zouyan¹,Hao Wangjun¹,Zhu Hanyue¹,Liu Jianhui¹^ORCID,Ma Ka Ying¹,He Wen-Sen¹^ORCID,Chen Zhen-Yu¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of protocatechuic acid (PCA) on plasma lipid profiles and associated mechanisms with a focus on reshaping gut microbiota.

Funder

Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee

Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Medicine,Food Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/FO/D1FO02906A

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