The impact of dietary changes and dietary supplements on lipid profile

J Huang, J Frohlich, AP Ignaszewski - Canadian Journal of cardiology, 2011 - Elsevier
With a growing number of dietary interventions that claim to improve lipid profile, it is
important to ensure that these claims are evidence based. The objective of this study was to …

The role of red yeast rice for the physician

RY Gordon, DJ Becker - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2011 - Springer
Red yeast rice is an ancient Chinese dietary staple and medication used by millions of
patients as an alternative therapy for hypercholesterolemia. In recent years, the use of red …

Long-term effects of nutraceuticals (berberine, red yeast rice, policosanol) in elderly hypercholesterolemic patients

G Marazzi, L Cacciotti, F Pelliccia, L Iaia… - Advances in …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Statins are at the forefront of strategies to manage dyslipidemia, although they
are not always well tolerated. At 6–7 months after the drug was supplied, discontinuation …

[HTML][HTML] Dimerumic acid inhibits SW620 cell invasion by attenuating H2O2-mediated MMP-7 expression via JNK/C-Jun and ERK/C-Fos activation in an AP-1 …

BY Ho, YM Wu, KJ Chang, TM Pan - International journal of …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) in the tumor
microenvironment play important roles in tumor invasion and metastasis. Recently, ROS …

The treatment of hypercholesterolemic children: efficacy and safety of a combination of red yeast rice extract and policosanols

O Guardamagna, F Abello, V Baracco… - Nutrition, metabolism …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The prevention of cardiovascular risk, as occurs in lipoprotein
disorders, is required since childhood. Aim of the study was to evaluate, in a group of …

Inhibition of endothelial adhesion molecule expression by Monascus purpureus‐fermented rice metabolites, monacolin K, ankaflavin, and monascin

CP Lin, YL Lin, PH Huang, HS Tsai… - Journal of the Science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Inflammation is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and
is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Monascus purpureus‐fermented rice, containing …

Protective effect of Monascus-fermented red mold rice against alcoholic liver disease by attenuating oxidative stress and inflammatory response

C Cheng, TM Pan - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
Monascus purpureus NTU 568 fermented rice is reported to exhibit a wide variety of
biological effects, including antitumor, antihypertriglyceridemia, antioxidant, and anti …

Clinical evidence of efficacy of red yeast rice and berberine in a large controlled study versus diet

B Trimarco, C Benvenuti, F Rozza… - … journal of nutrition …, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Efficacy of a new patented proprietary combination of natural nutraceuticals (PN) containing
natural hypolipidemic as red yeast, policosanol and berberine was tested in a large study on …

Anti-obesity effect of monascus pilosus mycelial extract in high fat diet-induced obese rats

SI Lee, JW Kim, YK Lee, SH Yang, IA Lee… - J Appl Biol …, 2011 - papersearch.net
This study was carried out to investigate the dietary effects of Monascus pilosus mycelial
extract on obesity in high-fat with cholesterol-induced obese rat models. It was observed that …

Antihyperlipidemic effects of Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushrooms) in HIV-infected individuals taking antiretroviral therapy

DI Abrams, P Couey, SB Shade, ME Kelly… - … and alternative medicine, 2011 - Springer
Background Antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens in HIV patients commonly cause
significant lipid elevations, including increases in both triglycerides and cholesterol …