Beta-glucan-rich extract from pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) singer prevents obesity and oxidative stress in C57BL/6J Mice fed on a high-fat diet

• Main Authors: Kanagasabapathy, G., Malek, S.N.A., Mahmood, A.A., Chua, Kek Heng, Vikineswary, S., Kuppusamy, Umah Rani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8171/1/Kanagasabapathy-2013-Beta-Glucan-Rich_Ext.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/8171/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/185259/

Mushrooms have been used in folk medicine for thousands of years. In this study, the effect of beta-glucan-rich extract of P. sajor-caju (GE) on lipid lowering and antioxidant potential was assessed in C57BL/6J mice fed on a high-fat diet. Obesity was induced in C57BL/6J mice by feeding a high-fat d...