Cinzia Parolini, Rita Vik, Marco Busnelli, Bodil Bjørndal, Sverre Holm, Trond Brattelid, Stefano Manzini, Giulia S Ganzetti, Federica Dellera, Bente Halvorsen, Pål Aukrust, Cesare R Sirtori, Jan E Nordrehaug, Jon Skorve, Rolf K Berge, Giulia Chiesa
Fish consumption is considered health beneficial as it decreases cardiovascular disease (CVD)-risk through effects on plasma lipids and inflammation. We investigated a salmon protein hydrolysate (SPH) that is hypothesized to influence lipid metabolism and to have anti-atherosclerotic and anti-inflammatory properties. 24 female apolipoprotein (apo) E(-/-) mice were divided into two groups and fed a high-fat diet with or without 5% (w/w) SPH for 12 weeks. The atherosclerotic plaque area in aortic sinus and arch, plasma lipid profile, fatty acid composition, hepatic enzyme activities and gene expression were determined...
2014: PloS One