Experiment 635115
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | HEBER,D: YIP,I: ASHLEY,JM: ELASHOFF,DA: ELASHOFF,RE: GO,VLW:. (1999). CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING EFFECTS OF A PROPRIETARY CHINESE RED-YEAST-RICE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT.. 69(2) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED PROSPECTIVELY RANDOMIZED 12-WK CONTROLLED TRIAL WAS CONDUCTED TO EXAMINE THE CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING EFFECTS OF A PROPRIETARY CHINESE RED-YEAST-RICE SUPPLEMENT IN AN AMERICAN POPULATION CONSUMING A DIET SIMILAR TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION STEP I DIET. 83 HEALTHY SUBJECTS PARTICIPATED. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES WERE TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL TRIACYLGLYCERIOL AND HDL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL MEASURED AT WEEKS 8,9,11 AND 12. TOTAL CHOLESTEROL CONCENTRATIONS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN BASELINE AND 8 WEEK IN THE RED-YEAST-RICE TREATED GROUP. LDL AND TOTAL TRIACYLGLYCEROL WERE ALSO REDUCED. HDL DID NOT CHANGE. |
| Dose amount | 2.40 GM |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |