Objective To investigate the effect of dietary calcium on plasma lipoprotein profile in castrated and ovariectomized hamsters. Methods Male, castrated, female and ovariectomized hamsters （n=36 each group） were rando...Objective To investigate the effect of dietary calcium on plasma lipoprotein profile in castrated and ovariectomized hamsters. Methods Male, castrated, female and ovariectomized hamsters （n=36 each group） were randomly divided into three sub-groups （n=12） and fed one of the three diets containing O, 2, and B g calcium per kg diet for a period of six weeks. Changes in plasma lipoprotein profile were monitored at the end of week O, 3 and 6. Results Plasma total cholesterol （TC）, non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol （non-HDL-C）, triacylglycerols （TG） and TC/HDL-C were decreased only in intact female and ovariectomized hamsters. In contrast, three levels of dietary calcium had no effect on lipoprotein profiles in both intact male and castrated hamsters. Conclusion Beneficial modification of lipoprotein profile by dietary calcium was gender-dependent at least in hamsters.展开更多
Organic geochemical analysis was performed on a sediment core HN1 from Fildes Peninsula on King George Island, Western Antarctica. Short-chain n-alkanes were the main components of the aliphatic hydrocarbons present, ...Organic geochemical analysis was performed on a sediment core HN1 from Fildes Peninsula on King George Island, Western Antarctica. Short-chain n-alkanes were the main components of the aliphatic hydrocarbons present, and they were likely to be from algae and bacteria; n-C23 was likely derived from moss. Fecal sterols and phytol dominated the alcohol composition, and may have come from seal feces and vegetation, respectively. The fluctuations in their concentrations generally have responded to historical changes in the ecosystems near the region. The even-carbon fatty acids, such as n-Cl6, n-Cl8 and t/-C24, dominated the alkenoic acid composition, which mainly originated from bacteria, moss and zooplankton. The low concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids showed a predominance of C16：1 and C18：1 unsaturated acids, and demonstrated that the sediment was well preserved and had a simple and stable source of organic materials.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from Hong Kong Research Grant Council(CUHK4622/08M)
文摘Objective To investigate the effect of dietary calcium on plasma lipoprotein profile in castrated and ovariectomized hamsters. Methods Male, castrated, female and ovariectomized hamsters （n=36 each group） were randomly divided into three sub-groups （n=12） and fed one of the three diets containing O, 2, and B g calcium per kg diet for a period of six weeks. Changes in plasma lipoprotein profile were monitored at the end of week O, 3 and 6. Results Plasma total cholesterol （TC）, non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol （non-HDL-C）, triacylglycerols （TG） and TC/HDL-C were decreased only in intact female and ovariectomized hamsters. In contrast, three levels of dietary calcium had no effect on lipoprotein profiles in both intact male and castrated hamsters. Conclusion Beneficial modification of lipoprotein profile by dietary calcium was gender-dependent at least in hamsters.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 40730107)the National Key Technology Research and Development Program (Grant no. 2006 BAB-18B07)the State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry foundation(Grant no. OGL-200915)
文摘Organic geochemical analysis was performed on a sediment core HN1 from Fildes Peninsula on King George Island, Western Antarctica. Short-chain n-alkanes were the main components of the aliphatic hydrocarbons present, and they were likely to be from algae and bacteria; n-C23 was likely derived from moss. Fecal sterols and phytol dominated the alcohol composition, and may have come from seal feces and vegetation, respectively. The fluctuations in their concentrations generally have responded to historical changes in the ecosystems near the region. The even-carbon fatty acids, such as n-Cl6, n-Cl8 and t/-C24, dominated the alkenoic acid composition, which mainly originated from bacteria, moss and zooplankton. The low concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids showed a predominance of C16：1 and C18：1 unsaturated acids, and demonstrated that the sediment was well preserved and had a simple and stable source of organic materials.
