Partially hydrolyzed guar gum supplement reduces high-fat diet increased blood lipids and oxidative stress and ameliorates FeCl3-induced acute arterial injury in hamsters

J Biomed Sci. 2009 Feb 2;16(1):15. doi: 10.1186/1423-0127-16-15.

Abstract

Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hyperlipidemia can promote arterial thrombus. We evaluated the potential of a partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) as dietary fiber on lipid profiles and FeCl3-induced arterial thrombosis in the high fat-diet fed hamsters. Our in vitro results found that PHGG is efficient to scavenge O2-*, H2O2, and HOCl. High fat-diet increased plasma triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, methylguanidine and dityrosine level and accelerated FeCl3-induced arterial thrombosis formation (from 463 +/- 51 to 303 +/- 45 sec). Low dose PHGG supplement significantly decreased the total cholesterol, LDL, methylguanidine and dityrosine level and delayed the time for arterial thrombosis formation (528 +/- 75 sec). High dose PHGG supplement decreased the level in triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL and VLDL and further delayed the time for arterial thrombus (671 +/- 36 sec). The increased Bax protein and decreased Bcl-2 and HSP-70 protein expression was found in the carotid and femoral arteries of high fat-diet hamsters. Low and high dose of PHGG supplement decreased Bax expression and increased Bcl-2 and HSP-70 protein expression. We found that FeCl3 significantly enhanced intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and 4-hydroxynonenal expression in the endothelial site of damaged artery after 150-sec FeCl3 stimulation. PHGG supplement decreased the endothelial ICAM-1 and 4-hydroxynonenal expression after 150-sec FeCl3 stimulation. Based on these results, we conclude that PHGG supplement can increase antioxidant protein expression and thus decrease oxidative stress induced arterial injury.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Arteries / injuries*
  • Arteries / metabolism
  • Arteries / pathology
  • Body Weight
  • Carbohydrate Conformation
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Cricetinae
  • Dietary Fats*
  • Dietary Supplements*
  • Eating
  • Free Radical Scavengers* / administration & dosage
  • Free Radical Scavengers* / metabolism
  • Galactans* / administration & dosage
  • Galactans* / metabolism
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism
  • Iron Compounds
  • Lipids / blood*
  • Male
  • Mannans* / administration & dosage
  • Mannans* / metabolism
  • Mesocricetus
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxidative Stress*
  • Plant Gums* / administration & dosage
  • Plant Gums* / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / metabolism
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Thrombosis / metabolism
  • Thrombosis / pathology
  • bcl-2-Associated X Protein / metabolism

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Antioxidants
  • Dietary Fats
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Galactans
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Iron Compounds
  • Lipids
  • Mannans
  • Plant Gums
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • bcl-2-Associated X Protein
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
  • guar gum
  • 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal