What is it about?
Spirulina platensis is an cyano bacterium algae commonly eat and sold in several country. Several beneficial effects have been identified when people eats them among them reduction of the level of total cholesterol in the human body. Aim of the study is to elucidate how this can be done.
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Why is it important?
Higher level of cholesterol is associated in several diseases, diabetes, hypertension etc. The reduction of this cholesterol can be prevent these diseases
Perspectives
Investigate the mechanism by which this algae is involved in the reduction of triglycerides and other lipoproteins
Associates professor, PhD Constant Anatole PIEME
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
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This page is a summary of: Hypolipidemic effect and activation of Lecithine Cholesterol Acyl Transferase (LCAT) by aqueous extract of Spirulina platensis during toxicological investigation, BMC Nutrition, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-017-0146-2.
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