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Table 1 Composition (g/kg diet) of the hypercholesterolemic diet and treatments by gavage*

From: β-conglycinin combined with fenofibrate or rosuvastatin have exerted distinct hypocholesterolemic effects in rats

Ingredient

Diets

 

HC

HC+7S

HC+FF

HC+RO

HC+7S+FF

HC+7S+RO

Casein1

150

150

150

150

150

150

Starch

590.57

590.87

590.87

590.87

590.87

590.87

Sucrose

100

100

100

100

100

100

Soybean oil

40

40

40

40

40

40

Cellulose powder

50

50

50

50

50

50

Mineral mixture2

35

35

35

35

35

35

Vitamin mixture2

10

10

10

10

10

10

L-Cystine

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Choline birtatrate

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

Cholesterol3

1

1

1

1

1

1

Cholic acid1

5

5

5

5

5

5

Treatment (mg/kg/day)

      

β-conglycinin

-

300.0

-

-

300

300

Fenofibrate

-

-

30

-

30

-

Rosuvastatin

-

-

-

10

-

10

  1. *HC = hypercholesterolemic diet (AIN-93 composition + 1% cholesterol and 0.5% cholic acid); HC+7S = HC diet + β-conglycinin 300 mg/Kg/day; HC+FF = HC diet + fenofibrate 30 mg/Kg/day; HC+RO = HC diet + rosuvastatin 10 mg/kg/day; HC+7S+FF = HC diet + β-conglycinin + fenofibrate 300 and 30 mg/kg/day and HC+7S+RO = HC diet + β-conglycinin + rosuvastatin 300 and 10 mg/kg/day. 1Sigma-Aldrich, Co., USA, 2PragSoluções®, Co., Brazil. 3Reagen, Co., USA.