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The Korean Nutrition Society (한국영양학회)
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Effect of prickly pear cactus (Opuntina ficus-indica) intake on blood lipids, platelet aggregation, antioxidant and liver parameters in volunteer diving woman

손바닥 선인장 열매 섭취가 한림지역 해녀의 혈중지질, 혈소판 응집성 및 항산화 효과에 미치는 영향

  • Han, Sun-Geum (Department Foods & Nutrition, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kang, Min-Sook (Department Foods & Nutrition, Jeju National University) ;
  • Ryou, Sung-Hee (Department Foods & Nutrition, Jeju National University) ;
  • Hwang, Sung-Wok (Department Family Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Jung-Sook (Department Foods & Nutrition, Jeju National University)
  • 한순금 (제주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 강민숙 (제주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 류성희 (제주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 황승욱 (제주대학교병원 가정의학과) ;
  • 강정숙 (제주대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2012.09.04
  • Accepted : 2012.09.28
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

We investigated dietary effects of prickly pear cactus (Opuntina ficus-indica) on plasma lipids, platelet aggregation (PA), hemolysis, plasma TBARS and liver enzymes. Twenty eight volunteer diving women in Jeju island had daily 20 g cactus tea containing 27% prickly pear cactus (PPC) powder for 4 weeks, and data for the study subjects were analyzed, on the basis of diagnostic criteria for blood pressure (BP)(${\geq}$ 140/90 mmHg), plasma cholesterol (${\geq}$ 200 mg/dL) and triglyceride (${\geq}$ 150 mg/dL). The subjects with higher BP had higher plasma total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations than those with normal BP. Those with higher TC also had higher TG. Subjects with normal BP or normal TC had higher initial slope of PA than their higher counterpart in BP and TC. PPC intake decreased plasma TG in those with higher BP. PPC intake significantly decreased the elevated initial slope in groups with normal BP, TC, and TG. Hemolysis after PPC intake decreased significantly in all the subjects and plasma TBARS decreased in the subjects with higher plasma TC and higher TG. Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) significantly increased and total bilirubin significantly decreased in all the subjects after PPC intake. The present study with diving women showed that beneficial effects of short term intake of prickly pear cactus might differ depending on the subject conditions in term of blood pressure, and plasma lipids. However, long term usage of prickly pear cactus may provide preventive effects of cardiovascular diseases to all the population, presumably by hypolipidemic, antithrombotic, and antioxidant actions of its bioactive flavonoids and soluble fiber.

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