Effects of dietary administration of plant-derived anthocyanin-rich colors to spontaneously hypertensive rats

57Citations
Citations of this article
57Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

Anthocyanins have beneficial effects such as free radical scavenging activity. We investigated the effects of continuous administration of colors from purple corn (PCC), purple sweet potato (PSC) and red radish (RRC) to spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). These are rich in anthocyanins. Animals were fed with diets containing PCC, PSC or RRC (1 mass% of diets) for 15 wk. While the body weight and the daily food intake of administered rats were not different from those of the non-administered control rats through the experimental period, the blood pressure and the heart rate of SHR administered each color decreased as compared to the control group from the early stage of administration. These results suggest that plant-derived colors containing anthocyanins have anti-hypertensive effects on hypertensive animals.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Shindo, M., Kasai, T., Abe, A., & Kondo, Y. (2007). Effects of dietary administration of plant-derived anthocyanin-rich colors to spontaneously hypertensive rats. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, 53(1), 90–93. https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.53.90

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free