Serum cholesterol chitosan effects

There seems to be an analogy between the non-effective chitin and N-acetylated neomycin versus highly effective chitosan and neomycin in ability to reduce the serum cholesterol. Chitosan, however, does not seem to possess a variety of intestinal functions such as antibiotic and other properties specific for neoitiycin. 

Chitosan is also effective in lowering serum cholesterol concentration and hypertension, in subjects with a restricted diet. Of course, the quaUty and the chemical form of chitosan should be adequate to the scope. 

Table 2. Effects of chitosan on serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC) and free fatty acid (FFA) in mice fed idi h-fat diet for 9 weeks...

Table 6. Effect of chitin-chitosan on serum triacylglycerol, total cholesterol and free fatty acid in mice fed a...

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