Effects of evening primrose oil on serum lipoproteins and immune responses |
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| Authors: | Jin‐Tae Hong Woong‐Yang Park Ung‐Soo Lee |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Toxicology , National Institute of Safety Research , Eunpyung‐Ku, Seoul, 122–020, Korea;2. Department of Pharmacogosy, College of Pharmacy , Chung‐Buk National University , Cheongju, Chung‐Buk, 360–763, Korea;3. Department of Food Technology , National Chung‐Ju Technical College , Jungwon, Chung‐Buk, 383–870, Korea |
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| Abstract: | The effects of evening primrose oil (EPO) on serum lipoprotein and immune response were studied in ICR mice fed an EPO‐supplemented diet (5% or 10% by weight) for six weeks. The results were that high density lipoprotein (HDL), immunoglobulin G and circulating leukocytes were significantly increased in EPO‐fed groups over those of the control group, and that the correlation between HDL and hemolysin litre was significantly positive in the EPO group. The data reported here indicate that EPO increased serum HDL, which increased circulating leukocyte cellularity and activated lymphocyte that secreted immunoglobulin. |
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| Keywords: | EPO HDL hemolysin titre circulating leukocyte immunoglobulin G correlation |
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