?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Antioxidant+activity+of+aqueous+extract+of+Monascus+fermented+Indian+variety+of+rice+in+high+cholesterol+diet+fed-Streptozotocin+diabetic+rats%2C+an+in+vivo+study&rft.creator=Rajasekaran.+A%2C+Kalaivani.+M.%2C+Int+J+Cur+Sci+Res.+&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=The+present+study+was+designed+to+investigate+antioxidant+activity+of+aqueous+extract+of+Monascus+fermented+Indian+variety+of+rice+in+high+cholesterol+diet+fed-+streptozotocin+(STZ)+induced+diabetic+rats.The+Indian+variety+rice+IR-532-E-576+was+fermented+with+Monascus+purpureus+for+10+days+and+sterilized.+High+cholesterol+fed-STZ-induced+diabetic+rats+received+aqueous+extract+of+Monascus+fermented+Indian+variety+of+rice+at+the+concentration+of+1.2+g+%2F+Kg+of+bw+and+2.4+g+%2F+Kg+bw+daily+for+30+days.+The+oxidative+parameters+like+lipid+peroxidation+(LPO)%2C+reduced+glutathione+(GSH)%2C+superoxide+dismutase+(SOD)+and+catalase+activities+were+assessed.High+cholesterol+diet+and+STZ+increased+the+level+of+LPO+and+reduced+the+level+of+SOD%2C+GSH+and+catalase%2C+where+as+on+administration+of+aqueous+extract+of+Monascus+fermented+Indian+variety+of+rice+reduced+the+level+of+LPO+to+almost+normal+and+increased+the+levels+of+GSH%2C+SOD+and+catalase+dose+dependently.The+present+study+concluded+that+consumption+of+Monascus+fermented+rice+can+be+good+dietary+supplement+for+diabetes+and+hyperlipidemia.&rft.publisher=CurrentSciDirect+Publications&rft.date=2011-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7306%2F1%2FAntioxidant_activity_of_aqueous_extract_of_Monascus_fermented_Indian_variety_of_rice_in_high_cholester.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rajasekaran.+A%2C+Kalaivani.+M.%2C+Int+J+Cur+Sci+Res.+++(2011)+Antioxidant+activity+of+aqueous+extract+of+Monascus+fermented+Indian+variety+of+rice+in+high+cholesterol+diet+fed-Streptozotocin+diabetic+rats%2C+an+in+vivo+study.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7306%2F