Antihypertensive effect of γ‐amino butyric acid enriched soy products in spontaneously hypertensive rats
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BioFactors
- Vol. 22 (1-4), 165-167
- https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.5520220133
Abstract
The effect of γ-amino butyric acid (GABA)-enriched soybean on blood pressure was investigated in male spontaneously hypertensive rats. Ten-week-old rats were given diets containing graded levels of GABA-enriched soybean powder for 8 weeks. The systolic blood pressure in rats fed 0.15% GABA diet was significantly lower at 1st week and maintained lower values for 4 weeks as compared with 0% GABA controls. No effect on blood pressure was found in those of 0.03 and 0.3% GABA. The results suggest that there exist appropriate dietary GABA level to get the blood pressure lowering effect.Keywords
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