The cholesterol lowering effect of vegetables fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum HY7712 was evaluated in rats fed high fat/high cholesterol diet. SD Rats were randomly divided into three groups, then fed a normal diet (ND), a highfat high-cholesterol diet (HFCD), or HFCD and vegetables fermented by HY7712 (VFLAB) for 5 weeks, and the biomarkers in the blood, liver, and feces of rats were measured. Antioxidant status such as SOD, CAT, GSH/GSSG, and MDA was significantly deteriorated in HFCD compared with ND (p<0.01) but was improved in VFLAB to the level of ND. In addition, the level of MDA in VFLAB was significantly decreased in comparison with HFCD (p<0.05). Total cholesterol, LDLcholesterol, and atherogenic index (AI) were significantly increased in HFCD, but significantly decreased in VFLAB (p<0.05). In addition, administration of a HFCD diet increased the fecal bile acid in rats and the concentration of fecal bile acid was higher in VFLAB than in HFCD. In conclusion, the vegetables fermented by L. plantarum HY7712 improved antioxidant status and hypercholesterolemia induced by HFCD diet, which may be due to the synergic effect of lactic acid bacteria and fermented vegetables.

L. brevis HY7401, L. helveticus HY7801 및 B. longum HY8004의 복합유산균 R&B Balance^®의 대장염 개선 효과를 DSS 처리 마우스에서 평가하였다. R&B Balance^® 섭취에 의해 대장길이 축소, MPO 활성과 같은 대장염 증상이 감소하였으며, 분변내 chondrointinase 활성과 분변 유전독성을 현저하게 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. T-RFLP pattern의 군집 분석 결과, DSS-유도 대장염 마우스의 미생물총은 정상적인 마우스와 다르며, R&B Balance^®의 투여는 장내 미생물총의 다양성에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 확인하였다. 따라서 R&B Balance^®는 DSS로 유도된 대장염 동물에서 대장염 증상을 개선해주고 분변 내 독성 효소나 유독한 대사산물을 생성을 억제함으로써 대장염을 개선하는 것으로 판단되고 대장염 동물의 장내 미생물 다양성에도 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다.