Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회지)

The East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회)
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Effect of Yam Extract on Body Weight Levels and Serum Lipid Profiles in C57BL/6J Mice Fed a High Fat Diet

마 추출물이 고지방식이로 유도된 C57BL/6J 마우스의 체중 및 혈청지질 수준에 미치는 영향

  • Yoo, Hyun-Sook (The Graduate School of Alternative Medicine, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Shin, Kwang-Soon (Dept. of Food Science & Biotechnology, Kyonggi University)
  • 유현숙 (경기대학교 대체의학대학원) ;
  • 신광순 (경기대학교 식품생물공학과)
  • Received : 2012.03.05
  • Accepted : 2012.04.13
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

$Dioscorea$ $batatas$ Decne is a type of yam that eaten raw and used as a traditional oriental medicine in Asian countries. In this study, we evaluated the functional effects of yam water extracts on body weight levels and serum lipid concentrations in mice fed high fat diet. Mice were divided into four groups: normal diet control (ND), high fat diet control (HFD), HFD+yam extract 100 mg/kg (HFD-Y100), and HFD+yam extract 200 mg/kg (HFD-Y200). Yam extract was administrated orally to mice fed a high fat diet for 5 weeks. Treatment with yam extract significantly reduced body weight levels and energy efficiency in a dose-dependent manner in HFD-fed mice. Yam extract also attenuated serum levels of triglyceride, total cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol, as well as organ weights of liver and abdominal adipose tissue in mice fed a high fat diet. Moreover, blood levels of glucose, insulin, and leptin significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner upon administration of yam extract. Blood activities of GPT, GOT, and LDH were lower in the yam extract-treated groups compared to the HFD group. These results indicate that yam water extract may reduce elevated body weight and serum lipid concentrations in mice fed a high fat diet, suggesting its usefulness as a functional food for reducing body fat and hyperlipidemia.

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