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Hypocholesterol Effect of Opuntia humifusa Extract on High Cholesterol Diet-induced Hypercholesterolemic Rats

고콜레스테롤혈증을 유도한 쥐를 대상으로 천년초 추출물의 콜레스테롤 저하 효과

  • Jung, Eun Young (Dept. of Home Economic Education, Jeonju University) ;
  • Yeon, Seong Ho (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Suh, Hyung Joo (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Korea University)
  • 정은영 (전주대학교 가정교육학과) ;
  • 연성호 (충북대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 서형주 (고려대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2014.02.26
  • Accepted : 2014.03.21
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the hypocholesterol effects of Opuntia humifusa extract in hypercholesterolemic rats. Rats (8-week-old, male) were randomly divided into four groups (n=4) as follows: N-control, normal diet; H-control, hypercholesterolemic diet; OH-1, 2% O. humifusa extract-supplemented hypercholesterolemic diet; OH-2, 4% O. humifusa extract-supplemented hypercholesterolemic diet. After 4 weeks, we observed that hypercholesterolemia induced significant increases in serum lipids (total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol), hepatic lipids (total cholesterol and triglyceride), and hepatic function parameters (ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase) (P<0.05). Treatment with O. humifusa extract for 2 weeks normalized these indexes up to the levels of normal rats. O. humifusa extract tended to increase fecal lipid (H-control: 142.74 mg/day vs. OH-1: 214.05 mg/day; OH-2: 200.95 mg/day, P<0.05) and bile acid (H-control: 37.07 ${\mu}M/day$ vs. OH-1: 47.23 ${\mu}M/day$, OH-2: 47.93 ${\mu}M/day$, P<0.05) contents of hypercholesterolemic rats. We concluded that oral administration of O. humifusa extract effectively improved cholesterol metabolism in a hypercholesterolemic animal model induced by hypercholesterol diet.

본 연구는 흰쥐를 이용하여 고콜레스테롤 식이로 고콜레스테롤혈증을 유도하고 이에 천년초 추출물을 2, 4% 식이에 포함시켜 경구로 섭취 시의 천년초 추출물의 콜레스레롤 개선 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 이에 혈중 및 간 조직 내 지질성분, 혈중 간 손상 지표, 분변 내 지질 성분 및 담즙산을 분석하였다. 천년초 추출물 섭취는 고콜레스테롤 식이로 상승된 혈청 총 콜레스테롤과 저밀도 지단백 콜레스테롤을 정상 수준으로 감소시켰으며 고밀도 콜레스테롤은 증가시켜 혈중 콜레스테롤 개선 효과를 나타내었다. 고콜레스테롤 식이 유도로 인해 상승된 혈중 ALT와 AST는 천년초 추출물 처치로 감소되는 경향을 보였으며 고콜레스테롤 식이로 인해 상승된 간 조직 내의 총 콜레스테롤과 중성 지방 역시 천년초 추출물 처치로 인해 용량 의존적으로 감소되었다. 분변 내 중성 지방과 담즙산은 천년초 추출물 처치로 유의적으로 상승되어 천년물 추출물 섭취로 중성 지방과 담즙산 배설이 유도가 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과 천년초 추출물은 고콜레스테롤 식이로 고콜레스테롤이 유도된 쥐에 있어 콜레스테롤 개선 효과의 가능성 있는 식품 소재로 판단되며, 이를 인체에 적용시키기 위해서는 이에 대한 기전연구와 활성 물질 동정에 대한 계속적인 연구가 이루어져야 할 것으로 생각되어진다.

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