Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry

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Anti-obesity effect of the combination of fermented extracts from Momordica charanatia and Withania somnifera in mice fed a high-fat diet

고지방식이를 제공한 마우스에서 여주와 아쉬아간다 발효추출물 조합의 항비만 효과

  • Received : 2022.06.03
  • Accepted : 2022.07.14
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

We investigated the serum cholesterol and visceral fat lowering effects of Momordica charanatia (MC) and Withania somnifera (WS) extracts in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Combination of fermented MC and WS extracts (FMCWS) as well as that of non-fermented extracts (MCWS) were orally administered to HFD-induced obese mice along with the HFD supplementation for 8 weeks. During the experiment, body weight, food intake, and levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL-cholesterol were analyzed. Body weight and the levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly increased in the HFD-fed mice compared with the normal control (NC) group. However, supplementation of the extracts showed a tendency to reduce body weight gain and suppressed the levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride with the increment of HDL-cholesterol levels. Abdominal fat weight was significantly increased in the HFD group, and the size of adipocytes within the epididymal adipose tissue was markedly expanded compared with the NC group. However, in the FMCWS and MCWS groups, the abdominal fat weight was significantly reduced and the sizes of the adipocytes were noticeably diminished compared with those of the HFD-fed mice. Moreover, the deposition of giant vesicular fat cells observed in the liver tissue of the HFD group was prominently reduced in these groups. These results indicate that the combination of extracts from MC and WS tends to have potent synergic effects in reducing body weight gain as well as significantly lowering the visceral fat and the serum lipid levels, and thus improving anti-obesity efficacy in HFD-induced obese mice.

본 연구는 고지방식이(HFD)를 제공한 비만동물모델에서 Momordica charanatia (MC)와 Withania somnifera (WS) 추출물의 혈청 콜레스테롤 및 내장지방 감소효과를 분석하였다. 유산균으로 발효한 MC와 WS 추출물의 조합(FMCWS) 및 비발효 추출물(MCWS)의 조합을 HFD로 유도된 비만마우스에 8주 동안 경구 투여하였다. 실험 기간 동안 체중, 식이섭취량, 총 콜레스테롤, 중성지방, HDL-콜레스테롤 수치를 분석하였다. 체중과 총 콜레스테롤 및 중성지방 수치는 정상대조(NC)군과 비교하여 HFD를 섭취한 HFD군에서 유의하게 증가했다. 그러나, 추출물의 투여로 인해 비만마우스의 체중증가가 감소되는 경향을 확인하였고 더불어 HDL-콜레스테롤의 증가와 함께 총 콜레스테롤 및 중성지방 수치를 유의적으로 감소시켰다. 복부지방 무게와 부고환 지방조직 내 지방세포의 크기는 NC군에 비해 HFD군에서 유의하게 증가하였다. 그러나, FMCWS와 MCWS를 각각 투여한 군은 HFD군에 비해 복부지방 무게와 부고환 지방세포의 크기가 유의하게 감소하였다. 또한, HFD군의 간 조직에서 관찰되는 거대 소포성 지방구의 침착이 이들 군에서는 현저하게 감소하였다. 이러한 결과는 MC와 WS 추출물의 조합이 체중 증가에 대한 감소 경향이 있을 뿐만 아니라 내장지방 및 혈청 지질 수준을 현저히 낮추는 데 강력한 시너지 효과가 있어 HFD 유발 비만마우스에서 항비만 활성을 향상시키는 효능이 있음을 시사한다.

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본 논문은 충북바이오헬스산업혁신센터 제약바이오사업단의 2021(2차)년도 핵심기술개발 및 기업지원사업 연구개발사업(과제번호: 2021RIS0415)과 프로젝트랩2 사업(과제번호: 2021RIS0645) 지원에 의한 결과로 이에 감사드립니다.

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