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http://dx.doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2013.26.3.337

Biological Effects of Allium monanthum Extracts on Lipid Metabolism, Anti-oxidation and the Production of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet  

Yoon, Kwang Ro (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sangji University)
Ryu, Jae Kuk (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sangji University)
Lee, Eun (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sangji University)
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Korean Journal of Plant Resources / v.26, no.3, 2013 , pp. 337-346 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is a basic study on the development of functional substances involved in obesity prevention, lipid metabolism, and immune regulation. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat diet for 10 weeks. Allium monanthum extracts (AME) were administered orally to obesity-induced rats, and their lipid-lowering, antioxidative and various types of biological effects related to the immune system were examined. Blood free fatty acid and triglyceride concentrations decreased as the dose of AME increased. Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol concentrations in the blood decreased as the dose of AME increased. The total cholesterol concentrations in the liver of the AME-treated groups were lower than the control group. The thiobarbituric acid reactive concentrations were lower in the plasma and liver of all AME-treated groups than the control group. Plasma AST and ALT activities did not show any significant differences among the treatment groups. IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 concentrations in the liver tended to decrease as the dose of AME increased. TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-10 concentrations did now show any significant differences compared to the control group. Lower expression levels of TNF-${\alpha}$, Apo-B and Apo-E genes were found in the AME-treated groups. Taken together, these results indicate that AME may show positive effects in lipid lowering, antioxidation and anti-inflammation.
Keywords
Allium monanthum extracts; Cytokines; Lipid-lowering effect; Anti-oxidative activity; Anti-inflammatory effect;
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