Effects of Butanol Fraction of Pine Needle (Pinus Densiflora) on Serum Lipid Metabolism and Oxidative Stress in Rats

This study was designed to investigate the effects of a butanol extract of pine needles (Pinus densiflora Sieb et Zucc) on lipid metabolism and oxidative stress in rats. Twenty-eight male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into four groups over a 45 days study period: the control group on a basic diet, and three experimental groups on three different dietary levels of the butanol fraction, specifically 25 mg (BuOH-25), 50 mg (BuOH-50), and 100 mg (BuOH-100) butanol fraction/kg body weight/day, thereby 0.025%, 0.05%, 0.1% of butanol extract of pine needles was added to basic diet respectively. At the end of the experimental period, body weights and food intakes were food intakes were not different among the four groups. Total and LDL-cholesterol levels were markedly decreased in the BuOH-25, BuOH-50, and BuOH-100 groups, respectively, as follows: 12.8%, 19.1% and 21.6% reductions in total cholesterol; and 10.2%, 15.6% and 23.7% reductions in LDL-cholesterol. However, HDL-cholesterol levels were significantly increased (by approximately 20%) in the serum of the BuOH-100 group only, compared with the control and other experimental groups. Atherogenic indices were also markedly decreased in the three experimental groups, by 24.8%, 30.4% and 36.2%, for each of the BuOH-25, BuOH-50, and BuOH-100 groups, respectively, compared with the control group. The levels of the hydroxyl radical (·OH) and of lipid peroxide (LPO) in the serum of the three experimental groups were significantly reduced, by 9.8%, 19.7% and 21.2%; and by 13.3%, 13.3% and 16.7%, for the BuOH-25, BuOH-50, and BuOH-100 groups, respectively Significant increases in serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) were observed in the BuOH-50 and BuOH-100 groups; specifically, 12.1% in the BuOH-50 group and 23.3% in the BuOH-100 group, compared with the control group. Significant increases in catalase (CAT) avtivities, of 24.7% in the BuOH-50 group and 29.2% in the BuOH-100 group, were also observed, compared to the control group. These results suggest that a butanol extract of pine needles could inhibit chronic degenerative disease through improving lipid metabolism, and could also effectively modulate the aging process attenuating oxidative stress.

솔잎의 부탄올획분이 SD계 Rats의 지질대사와 산화적 스트레스에 미치는 영향

SD계 랫트를 사용하여 솔잎 추출물의 BuOH획분을 하루에 각각 25, 50 및 100mg/kg B.W. 이 섭취될 수 있도록 BuOH 획분을 사료에 각각 0.025%, 0.05% 및 0.1% 첨가하여 조제된 사료로싸 45일 동안 투여하였다. 솔잎 BuOH획분의 투여는 체중변화 및 사료 섭취랑에는 유의적인 영향을 주지 못했다. 그렇지만, BuOH-25, BuOH-50 및 BuOH-100 투여군은 대조군 대비 각각 12.8%, 19.1% 및 21.6%의 현저한 항콜레스테롤효과가 인정되었고, 또한 10.2%, 15.6% 및 23.7%의 유의적인 LDL-콜레스테롤의 증가효과가 인정되었다. BuOH-25, BuOH-50 및 BuOH-100 투여군은 대조군 대비 각각 24.8%, 30.4%, 36.2%의 매우 유의적인 동맥경화지수 (AI)의 감소효과가 인정되었다. BuOH-25, BuOH-50 및 BuOH-100 투여군은 대조군 대비 각각 13.3%, 13.3% 및 16.7%의 매우 유의적인 LPO의 억제효과가 인정되는데, 이러한 사실은 9.8%, 19.7% 및 21.2%의 ·OH 라디칼의 생성 억제효과 때문으로 기대된다. 또한 활성산소의 제거효소로서 BuOH-50 및 BuOH-100 투여군에서 SOD의 활성은 대조군 대비 12.1% 및 23.3%의 유의적인 증가효과가 인정되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 솔잎의 BuOH획분의 투여는 성인병을 효과적으로 억제할 수 있을뿐만 아니라 노화도 매우 효과적으로 억제할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.