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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2002.31.5.788

Effects of Low Level of Levan Feeding on Serum Lipids, Adiposity and UCP Expression in Rats  

강순아 (경희대학교 동서의학대학원 임상영양전공)
홍경희 (경희대학교 동서의학대학원 임상영양전공)
장기효 (경희대학교 동서의학대학원 임상영양전공)
김소혜 (경희대학교 동서의학대학원 임상영양전공)
조여원 (경희대학교 임상영양연구소)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.31, no.5, 2002 , pp. 788-795 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study described the effect of levan (9-2,6-linked fructose polymer) feeding on serum lipids, adiposity and uncoupling protein (UCP) expression in growing rats. Levan was synthesized from sucrose using bacterial levansucrase. UCP is a mitochondrial protein that uncouples the respiratory chain from oxidative Phosphorylation and generates heat instead of ATP, thereby increase energy expenditure. We observed that 3% or 5% levan containing diet reduced serum triglyceride levels, visceral and peritoneal fat mass and induced the UCP expression in rats fed high fat diet in previous study. To determine whether the intake of low level of levan may have the hypolipidemic and anti-obesity effect, 4 wk old Sprague Dawley male rats were fed AIN-76A diet for 6 wk, and sub-sequently fed 1% or 2% levan solution for further 5 wk. Intake of 1% levan in liquid form reduced serum triglyceride and serum total cholesterol levels to 50% and 66% of control group, respectively. Although epididymal and peritoneal fat masses were not affected by levan feeding, visceral fat mass was lower in 1% levan group compared to control group. The expression of UCP2 mRNA in brown adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and hypothalamus and UCP3 mRNA in skeletal muscle were not changed by levan feeding, while the UCP2 mRNA in white adipose tissue was up-regulated by levan feeding. In conclusions, intake of low level of levan solution reduced serum triglyceride and total cholesterol, restrained the visceral fat accumulation and increased UCP expression in white adipose tissue in rats. This study suggests that hypolipidemic and anti-obesity effect of levan attributed to anti-lipogenesis and inefficeint energy utilization by up-regulation of UCPs.
Keywords
levan; serum lipids; fat mass; UCP expression;
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