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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2009.38.1.039

Effect of Crude Saponins from Soybean Cake on Body Weight and Glucose Tolerance in High-Fat Diet Induced Obese Mice  

Kim, Sung-Mi (Dept. of Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Sunchon National University)
Seo, Kwon-Il (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University)
Park, Kyung-Wuk (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University)
Jeong, Yong-Kee (Dept. of Biotechnology, Dong-A University)
Cho, Young-Su (Dept. of Biotechnology, Dong-A University)
Kim, Myung-Joo (Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, Daegu Polytechnic College)
Kim, Eun-Jung (Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, Catholic University of Daegu)
Lee, Mi-Kyung (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.38, no.1, 2009 , pp. 39-46 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the beneficial effects of crude saponins from soybean cake on body weight and glucose tolerance in high-fat (37% calories from fat) diet fed C57BL/6 mice. The mice were supplemented with three doses of saponins (0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5%, wt/wt) and 1.0% Garcinia cambogia (wt/wt), positive control for 9 weeks. The body weight, visceral fat weight and epididymal adipocyte area were significantly reduced in the saponin supplemented groups in a dose dependent manner compared to the high-fat group. Saponins did not significantly affect food intake; however, cambogia significantly lowered food intake compared to the high-fat fed control group. The crude saponins from soybean cake supplement significantly lowered plasma leptin, triglyceride and total cholesterol levels, whereas they significantly elevated the fecal excretion of triglyceide in a dose dependent manner compared to the high-fat group. Cambogia did not affect the fecal excretion of lipid in the diet-induced obese mice. Supplementation of 1.5% saponin reduced the hepatic triglyceride content compared to the high-fat group. High-fat induced glucose intolerance with the elevation of blood glucose levels compared to the normal group; however, the saponins supplement significantly improved postprandial glucose levels. After 9 weeks of being fed a high-fat diet, the mice presented with significantly increased activities of hepatic fatty acid synthase and fatty acid ${\beta}$-oxidation; however, saponins and cambogia normalized these activities. These results indicate that saponins from soybean cake exhibit a potential anti-obesity effect and may prevent glucose intolerance by reducing body weight and plasma lipids, increasing fecal lipid excretion and regulating hepatic lipid metabolism in high-fat fed mice.
Keywords
saponins; soybean cake; obesity; glucose tolerance; lipid;
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