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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2014.43.11.1648

Inhibitory Effects of Functional Sujeonggwa Drinks on Hepatic Lipid Accumulation in Hypercholesterolemic ApoE Knockout Mice  

Baek, Aran (Department of Food Science and Nutrition & Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University)
Kim, Mijeong (Department of Food Science and Nutrition & Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University)
Jung, Koeun (Department of Food Science and Nutrition & Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University)
Kim, Seulki (Department of Food Science and Nutrition & Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University)
Lee, Jeehyun (Department of Food Science and Nutrition & Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University)
Song, Yeong Ok (Department of Food Science and Nutrition & Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.43, no.11, 2014 , pp. 1648-1657 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the hepatic lipid-lowering effects and related mechanism of action of sujeonggwa were examined in hypercholesterolemia-induced apoprotein E knockout (apo E ko) mice. Sujeonggwa drink was prepared with cinnamon, ginger, and sugar by modifying the traditional recipe of sujeonggwa. Sugar was partially substituted with either stevia or short chain fructooligosaccharide (scFOS) in order to reduce the calorie content of sujeonggwa, which was measured by descriptive analysis. Apo E ko mice (n=42) were induced to have hypercholesterolemia (plasma total cholesterol concentration >1,000 mg/dL) by administration of a high cholesterol diet for 4 weeks, followed by division into six groups. Experimental groups were orally administered water as a vehicle (normal group), sugar solution (control group), commercially available 'V' sujeonggwa drink (positive control group), or three different types of sujeonggwa drinks (S-sugar, S-stevia, and S-scFOS group) for 6 weeks while high cholesterol diet was provided to all animals. Compared to the control group, concentrations of hepatic triglycerides, total cholesterol, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, and reactive oxygen species in S-sugar, S-stevia, S-scFOS were significantly reduced (P<0.05), indicating that sujeonggwa had inhibitory effects on hepatic lipid accumulation. Protein expression levels of fatty acid synthase (FAS) and its transcription factor, sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)-1 responsible for triglyceride synthesis, as well as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) and its transcription factor, SREBP-2 responsible for cholesterol synthesis, were also reduced in S-sugar, S-stevia, and S-scFOS groups (P<0.05). These benefits of sujeonggwa were even greater in S-stevia and S-scFOS compared to S-sugar. The beneficial effects of S-stevia on regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism were slightly greater than those of S-scFOS although the differences were not significant. In conclusion, sujeonggwa drinks, especially functional sujeonggwa drinks in which sugar was partially substituted with stevia or scFOS, inhibited hepatic lipid accumulation via suppressing FAS and HMGCR protein expression through down-regulation of SREBP-1 and 2.
Keywords
sujeonggwa; stevia; short chain fructooligosaccharide; hepatic lipids; transcription factors;
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