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http://dx.doi.org/10.11002/kjfp.2014.21.1.97

Anti-obesity effect of Polygala tenuifolia  

Hwang, Ju-Young (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Andong National University)
Wu, Yong-Xiang (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Andong National University)
Hwang, Dae-Il (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Andong National University)
Bae, Suk-Jae (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Andong National University)
Kim, Taewan (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Andong National University)
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Food Science and Preservation / v.21, no.1, 2014 , pp. 97-106 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed in order to investigate the anti-obesity effect of Polygala tenuifolia on lipid mechanism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The chemical composition of the P. tenuifolia was analyzed in order to assess its nutritional value. Total dietary fiber was the highest among the proximate component of the P. tenuifolia. These results showed that the P. tenuifolia may be used as a potential functional ingredient for anti-obesity effect. Intracellular lipid droplets in the adipocyte were stained with oil-red O dye and quantified. In comparison to the control, lipid accumulation was significantly decreased by 40.1% and 22.4% when treated with the water extract and 70% EtOH extract of the P. tenuifolia at the concentration of $10{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. The anti-adipogenic effect of the water extract was stronger than that of the 70% EtOH extract. The gene expression levels were measured via Western blot and real-time PCR. As a result, the water extract was found to have decrease the gene expression of SREBP-1c, PPAR, $C/EBP{\alpha}$, FAS, ACC in a dose-dependent manner. These indicate that the water extract inhibits pre-adipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis by blocking the SREBP-1c gene expression in 3T3-L1 cells. Therefore, P. tenuifolia can be used as an effective anti-obesity agent.
Keywords
Polygala tenuifolia; 3T3-L1 adipocyte; oil red-O staining; SREBP-1c; $PPAR{\gamma}$; $C/EBP{\alpha}$;
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