• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.958-962
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• 1996

Hypolipidemic effect of methanolic extract of marine algae, Pachymeniopsis elliptica was examined in hyperlipidemic rats. Male $Sprague-Dawley(120\pm5g)$ rats were divided into five groups and fed high fat diets for four weeks. Each group was orally administered with methanolic extract of P. elliptica (PEM, 250, 500mg/kg), benzofibrate(BZF, 30mg/kg) and cholestyramine resin(CSR, 100mg/kg) daily for one week. Significant decreases in cholesterol, total lipid and triglyceride of both blood and liver were observed by the administration of the extract. But the levels of LDL- and HDL-cholesterol and the activity of lipase were not changed. Such results suggest that the extract may promote the fecal excretion of bile acid in hyperlipidemic rats.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.45-59
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• 2001

최근 급속한 산업화와 경제발전으로 인해 소득수준이 향상되면서, 고단백질 및 고지방질 식품의 섭취 및 운동부족으로 인한 성인병, 특히 비만증, 고지혈증, 당뇨병 및 심장순환기계질환이 급속히 증가되어 사회문제로 대두되었고, 한국을 포함한 선진각국의 고지혈증 및 심장순환기계질환의 발병빈도가 여전히 증가추세에 있다. 보건위생의 여건이 좋아지면서 전염성질환이 줄어들었으나, 심장 순환기 질환의 발병률은 계속 증가추세에 있고, 순환기질환은 고지혈증에 의하여 발병되며 이 질환의 사망률은 전체 사망률 중 상위를 차지하고 있다. 인간은 고지혈증에 의한 동맥경화로 인한 사망률은 전체 사망률 중에서 상위를 차지하고 있으며, 그에 따른 의약품의 개발이 요구되고 있고, 현재 임상적으로 사용되고 있는 고지혈증 치료제로는 체내의 cholesterol 생합성 저해제가 있으나, 보다 제한사항이 없고, 작용기작이 확실하며 부작용이 적은 새로운 고치혈증 치료제의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 콜레스테롤은 세포막의 구성과 스테로이드 호르몬의 전구체로서 생체를 구성하는데 필수적인 요소이지만 과다하게 공급되었을 경우 동맥경화와 같은 심혈관계 질환을 유발할 수 있다. 체내에 콜레스테롤의 공급은 체외 음식물로부터 섭취하는 방법과 체내에서 생합성에 의해 공급되는 방법이 있는데, 서로 유기적인 보완관계를 유지하면서 필요한 콜레스테롤의 양을 유지한다. 그러나, 현대인의 식생활이 급격한 서구화로 체외로부터 필요량 이상으로 콜레스테롤이 유입되어 각종 성인병 발명의 상승 요인이 되고 있다.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.37-45
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• 2010

The effects of an Acanthopanacis cortex water extract on lipid levels, lipid peroxide, total antioxidant status and antioxidant enzyme activities were evaluated in rats fed one of the following diets for six weeks: normal diet and deionized water (ND), normal diet and Acanthopanacis cortex water extract (NDC), high fat diet and deionized water (HFD), high fat diet and Acanthopanacis cortex water extract (HFDC). The food intakes were significantly lower, but the food efficiency ratios were significantly higher in the high fat diet groups. The level of HDL-cholesterol in the plasma was significantly increased and the levels of LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride in the plasma were significantly decreased by the Acanthopanacis cortex water extract in the high fat diet groups. As a a result, the AI (atherogenic index) and CRF (cardiac risk factor) were significantly lower in the high fat diet groups that were treated with Acanthopanacis cortex water extract. The triglyceride and the total cholesterol of the liver were also significantly upregulated in the high fat diet groups, while the total cholesterol of the liver decreased in response to treatment with Acanthopanacis cortex water extract (HFDC). The plasma and liver concentrations of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were significantly reduced by the addition of Acanthopanacis cortex water extract to the normal diet groups. The total antioxidant status (TAS) in the plasma was significantly upregulated by adding Acanthopanacis cortex water extract to the high fat diet groups. The activities of SOD, catalase and GST were also significantly higher in the Acanthopanacis cortex water extract groups when compared to the ionized water groups. The activity of GSH-Px and the concentration of GSH in the liver were significantly higher following the addition of Acanthopanacis cortex water extract to the high fat diet groups. Taken together, these results suggest that a supplementation of the diet of rats fed a high fat diet with Acanthopanacis cortex water extract improves lipid metabolism, reduces lipid peroxide and improves the activities of antioxidant enzymes, which may have favorable effects on antioxidant systems by improving the total antioxidant status (TAS).

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.11
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• pp.1522-1527
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• 2009

We investigated the effects of feeding diet containing medicinal plant water extracts (MPWEs) on body weight, epididymal adipose tissue weight, adipocyte size of epididymal adipose tissue and plasma lipid levels in high fat (HF) diet-induced obese mice. To test antiobese effects of diet containing the MPWEs, C57BL/6J mice were fed with HF diet for 11 weeks. In the last 6 weeks, the HF diet was supplemented with 0 (HFD) or MPWEs (5 g/kg, HFD＋MPWEs) or orlistat [0.5 g/kg, HFD＋orlistat (antiobesity drug)]. The HF-free diet group was fed normal chow for 11 weeks. Eleven-weeks feeding with HFD resulted in significant increase in lipid levels, body weight, liver and epididymal adipose tissue weights, compared with the HF-free group. Diet containing MPWEs significantly reduced plasma total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose concentrations as well as body weight, liver weight and epididymal adipose tissue weight. Plasma triglyceride levels were significantly lower in the HFD＋Forlistat group after 6 weeks and a similar effect was found with HFD＋MPWEs group. The adipocyte size of epididymal adipose tissue in HFD group was significantly larger than those of HF-free group. MPWEs and orlistat (positive control) significantly decreased the size of epididymal adipocytes but orlistat was slightly more effective than MPWEs. These results suggest that oral feeding of the MPWEs may have antiobesity effects by suppressing body weight gain, adipose tissue formation and adipocyte size increase.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.39 no.10
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• pp.1439-1445
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• 2010

In this study, we investigated the inhibition of phyto-extract mixture (PEM) in several digestive enzymes ($\alpha$-amylase, $\alpha$-glucosidase and lipase) for anti-obesity. The current study also examined the effects of PEM on adiposity and serum lipid levels in obese mice fed with high fat diet. ICR male mice weighing $33{\pm}1.1\;g$ were randomly divided into three groups, one normal diet group (control, ND group) and two high fat diet groups with or without PEM supplement (HFD group and PEM group). The mice were fed the PEM experimental for 6 weeks and then they were sacrificed. The results showed that the final weight, weight gain, food efficiency ratio and body fat were decreased by the addition of PEM compared to those of HFD group. White adipose tissue weights of epididymal, mesenteric and retroperitoneal areas in the PEM group were reduced to 31.2%, 8.8%, and 37.8%, respectively, compared to the HFD group. The levels of serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol in the PEM group were significantly lower than those of HFD group. The body weight gain and food efficiency ratio of PEM group were significantly lower compared with those of HFD group. From the above results, the PEM may be effective material for anti-obesity through reducing serum triglyceride and body fats as well as decreasing body weight.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.54-60
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• 2000

To investigate the effects of Oenanthe javanica sap (OJS) on plasma lipid composition, several biochemical parameters such as total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglyceride, GOT, GPT and malodialdehyde were compared in the four groups as follows: a normal group with basal diet, a control group with high-fat diet, a treatment group with high-fat diet and OJS 1 ml/kg, and the other treatment group with high-fat diet and OJS 1.5 mg/kg. In addition, the body weight change, food intake and food efficiency ratios were measured. In this study, treatment groups decreased plasma total cholesterol levels.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.370-376
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• 2011

This study was performed to investigate the antioxidative effect of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort extracts (LCE) against the hyperlipidemia of high-fat diet-fed obese rats. The rats were divided into the three groups (normal group, control group and sample group) to perform the experimental research. 1.5 ml/kg of LCE was intraperitoneally administered into the sample group for 21 days. The equal dose of 0.9% saline was intraperitoneally administered into the normal group and the control group. On day 22, they were anesthetized with ether and dissected. The levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were examined in serum of rats. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) was measured in mitochondrial fraction. Malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT), and glutamate peroxidase (GPx) were determined in liver homogenate. High-fat diet markedly increased the levels of AST, ALT and MDA, significantly decreasing those of SOD, CAT and GPx. But Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort-pretreatment decreased the levels of AST, ALT, and MDA. increasing those of SOD, CAT and GPx. These results demonstrated the antioxidative effects, suggesting that LCE could be the candidate for the functional material.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.8
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• pp.1364-1369
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• 2003

In this study, we investigated the effect of seatangle drink and seatangle extract product on weight gain and serum and hepatic lipid composition in rats fed a hyperlipidemic diet. In the dietary hyperlipidemia induced rats, it was observed that serum triglyceride, phospholipid, total lipid, LDL-cholesterol level and atherosclerotic index were higher, while the HDL-cholesterol level was lower when compared to the normal group. Total hepatic lipid and cholesterol content of the dietary hyperlipidemia induced rats was conspicuously decreased by seatangle drink and seatangle extract product treatment. Especially, triglyceride content was decreased to 30% by seatangle drink treatment, and 45% by seatangle extract product treatment.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.211-218
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• 2011

Because antique Korean Peninsula maps have many historical signification, we can estimate historical evidences by analyzing them. However, it is very difficult to compare antique maps with modern maps because the antique maps were made by arranging local regions. To resolve this difficulty, we transform antique maps by rotating, scaling and translating to compare with a reference map. Each antique map is rotated in the difference of principal axis angles of the target and the reference maps, and its width and height are scaled asymmetrically using width and height ratios of bounding boxes. Finally, the two regions are overlaid by adjusting their centroids, and then the antique map is evaluated by two similarity equations. Experimental results show that the similarities of region ratio and different angle are properly computed according to era. Therefore, the proposed method can be widely used to analyze the antique Korean Peninsula maps.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.105-112
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• 2021

The effect of buckwheat dietary fiber (BDF) as hypolipidemic and antioxidant agent were determined in C57BL/6 mice fed a high fat diet (HFD) with different doses of 500 (low, BDF-L) or 1,000 (high, BDF-H) mg/kg of body weight, compared with the HFD-diet control group (HFD). The negative control group (ND) was fed the basal diet. Body weights in the BDF-L and BDF-H groups were significantly decreased as compared to those in the HFD group (p<0.05). BDF also improved the lipid profile in a dose-dependent manner; serum lipid profiles and levels of insulin, glucose, and free fatty acid were significantly decreased in the BDF-L and BDF-H groups, whereas HDL-C and adiponectin significantly increased as compared to the HFD group (p<0.05). Meanwhile, BDF lowered serum malondialdehyde (MDA) in comparison with the HFD group (p<0.05). The results demonstrate that the intake of BDF might prevent obesity and its related metabolic disorders by inducing dyslipidemia and oxidative stress.