• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2015

Objectives : Ojeok-san (OJS), an oriental herbal formula, has been used in Asian countries including Korea, China and Japan to treat the common cold and illnesses including fatigue and gastrointestinal disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine the anti-obesity effect and molecular mechanism of OJS, on adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. Also, the effects of OJS in obese mice fed a high-fat diet on adiposity were examined.Methods : Preferentially, we analyzed the component of OJS and measured the stability of its component in OJS according to study periods using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In vitro, 3T3-L1 cells were treated with OJS (50 to 200 μg/mL) during differentiation for 8 days. The accumulation of lipid droplets was determined by Oil Red O staining. The expressions of genes related to adipogenesis were measured by RT-PCR and Western blot analyses. For anti-obesty effect in vivo, we experimented for 8 weeks with four group (normal diet (CON), high-fat diet (HF), high-fat diet with OJS (HF+OJS) and high-fat diet with Bang-pung-tong-sung-san (HF+BTS) in comparison group HF+OJS).Results : OJS showed inhibitory activity on adipocyte differentiation at 3T3-L1 preadipocytes without affect cell toxicity as assessed by measuring fat accumulation and adipogenesis. In addition, OJS significantly reduced the expression levels of several adipocyte marker genes including proliferator activated receptor-γ(PPAR-γ) and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-α(C/EBP-α). Also OJS-administered mice showed significant inhibitory of body weights and abdominal adipose tissue weights.Conclusions : This study showed that traditional medicine OJS has an anti-obesity effect in vitro and in vivo. Thus, OJS could be developed as a supplement for reduction of body weight gain induced by an obesity.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2011

Objectives : We investigated the effects of gambigyeongsinhwan2(GGH(2)) on body weight and examined whether blood triglyceride levels and visceral fat are inhibited by it in high fat diet-fed obese male mice. Methods : 8 weeks old, high fat diet-fed obese male mice were divided into 5 groups: C57BL/6N normal, control, GGH(2)-1, GGH(2)-2 and GGH(2)-3. After mice were treated with GGH(2) for 8 weeks, we measured body weight gain, food intake, feeding efficiency ratio, fat weight, plasma leptin and lipid levels. We also did histological analysis for liver and fat on the mice. Results : 1. Compared with controls, GGH(2)-treated mice had lower body weight gain and adipose tissue weight, the magnitudes of which were prominent in GGH(2)-3. 2. Compared with controls, GGH(2)-treated mice had lower feeding efficiency ratio, the magnitude of which was prominent in GGH(2)-3. 3. Compared with controls, GGH(2)-treated mice had lower blood plasma triglyceride level. 4. Blood plasma AST and ALT concentrations were not changed by GGH(2), indicating GGH(2) do not show any toxic effects. 5. Consistent with their effects on body weight gain, the size of adipocytes were significantly decreased by GGH(2), whereas the adipocyte number per unit area was significantly increased, suggesting that GGH(2) decreased the number of large adipocytes. Hepatic lipid accumulation was decreased by GGH(2). Conclusions : These results demonstrate that GGH(2) effectively reduces body weight gain, feeding efficiency ratio, blood plasma triglyceride level and improves abdominal fat.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.725-731
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• 2008

The principal objective of this study was to assess the effects of low-calorie diets(LCD) for 8 weeks of medical nutrition therapy in individuals with BMI in excess of $23\;kg/m^2$. 41 over-weight or obese individuals (male=14, female=27, age $28.6{\pm}8.9\;yrs$), none of whom were diagnosed with a medical disease, were administered MNT 4 times over the study period. Approximately $1,100{\sim}1,300\;kcal/day$ were prescribed by a dietitian, via individualized counseling. Anthropometric parameters, daily nutrient intake, and blood levels of leptin, insulin, and lipid profiles were measured prior to and after the 8 weeks of the intervention period. We noted significant reductions in body weight, body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), abdominal skin-fold thickness, and waist circumference in both men and women. The mean body weight losses in men and women were $3.2{\pm}0.6\;kg$/8 weeks and $2.8{\pm}0.6\;kg$/8 weeks, respectively. However, the % of lean body mass (LBM) in men and women was shown to increase significantly (p<0.05). The daily intake of calorie, fat, protein, vitamin E, folate, and iron were significantly reduced during the LCD period. Blood levels of lipids and glucose were in normal range, and evidenced no changes after LCD. However, the serum levels of leptin in female subjects were significantly reduced (p<0.00l) from $8.9{\pm}4.8\;ng/mL$ to $6.9{\pm}4.8\;ng/mL$. In conclusion, 8 weeks of LCD with individualized counseling by a dietitian effectively reduced body fat and visceral fat in both men and women with BMI in excess of $23\;kg/m^2$.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

본 실험은 Curcuma longa L.의 비만, 인슐린 저항성 효과에 대해 알아보기 위하여 C. longa 를 50% 에탄올로 추출물을 제조한 다음 실험동물을 통하여 알아보았다. 실험동물로는 정상동물인 SD계 랫트와 2형 당뇨 모델인 db/db 마우스를 사용하였고 식이로는 고지방식이(15%fat diet)를 사용하였고 C. longa는 식이에 넣어 제공하였다. SD rat 에서 체중, 총지방량은 1.5% 울금식이군이 대조군보다 유의적으로 감소하였다. 혈청에서 인슐린, HOMA-IR, TG는 1.5% 울금식이군이 대조군보다 유의적으로 감소하는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. db/db 마우스에서 체중은 1.5% 울금식이군이 대조군보다 감소하는 경향을 보였으나 유의적이지는 않았고 총지방량은 1.5% 울금식이군이 대조군보다 유의적으로 감소하는 것을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 본 실험에서 공복 시 혈당은 2주마다 측정하였는데 1.5% 울금식이군이 대조군보다 유의적으로 감소하였고 hemoglobin A1c도 유의적으로 감소하는 것을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 공복 시 혈당과 hemoglobin의 유의적인 감소로 인하여 혈청에서 측정한 insulin, HOMA-IR이 감소하는 경향을 보인 것으로 사료된다. 이상의 결과로 보아 C. longa 추출물은 체중조절 및 혈당조절에 도움이 되는 천연약물로서의 기능성이 입증되었다고 사료된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.604-612
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• 2021

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the association of waist circumference (WC) with body composition among individuals with a normal body mass index (BMI) to distinguish muscle and fat mass, as both affect health differently. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We analyzed dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry data (derived from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey, which includes information on fat and lean mass) of 7,493 adults with a normal BMI. Subjects were categorized into four groups of increasing WC. The fourth group was defined as being centrally obese. Each number of subjects are as follows: 1,870, 695, 231, and 39 among men and 3,054, 1,100, 406, and 98 among women. We conducted a sex-stratified linear regression analysis of body composition according to WC group after adjustments for covariates. RESULTS: We observed a positive association of body fat with increasing WC in both men and women (all P for trend: < 0.001). The adjusted mean values for percent body fat with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) according to the four WC groups in ascending order were 17.8 (17.5-18.3), 21.0 (20.6-21.5), 22.1 (21.5-22.8), and 25.1 (24.2-26.1) in men and 29.7 (29.4-30.0), 32.0 (31.6-32.3), 32.9 (32.4-33.4), and 34.7 (33.2-36.1) in women. However, there was an inverted J-shaped association between muscle mass and WC. The fourth group had a higher percent body fat and lower muscle mass than other groups. The adjusted mean values for appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (kg/m²) with 95% CIs according to the four WC groups in ascending order were 7.55 (7.51-7.59), 7.62 (7.56-7.68), 7.65 (7.56-7.74), and 7.22 (7.04-7.41) in men and 5.83 (5.80-5.85), 5.96 (5.92-6.00), 6.03 (5.96-6.10), and 5.88 (5.73-6.03). CONCLUSIONS: There was a positive association between body fat and WC among individuals with normal BMI; conversely there was an inverted J-shaped association between lean body mass and WC. Our findings support the WC measurement should be included in obesity evaluations for adults with a normal BMI.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.679-688
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• 2003

본 연구는 재래돼지와 랜드레이스를 기초축으로 한 F$_2$ 354두에 대해 Leptin receptor와 연관되어있는 초위성체 표지인자를 이용하여 그 다형성을 조사하고 돼지의 성장형질, 도체형질, 육질형질과 그 유전자형간의 연관성을 구명코자 실시하였다. F$_2$ 354두로부터 얻어진 총 대립유전자는 255bp, 259bp 261bp, 263bp, 265bp, 267bp로써 총 6가지 형태로 나타났다. 집단 내에서 6개의 대립유전자들은 19가지의 유전자형 조합을 나타내었고 가장 많이 나타난 유전자형은 CE형 (261bp/265bp)으로 전체의 20.0%를 차지하였고 다음으로 CC(261/261)와 EE(265/ 265)가 각각 10.1%와 9.6%로 나타났으며 AC(255/261)와 EF(265/267)은 각각 1두에서만 관찰되었다. 각 유전자형간 12주령 체중이 고도의 유의성을 가지고 있었고 (P〈0.001), 3주령 체중(P〈0.05)과 30주령 체중(P〈0.01)에서도 유의성을 보였다. 특히, 성장초기와 달리 12주령 이후 돼지의 증체율은 급증하게 되고 각 개체간의 증체량에 대한 변이가 커지게 되는 것으로 나타났다. 3, 5, 12, 30주령 체중에서 DD(263/263), DF(263/267)형은 항상 상위를 나타내는 유전자형들로 나타났다. 특히 263bp 대립유전자를 가지고 있는 유전자형에 있어서 증체량에 대한 영향력이 크게 나타났다. 각 유전자형간 도체지방과 전단력도 유의성을 가지고 있었고 (P〈0.001), 등지방층 두께에서도 유의성을 보였다(P〈0.05). 그러나 근내지방함량에 대해서는 LEPR 유전자형들의 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 등지방층 두께와 도체지방에 대한 최상위 값을 갖는 유전자형은 두 형질 모두 DF (263/267)형으로 나타났다. 반면, 등지방층 두께에서 최하위 값을 갖는 유전자형은 AB (255/259), BE (259/265), AE(255/265) 순으로 나타났고, 도체지방에서는 AB(255/259), DD (263/263), AE(255/ 265) 순으로 나타났다. 특히 255, 259, 265bp 대립유전자를 갖는 개체들은 두 형질에 있어서 부의 상관관계를 갖는 것으로 판단되어진다. 전단력의 평균값이 각각 4.59kg/$cm^3$과 4.52kg/$cm^3$인 DD(263/263), BB(259/259)가 등심근육의 연도를 저하시켰고 반대로 DF(263/267) 유전자형을 갖은 개체는 더 좋은 연도를 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.540-547
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 고지방식이 흰쥐에서 녹차 catechin의 체지방 조성 및 지방조직에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 혈중 및 간조직의 지질조성과 지방조직의 세포 수 및 크기를 관찰하였다. 실험동물은 체중 $100{\pm}10g$내외의 Sprague-Dawley종 흰쥐를 이용하여 catechin의 공급수준에 따라 각각 10마리씩 총 8군으로 나누어 4주간 자유섭식시킨 후 지질대사를 관찰하였다. 체중증가량을 관찰한 결과 HFCM 및 HFCH군에서 HF군에 비해 체중이 유의적으로 감소됨을 관찰할 수 있었다. 단위 체중당 복부지방 및 부고환지방 무게는 NC군에 비해 HF군에서 각각 103%, 106%씩 증가되었으나, HFCM 및 HFCH군은 HF군에 비해 각각 15%, 23% 및 21%, 33%씩 감소되었다. 혈중 중성지방, 총 콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤 및 동맥경화지수는 HF군에 비해 HFCH군에서 유의적으로 감소되었으나, HDL-콜레스테롤은 증가되었다. 간조직의 총 지방 함량은 NC군에 비해 HF군에서 유의적으로 증가되었으나 HFCH군은 정상식이군 수준이었다. 중성지방 함량은 고지방식이 실험군간의 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 콜레스테롤 함량은 NC군에 비해 HF군은 29% 증가되었으나, HFCM 및 HFCH군은 HF군에 비해 유의적으로 감소되었다. 부고환지방의 세포수 및 세포크기도 HFCM 및 HFCH군이 HF군에 비해 유의적으로 감소되었다. 결론적으로 녹차 catechin은 혈청에서 총콜레스테롤, 중성지방 및 동맥경화지수를 감소시키고 부고환지방의 세포수 및 크기의 감소를 유도하여 비만을 억제시키는 효과가 규명되었다.