• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2001

Ginseng may have antioxidant and pharmacologic effects similar to those of vitamin E. The interactive effect of ginseng and vitamin E was studied with respect to cholesterol metabolism and the antioxidant status. A ginseng supplement (0.1%, wt/wt) with comparable levels of vitamin E was provided with a high-cholesterol (1%, wt/wt) diet to rats for 5 weeks. The amount of vitamin E included in the ginseng-free and ginseng diets was either a low (low-E) or a normal (normal-E) level. The ginseng supplements significantly (p<0.05) altered the concentrations of plasma triglycerides in both the low-vitamin E group and normal-vitamin E group compared to the each ginseng-free group. The hepatic triglyceride and cholesterol content were not significantly (p>0.05) different between groups regardless of the vitamin E level in the diet. The hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity was significantly (p<0.05) lowered by the ginseng supplement in both the low-vitamin E and the normal-vitamin E groups compared to the ginseng-free group. The HMG-CoA reductase activity was also significantly (p<0.05) lowered with in increase of the dietary vitamin E in the ginseng-free group. The excretion of fecal neutral sterol was significantly (p<0.05) lower in the normal-E ginseng group than th low-E ginseng-free group. Neither dietary ginseng nor vitamin E significantly changed the hepatic antioxidant enzymes activity. This data indicates that ginseng supplements lower the concentration of plasma triglyceride and hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity regardless of eh dietary vitamin E level. This information may contribute to understanding the interactive effect of ginseng and vitamin E on cholesterol biosynthesis in high cholesterol-fed rats.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.655-662
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• 2007

This study examined the effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 43121 (LAB) on cholesterol metabolism in hypercholesterolemia-induced rats. Four treatment groups of rats (n=9) were fed experimental diets: normal diet, normal $diet+LAB(2{\times}10^6\;CFU/day)$, hypercholesterol diet (0.5% cholesterol, w/w), and hypercholesterol diet+LAB. Body weight, feed intake, and feed efficiency did not differ among the four groups. Supplementation with LAB reduced total serum cholesterol (25%) and VLDL+IDL+LDL cholesterol (42%) in hypercholesterol diet groups, although hepatic tissue cholesterol and lipid contents were not changed. In the normal diet group, cholesterol synthesis (HMG-CoA reductase expression), absorption (LDL receptor expression), and excretion via bile acids (cholesterol $7{\alpha}-hydroxylase$ expression) were increased by supplementation with LAB, and increased cholesterol absorption and decreased excretion were found in the hypercholesterol diet group. Total fecal acid sterols excretion was increased by supplementation with LAB. With proportional changes in both normal and hypercholesterol diet groups, primary bile acids (cholic and chenodeoxycholic acids) were reduced, and secondary bile acids (deoxycholic and lithocholic acids) were increased. Fecal neutral sterol excretion was not changed by LAB. In this experiment, the increase in insoluble bile acid (lithocholic acid) reduced blood cholesterol level in rats fed hypercholesterol diets supplemented with LAB. Thus, in the rat, L. acidophilus ATCC 43121 is more likely to affect deconjugation and dehydroxylation during cholesterol metabolism than the assimilation of cholesterol into cell membranes.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.100-107
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• 1994

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of Cnidi rhizoma (CR) water extract on fat accumulation in fatted rats induced by the oral high fat administration for six weeks. Total cholesterol, neutral lipid and epididymal fat pad of CR groups were lower than the control group. On the other hand, high density lipoprotein(HDL) -cholesterol was somewhat higher In CR than In the control group. In addition, the same result as the above case was obtained when examining adipose for liver and epididymal fat components. During the feeding experiment, level of low density Lipoprotein(LDL) and very low density Lipoprotein (VLDL) increased while HDL was decreased. The degree of LDL and VLDL was decreased however, and HDL was, increased In CH groups as compared with the control group. Insulin and cortisol were higher than the control group, due to the fat accumulation. Experiment group showed the increased excretion as compared with the control group, in the excretion of bile acid and neutral sterol. The liver of the control group observed by the light microscope appeared to the fatty liver, but CR groups showed some improvement of the fatty liver. Based on the above results, it was shown that It Is possible to improve fat accumulation induced, by high fat dietary through using the oral administration of Cnidi rhizoma boiling extract solutions.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.116-125
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• 2021

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most common cause of death in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and dyslipidemia is considered at least partially responsible for the increased CVD risk in NAFLD patients. The aim of the present study is to understand how hepatic de novo lipogenesis influences hepatic cholesterol content as well as its effects on the plasma lipid levels. Hepatic lipogenesis was induced in mice by feeding a fat-free/high-sucrose (FF/HS) diet and the metabolic pathways associated with cholesterol were then analyzed. Both liver triglyceride and cholesterol contents were significantly increased in mice fed an FF/HS diet. Activation of fatty acid synthesis driven by the activation of sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-1c resulted in the increased liver triglycerides. The augmented cholesterol content in the liver could not be explained by an increased cholesterol synthesis, which was decreased by the FF/HS diet. HMG-CoA reductase protein level was decreased in mice fed an FF/HS diet. We found that the liver retained more cholesterol through a reduced excretion of bile acids, a reduced fecal cholesterol excretion, and an increased cholesterol uptake from plasma lipoproteins. Very low-density lipoproteintriglyceride and -cholesterol secretion were increased in mice fed an FF/HS diet, which led to hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia in Ldlr-/- mice, a model that exhibits a more human like lipoprotein profile. These findings suggest that dietary cholesterol intake and cholesterol synthesis rates cannot only explain the hypercholesterolemia associated with NAFLD, and that the control of fatty acid synthesis should be considered for the management of dyslipidemia.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2019

More effective treatments are needed for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We hypothesized that water extracts of blackberry fruits (BF) and leaves (BL) and their combinations (BFL) reduce fat deposition in HepG2 cells and modulate shor-tchain fatty acids (SCFA) and fecal bacteria in vitro. HepG2 cells were treated with BF, BL, BFL1:2, and BFL1:3 for 1 h, and 0.5 mM palmitate was added to the cells. Moreover, low ($30{\mu}g/mL$) and high doses ($90{\mu}g/mL$) of BL and BF were applied to fecal bacteria in vitro, and SCFA was measured by GC. BL, BF, BFL1:2, and BFL1:3 reduced triglyceride deposition in the cells in a dose-dependent manner, and BFL1:2 and BFL1:3 had a stronger effect than BF. The content of malondialdehyde, an index of oxidative stress, was also reduced in BL, BF, and BFL1:2 with increasing superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities. The mRNA expression of acetyl CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c was reduced in BL, BF, BFL1:2, and BFL1:3 compared to the control, and BFL1:2 had the strongest effect. By contrast, the carnitine palmitolytransferase-1expression, a regulator of fatty acid oxidation, increased mostly in BFL1:2 and BFL1:3. Tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ expression was reduced in BL compared to that in BF and BFL1:2 in HepG2 cells. Interestingly, BL increased propionate production, and BF increased butyrate and propionate production and increased total SCFA content in fecal incubation. BF increased the contents of Bifidobacteriales and Lactobacillales and decreased those of Clostridiales, whereas BL elevated the contents of Bacteroidales and decreased those of Enterobacteriales. In conclusion, BFL1:2 and BFL1:3 may be potential therapeutic candidates for NAFLD.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2015

BACKGROUD/OBEJECTIVES: The mechanism of how black garlic effects lipid metabolism remains unsolved. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the effects of black garlic on lipid profiles and the expression of related genes in rats fed a high fat diet. MATERIALS/METHODS: Thirty-two male Sqrague-Dawley rats aged 4 weeks were randomly divided into four groups (n=8) and fed the following diets for 5 weeks: normal food diet, (NF); a high-fat diet (HF); and a high-fat diet + 0.5% or 1.5% black garlic extract (HFBG0.5 or HFBG1.5). Body weights and blood biochemical parameters, including lipid profiles, and expressions of genes related to lipid metabolism were determined. RESULTS: Significant differences were observed in the final weights between the HFBG1.5 and HF groups. All blood biochemical parameters measured in the HFBG1.5 group showed significantly lower values than those in the HF group. Significant improvements of the plasama lipid profiles as well as fecal excretions of total lipids and triglyceride (TG) were also observed in the HFBG1.5 group, when compared to the HF diet group. There were significant differences in the levels of mRNA of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), fatty acid synthase (FAS), and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) in the HFBG1.5 group compared to the HF group. In addition, the hepatic expression of (HMG-CoA) reductase and Acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) mRNA was also significantly lower than the HF group. CONCLUSIONS: Consumption of black garlic extract lowers SREBP-1C mRNA expression, which causes downregulation of lipid and cholestrol metahbolism. As a result, the blood levels of total lipids, TG, and cholesterol were decreased.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2013

This study determined the effects of fucoxanthin on gene expressions related to lipid metabolism in rats with a high-fat diet. Rats were fed with normal fat diet (NF, 7% fat) group, high fat diet group (HF, 20% fat), and high fat with 0.2% fucoxanthin diet group (HF+Fxn) for 4 weeks. Body weight changes and lipid profiles in plasma, liver, and feces were determined. The mRNA expressions of transcriptional factors such as sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-1c, Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT1), Cholesterol $7{\alpha}$-hydroxylase1 (CYP7A1) as well as mRNA expression of several lipogenic enzymes were determined. Fucoxanthin supplements significantly increased plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL) concentration (P < 0.05). The hepatic total lipids, total cholesterols, and triglycerides were significantly decreased while the fecal excretions of total lipids, cholesterol, and triglycerides were significantly increased in HF+Fxn group (P < 0.05). The mRNA expression of hepatic Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), Fatty acid synthase (FAS), and Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) as well as SREBP-1C were significantly lower in HF+Fxn group compared to the HF group (P < 0.05). The hepatic mRNA expression of Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) and Acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) were significantly low while lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) was significantly high in the HF+Fxn group (P < 0.05). There was significant increase in mRNA expression of CPT1 and CYP7A1 in the HF+Fxn group, compared to the HF group (P < 0.05). In conclusion, consumption of fucoxanthin is thought to be effective in improving lipid and cholesterol metabolism in rats with a high fat diet.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.71-92
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• 1989

피조개 양식장의 수질변화와 양성중의 피조개 근육의 carotenoid조성 그리고 지질조성의 변화 등을 비교, 검토하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 해수의 일반정상중, pH, 염분도, 전기전도도는 충무, 여수의 양수역이 비슷하였으나, 년평균 수온은 충무수역이 약$2^{\circ}C$정도 높았다. 여수수역은 충무수역보다, 아질산성질소, 암모니아성질소, 인산성인등의 농도가 다소높았고, 특히 규산성규소의 농도가 2배 정도가 높아 수질이 뒤떨어지는 것으로 판단된다. 대장균군과 분변계대장균의 변화범위는 충무 수역이 $3.6{\sim}93/100ml,\;3.0{\sim}15/100ml$이며, 여수수역이 $7.3{\sim}150/100ml,\;3.6{\sim}20/100ml$로서 여수수역이 약간 불결하였다. 대장균의 조성은 Escherichia coli군이 8.9%, Citrobacter freundii군이 33.9%, Enterobacter aerogenes 군이 41.1%, 동정되지 않은 것이 16.1%로 나타났다. 피조개육의 Hb함량변화는, 충무산이 $1.1{\sim}2.5g/dl$, 여수산이 $1.7{\sim}4.4g/dl$로서, 년평균함량이 충무산보다 여수산이 높았다. 그러나, 총 carotnoid의 함량변화는, 충무산이 $0.80{\sim}1.28mg/100g$ (muscle), 여수산이 $0.45{\sim}0.99mg/100g$ (muscle)로서, 년평균함량이 충무산이 여수산보다 높았다. 피조개육의 구성 carotenoids중에서, pectenolone (기하함량비율 : 충무산 63.0%, 여수산 59.0%), ${\beta}-carotene$(평균함량비율 : 충무산 6.5%, 여수산 18.9%), pectenoxanthin(평균함량비율 : 충무산 9.9%, 여수산 9.1%) 그리고 diatoxanthin monoester(평균함량비율 : 충무산 11.2 %, 여수산 5.2%)등의 함량이 높게 나타났고, 특히 pectenolone 은 산란기 이전까지는 계속 증가하다가 산란기 이후 감소하며, diatoxantin monester 는 성장기중 계속 증가하며, ${\beta}-carotene$은 산란기 이전까지 감소하다가 산란기 이후에는 계속 증가하여, 피조개육색에 적접 영향을 주는 것으로 판단된다. 총지질, 중성지질 및 극성지질등의 각 지질을 구성하는 주요지방산은 양적으로, $C_{16:0},\;C_{18:1},\;C_{22:6},\;C_{20:2},\;C_{18:20},\;C_{20:5}$ 그리고 $C_{18:3}$산의 순이었다. 충무산과 여수산 피조개육의 총지질중에서, 중성지질의 함량은 극성지질의 함량보다 2배량 많았으며, 총지질과 중성지질 함량은 산란기중 에 감소하였다. 그리고 계절별 지질의 지방산조성의 변화에서도, 산란기중에는, 총지질과 중성지질의 polyene 산은 감소하고 포화산은 증가하며, 반대로 당지질과 인지질의 polyene산은 증가하고 포화산은 감소하는 양상을 보여 대조적이었다. 총지질의 sterol조성은 충무산과 여수산에서 다같이, cholesterol, campesterol, brassicasterol 및 ${\beta}-sitosterol$의 순으로 함유하며, 산란기 중에 cholesterol의 함량비율은 감소되고 campesterol 은 성장기중 3월에서 11월까지 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.364-372
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• 2015

이 연구는 고지방 고콜레스테롤 식이를 12주 동안 랫트에게 공급하여 복분자와 홍삼, 복분자와 홍삼 발효 추출물의 지질대사 및 비만 개선효과를 조사하였다. 정상식이, 고지방 고콜레스테롤 식이, 양성대조군, 유산균발효군, 복분자와 홍삼, 복분자와 홍삼 발효 추출물 투여군의 체중증가, 음수, 식이 섭취량은 그룹간의 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 하지만 혈중 HDL-콜레스테롤은 고지방 고콜레스테롤 식이와 비교 했을 때 복분자와 홍삼 발효 추출물에서 유의적인 증가를 보였으며, LDL-콜레스테롤, 중성지방은 유의적인 감소율을 보였다. 또한, 간 조직에서 복분자와 홍삼 발효추출물 처치에 의해 HMG-CoA reductase, LDL receptor 및 SREBP-2 mRNA의 발현 증가와 지방생성 억제를 확인하였다. 그리고 복분자와 홍삼 발효 추출물 투여군은 비만인자인 혈중 leptin과 FAS의 농도를 유의적으로 감소시켰을 뿐만 아니라 대변에서 체내 콜레스테롤 배출을 증가시켰다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 보아 복분자와 홍삼 발효 추출물은 혈중 지질 대사 및 비만의 예방에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.355-368
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• 2003

시험 1은 게르마늄흑운모를 자돈 사료에 첨가하였을 때 자돈의 성장 및 영양소 소화율에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 실시하였다. 공시동물은 평균 체중 15.09$\pm$0.18kg의 3원 교잡종 자돈 60두를 공시하여 28일간 실시하였다. 시험설계는 기초사료에 게르마늄흑운모 무첨가구 (CON; basal diet), 기초사료에 게르마늄흑운모 0.1%(GB0.1), 0.3%(GB0.3), 0.6%(GB0.6), 1.0% (GB1.0) 첨가구로 5개 처리로 하였다. 전체 사양시험 기간동안, 일당증체량과 사료효율에 있어서는 처리구간에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 시험 2는 육성돈 사료내 게르마늄흑운모의 항생제 대체효과를 평가하기 위하여 실시하였다. 공시동물은 평균 체중이 32.47$\pm$0.90kg인 3원 교잡종 육성돈 54두를 공시하여 35일간 실시하였다. 시험설계는 기초사료에 항생제 무첨가구(NC; basal diet), 항생제 첨가구 (PC; basal diet + 200ppm CTC), 게르마늄흑운모를 0.3% 첨가구(GB0.3; basal diet + 0.3% germanium biotite)의 3개 처리로 하였다. 사양시험 기간동안, 일당증체량에 있어서 NC 처리구와 비교하였을 때 PC 처리구와 GB0.3 처리구의 성장율이 각각 17%(385 vs 451, g/d), 14% (385 vs 438, g/d) 높았다(P<0.05). 일당사료섭취량에 있어서 NC 처리구와 비교하여 PC 처리구와 GB0.3 처리구가 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 사료효율에 있어서도 NC 처리구와 비교하여 GB0.3 처리구가 유의적으로 높았다(0.323 vs 0.332)(P<0.05). 외관상 건물과 질소 소화율에 있어서 NC 처리구와 비교하여 PC 처리구와 GB0.3 처리구가 유의적으로 높았다 (P<0.05). 시험 3은 비육돈 사료내 게르마늄흑운모의 첨가가 성장, 영양소 소화율, 혈장 성상, 등지방 두께 그리고 분내 암모니아 가스 농도에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 실시하였다. 공시동물은 평균 체중이 78.65$\pm$1.32kg인 비육돈 72두를 공시하였다. 시험설계는 기초사료에 게르마늄흑운모 무첨가구 (CON; basal diet), 기초사료에 게르마늄흑운모 1.0% (GB1.0), 3.0% (GB 3.0) 첨가구로 3개 처리로 하였다. 사양시험 기간동안, 일당증체량에서는 GB1.0 처리구가 대조구와 GB3.0 처리구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높았으며 (P<0.05), 일당사료섭취량에 있어서는 대조구가 GB3.0보다 유의적으로 높았다 (P< 0.05). 사료효율에 있어서는 GB 첨가구가 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높게 조사되었다 (P<0.05). 혈장내 Total-cholesterol 함량 변화는 대조구와 비교하여 게르마늄흑운모 첨가구가 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 또한, LDL+ VLDL-cholesterol 함량 변화도 대조구와 비교하여 게르마늄흑운모 첨가구가 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 혈장내 HDL-cholesterol 함량에 있어서는 대조구와 비교하여 게르마늄흑운모 첨가구가 유의적으로 증가하였다(P<0.05). 등지방 두께에 있어서는 대조구와 비교하여 GB1.0 처리구가 5.4% (27.19 vs 25.71mm)의 감소를 보였고, GB3.0 처리구가 대조구와 비교하여 16.1% (27.19 vs 22.81mm)로 유의적인 감소하였다 (P<0.05). 게르마늄흑운모의 분내 암모니아 가스 농도에 미치는 영향에 있어서는, 대조구와 비교하여 GB1.0 처리구가 64.1% (17.00 vs 6.10mg/kg), GB3.0 처리구가 61.8% (17.00 vs 6.50mg/kg) 유의적으로 감소하였다 (P<0.05). 결론적으로, 양돈사료내 게르마늄흑운모를 첨가하였을 경우, 자돈에 있어서는 성장에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 사료되며, 육성돈에 있어서는 항생제 대체효과를 갖는 것으로 나타난다. 또한, 비육돈 사료내 게르마늄흑운모의 첨가는 비육돈의 성장능력을 향상시키는 것으로 판단되며, 혈중 Total‐및 LDL+VLDL-chole- sterol 함량을 감소시키며, HDL-cholesterol 함량을 증가시키는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 등지방 두께가 감소되며, 분내 암모니아 가스 농도가 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.