• 생약학회지
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• 제36권2호통권141호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2005

The herb of Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum (Liliaceae) has been used as an edible wild herb and to treat heart failure and gastritis. We have already reported antihyperlipidemic anti-tumor effects of this plant. To enlarge the commercial availability of this food, it was investigated whether the extracts of A. victorialis var. platyphyllum reduce hyperlipidemia and obesity or not. The plants tested in this experiment were collected from two eco-types of Is. Ullung and Mt. Odae cultivated at Pyongchang. Extracts were prepared by extracting the fresh leaves and those dried at $36^{\circ}C$ and $90^{\circ}C$, respectively. Pretreatment with the ethanolic extracts for two weeks(p.o.) reduced serum triglyceride-, total cholesterol- and LDL-cholesterol contents in rats induced by Triton WR-1339, respectively. Furthermore, oral administration of the extracts also inhibited the hyperlipidemia induced with oral diet of 30% corn oil. In the other attempt to find to alleviate the obesity, the model rats with obesity were induced by the high fat-diet for six weeks. Post-treatment with the extracts for two weeks significantly reduced the hyperlipidemia. Retroperitoneal-, epidymal- and total abdominal fat pad weights were considerably reduced at 100 mg/kg oral administration of the extracts. Increased feces lipid contents were also found in the rat treated with the extracts. The extract may lead to the higher activity in treatment of hyperlipidemia and obesity than of the dried one.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.932-938
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• 2011

Ginsenoside Rg1은 인삼에서 분리한 약물학적인 활성을 가지는 물질이다. 본 연구는 Rg1이 제2형 당뇨병 모델 동물에서 혈당과 지질대사에 유익한 효과를 가지는지를 확인하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 10주령의 db/db 마우스에 Rg1을 10 mg/kg 농도로 15일간 경구투여한 결과 공복혈당이 감소하였고, 포도당 내성이 개선되었다. 특히 혈중 중성지방과 유리지방산이 유의적으로 감소하였고 혈중 HDL-콜레스테롤이 증가되었다. 또한 chimeric GAL4-PPAR${\alpha}$ receptor 활성 프로모터를 활성화시켰고 PPAR${\alpha}$ gene인 CPT-1 (carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1)과 ACO (acyl-CoA oxidase)의 발현을 증가시켰는데 이것으로 Rg1의 지질대사 개선이 PPAR${\alpha}$ 활성에 의한 지방산 산화에 의한 것임을 확인할 수 있었다. 모든 결과를 종합해 볼 때, Rg1은 제2형 당뇨병과 관련된 고혈당증과 고지혈증에 유용한 효과를 가짐을 확인하였다.