• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제29권5호
• /
• pp.674-680
• /
• 2016

This study investigated the effects of feeds naturally contaminated with mycotoxins on growth performance, serum biochemical parameters, carcass traits, and splenic heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) mRNA expression levels in broiler chickens. The efficacy of yeast cell wall (YCW) adsorbent in preventing mycotoxicosis was also evaluated. Three hundred 1-d-old Arbor Acres broiler chicks were randomly allotted to 3 treatments in completely randomized design for 42 d. Each treatment group had 5 replicate pens with 20 birds. The treatments were as follows: i) basal diet (control), ii) naturally contaminated diet (NCD), and iii) NCD+0.2% YCW adsorbent (NCDD). The NCD decreased average daily gain (ADG) (p<0.01) of 0 to 21 d, 22 to 42 d, and 0 to 42 d, and increased feed conversion ratio (p<0.01) of 22 to 42 d and 0 to 42 d. Both the breast meat percentage and thigh meat percentage of the NCD group were significantly higher (p<0.01) than that of the control group on d 21. The NCD group showed significantly increased levels of triglycerides (p<0.05) and cholesterol (p<0.05) on both d 21 and d 42 compared to the control group. However, the NCD significantly reduced (p<0.01) the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) on d 42 compared to controls. Compared with the NCD, supplementation with YCW significantly improved (p<0.01) the ADG of 0 to 21 d and 0 to 42 d, and increased (p<0.01) concentrations of HDL on d 42, and on d 21, and triglycerides (p<0.05) on d 21 and d 42. Supplementation with YCW reduced (p<0.01) the breast meat percentage, the thigh meat percentage, the concentrations of cholesterol (p<0.01) and the low-density lipoprotein (p<0.05) on d 21, and improved (p<0.01) the splenic Hsp70 mRNA expression levels compared with the NCD group. The results of this study indicated that feeding NCD for 42 d had adverse effects on broiler chickens, and that YCW might be beneficial in counteracting the effects of mycotoxins.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제24권12호
• /
• pp.1681-1689
• /
• 2011

The beneficial effects of tea catechins (TCs) are related not only to their antioxidant potential but also to the improvement of animal meat quality. In this study, we assessed the effects of dietary TC supplementation on plasma biochemical parameters, hormone responses, and glutathione redox status in goats. Forty Liuyang goats were randomly divided into four equal groups (10 animals/group) that were assigned to four experimental diets with TC supplementation at 4 levels (0, 2,000, 3,000 or 4,000 mg TC/kg DM feed). After a 60-day feeding trial, all goats were slaughtered and sampled. Dietary TC treatment had no significant effect on blood biochemical parameters, however, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.001), triglyceride (p<0.01), plasma urea nitrogen (p<0.01), and glucose (p<0.001) decreased and total protein (p<0.01) and albumin (p<0.05) increased with the feeding time extension, and day 20 was the turning point for most of changes. Interactions were found in glutathione (p<0.001) and the ratio of reduced and oxidized glutathione (p<0.05) in whole blood between treatment and feeding time. Oxidized glutathione in blood was reduced (p<0.05) by 2,000 mg TC/kg feed supplementation, and a similar result was observed in longissimus dorsi muscle. Though plasma glutathione peroxidase (p<0.01) and glutathione reductase (p<0.05) activities were affected by treatment and feeding time interactions, and glutathione S-transferases activity increased with feeding day extension, no changed values appeared in longissimus dorsi muscle. In conclusion, dietary TC supplementation affected the concentrations of some blood metabolites and accelerated GSH depletion in the blood of goats. In terms of less high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the highest insulin and IGF-I concentrations, the highest ratio of reduced and oxidized glutathione in plasma, the dosage of 2,000 mg TC/kg feed might be desirable for growing goats to prevent glutathione depletion and keep normal physiological metabolism.

• 생명과학회지
• /
• 제18권10호
• /
• pp.1384-1389
• /
• 2008

비만 남자 초등학생을 대상으로 식사 조절과 병행한 유산 소운동을 HRmax의 60-70% 강도로 1일 100분, 주 5회, 9주간 실시하여 이들의 혈중지질과 아포지단백에 미치는 효과에 대해 알아보았다. 혈중지질의 TC, TG, HDL-C 농도와 TC/ HDL-C비가 개선되었는데 이는 규칙적인 유산소운동과 에너지섭취량 제한(식사제한)이 아닌 1일 영양권장량에 준하는 정상적인 에너지 섭취를 통해 비만아동의 체중감량과 더불어 CHD 위험인자인 혈중지질에 긍정적인 효과를 미칠 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 아포지단백의 Apo AII, B, CIII 농도가 감소하였는데 이는 유산소운동과 식사조절 병행이 성인의 경우와 유사하게 비만 남자아동들에게도 동맥경화 질환의 예방에 효과적인 방법이 될 수 있음을 증명하는 결과로 사료된다. 그렇지만 아직 운동에 따른 Apo 반응에 대한 연구들이 미흡하고 특히 Apo CII와 CIII에 대한 연구는 더욱 미흡한 상황이므로 향후 이에 관련된 후속 연구가 진행되어야할 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제30권4호
• /
• pp.486-494
• /
• 2017

Objective: An experiment was conducted to determine the nutrient intake, digestibility, microbial protein synthesis, haemato-biochemical attributes, immune response and growth performance of Gaddi kids fed with oat fodder based basal diet supplemented with either tea seed or tea seed saponin (TSS) extract. Methods: Eighteen male kids, $7.03{\pm}0.16$ months of age and $19.72{\pm}0.64kg$ body weight, were distributed into three groups, $T_0$ (control), $T_1$, and $T_2$, consisting of 6 animals each in a completely randomized design. The kids were fed a basal diet consisting of concentrate mixture and oat fodder (50:50). Animals in group III ($T_2$) were supplemented with TSS at 0.4% of dry matter intake (DMI), and group II ($T_1$) were supplemented with tea seed at 2.6% of DMI to provide equivalent dose of TSS as in $T_2$. Two metabolism trials were conducted, 1st after 21 days and 2nd after 90 days of feeding to evaluate the short term and long term effects of supplementation. Results: The tea seed ($T_1$) or TSS ($T_2$) supplementation did not affect DMI as well as the digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fibre, and acid detergent fibre. Nutritive value of diet and plane of nutrition were also comparable for both the periods. However, the average daily gain and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were improved (p<0.05) for $T_1$ and $T_2$ as compared to $T_0$. The microbial protein supply was also higher (p<0.05) for $T_1$ and $T_2$ for both the periods. There was no effect of supplementation on most blood parameters. However, the triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels decreased (p<0.05) and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol level increased (p<0.05) in $T_2$ as compared with $T_0$ and $T_1$. Supplementation also did not affect the cell mediated and humoral immune response in goats. Conclusion: Tea seed at 2.6% of DMI and TSS at 0.4% DMI can be fed to Gaddi goats to improve growth rate, FCR and microbial protein synthesis.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제16권3호
• /
• pp.2089-2099
• /
• 2015

본 연구는 혈중 납, 수은, 카드뮴 농도와 노출 관련 인자와의 관련성을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구 대상자는 국민건강 영양조사 2009년과 2010년도 40세 이상 90세 미만의 총 2,042명을 대상으로 하였다. 성별에 따른 혈중 납, 수은, 카드뮴 농도와 노출 관련인자와의 관련성과 성별 차이를 분석하였고, 납, 수은, 카드뮴 노출 관련 인자의 혈중 농도를 비교하였다. 분석결과, 연령별 차이는 남성은 수은에서만 나타났고, 여성은 납과 카드뮴에서 나타났다(p<.01). 남성은 체질량지수와 허리둘레별 혈중 수은 농도의 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 고밀도지단백콜레스테롤은 남성의 납에서 이상지질혈증 판정치가 정상보다 높게 나타났고, 저밀도지단백콜레스테롤은 여성의 납에서 이상지질혈증 판정치가 정상보다 높게 나타났다(p<.05). 또한 흡연자가 비흡연자보다 남성의 납과 카드뮴의 혈중 농도가 높게 나타났고(p<.05), 여성은 카드뮴에서만 동일한 결과를 보였다. 음주여부에서도 남성의 음주자가 비음주자보다 혈중 납 농도가 높게 나타났다(p<.05). 가구소득별 수은과 카드뮴의 혈중 농도는 유의한 차이를 나타냈다(p<.05). 혈중 중금속 농도와 노출관련인자와의 관련성은 연령, 흡연 및 음주, 비만 및 이상지질혈증, 소득수준에서 유의성을 보였다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
• /
• 제40권2호
• /
• pp.160-168
• /
• 2016

Background: Ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) is a well-characterized medicinal herb listed in the classic oriental herbal dictionary as "Shin-nong-bon-cho-kyung." Ginseng has diverse pharmacologic and therapeutic properties. Black ginseng (BG, Ginseng Radix nigra) is produced by repeatedly steaming fresh ginseng nine times. Studies of BG have shown that prolonged heat treatment enhances the antioxidant activity with increased radical scavenging activity. Several recent studies have showed the effects of BG on increased lipid profiles in mice. In this study report the effects of water and ethanol extracts of BG on hypercholesterolemia in rats. To our knowledge, this is the first time such an effect has been reported. Methods: Experiments were conducted on male Sprague Dawley rats fed with a high-cholesterol diet supplemented with the water and ethanol extracts of BG (200 mg/kg). Their blood cholesterol levels, serum white blood cell levels, and cholesterol-metabolizing marker genes messenger RNA (mRNA) expression were determined. Liver and adipose tissues were histologically analyzed. Results: We found that BG extracts efficiently reduced the total serum cholesterol levels, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels with increased food efficiency ratio and increased number of neutrophil cells. It also attenuated the key genes responsible for lipogenesis, that is, acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) acetyltransferase 2, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase, and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2, at the mRNA level inside liver cells. Furthermore, the BG extract also reduced the accumulation of fat in adipose tissues, and inhibited the neutral fat content in liver cells stained with hematoxylin and eosin and oil red O. Conclusion: Administration of BG extracts to Sprague Dawley rats fed with high-cholesterol diet ameliorated hypercholesterolemia, which was mediated via modulation of cholesterol-metabolizing marker genes. This data throw a light on BG's cardioprotective effects.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제25권11호
• /
• pp.1546-1552
• /
• 2012

A feeding experiment with 40 lactating Holstein cows and 4 dietary treatments was conducted to investigate supplementation with different levels of alcohol fermented feed to the TMR on lactating performance, blood metabolites, milk fatty acid profile and cholesterol concentration of blood and milk. Forty Holstein lactating cows ($106{\pm}24$ d post-partum; mean${\pm}$SD) were distributed into four groups and randomly assigned to one of four treatments with each containing 10 cows per treatment. The treatment supplemented with TMR (DM basis) as the control (CON), and CON mixed with alcohol-fermented feeds (AFF) at a level of 5%, 10% and 15% of the TMR as T1, T2 and T3, respectively. Dry matter intake and milk yield were not affected by supplementation of AFF. An increased 4% FCM in the milk occurred in cows fed T3 diet compared with CON, while T1 and T2 diets decreased 4% FCM in a dose dependent manner. Supplementation of AFF increased the concentration of albumin, total protein (TP), ammonia, and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol in serum compared with CON. In contrast, supplementation with AFF clearly decreased concentration of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and total cholesterol (TC) compare with CON. AFF supplementation increased the proportion of C18:1n9 and C18:2n6 compared to CON. A decrease in the concentration of saturated fatty acid (SFA) for T1, T2 and T3 resulted in an increased unsaturated fatty acid (USFA) to SFA ratio compared to CON. Concentration of cholesterol in milk fat was reduced in proportion to the supplemental level of AFF. Feeding a diet supplemented with a moderate level AFF to lactating cows could be a way to alter the feed efficiency and fatty acid profile of milk by increasing potentially human consumer healthy fatty acid without detrimental effects on feed intake and milk production. A substantially decreased cholesterol proportion in milk induced by supplementation AFF suggests that alcohol fermented feed may improve milk cholesterol levels without any negative effects in lactating cows.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
• /
• 제50권5호
• /
• pp.677-686
• /
• 2008

본 시험은 산삼 부정근박 급여에 따른 육성－비육돈의 생산성, 혈액성상 및 육질특성에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 시험 동물은 3원 교잡종(Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc) 육성－비육돈 96두를 공시하였다. 시험 개시시의 체중은 68.29±0.31kg이었으며, 사양시험은 70일간 실시하였다. 시험설계는 1) CON(Basal diet), 2) WGR1(Basal diet+0.5% cultured wild ginseng roots), 3) WGR2(Basal diet+1.0% cultured wild ginseng roots) 및 4) WGR3(Basal diet+1.5% cultured wild ginseng roots)로 4개 처리를 하여 처리당 6반복, 반복당 4두씩 완전임의 배치하였다. 성장률에서는 종료 체중과 일당 증체량에서는 WGR3 처리구가 CON 처리구구에 비해 유의적으로 낮은 결과를 나타내었다(Linear effect, P=0.005). 혈액 특성에서 red blood cell 함량은 종료시 CON과 WGR2 처리구가 WGR1 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높은 함량을 나타내었다(Quadratic effect, P=0.019). White blood cell 함량은 종료시 WGR2 처리구가 CON와 WGR1 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높은 함량을 나타내었다(Linear effect, P=0.041). 변화량에서도 WGR2 처리구가 다른 처리구들에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타내었다(Linear effect, P=0.042). Total protein 함량은 종료시 WGR2 처리구가 CON처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높은 함량을 나타내었다(Quadratic effect, P=0.011). 혈액 내 콜레스테롤 함량에서는 Total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol 및 triglyceride의 함량은 처리구간 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 육질 특성에서 pH는 WGR1 처리구가 WGR3 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타내었다 (Quadratic effect, P=0.022). 보수력에서도 WGR2 처리구가 WGR3 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타내었다(Quadratic effect, P=0.050).

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
• /
• 제52권2호
• /
• pp.206-216
• /
• 2019

본 연구는 당뇨병 환자들의 소득수준에 따라 대사위험지표 관리수준을 비교하고, 최근 관리 추이를 관찰하여 궁극적으로 당뇨병 환자들의 합병증 예방 관련 전략을 마련할 수 있는 기초자료를 마련하기 위하여 1998 ~ 2014년 국민건강영양조사 자료를 분석하였다. 국민건강영양조사에 참여한 조사대상자 중 당뇨병 환자이면서 본인의 질환을 인지하고 있는 대상자들을 추출하였고, 가구소득정보를 이용하여 세 그룹으로 분류하여 분석하였다. 당뇨병 환자들의 기본정보, 생활습관정보, 영양소 섭취 정보, 혈액지표 등은 건강설문조사, 영양조사, 검진조사를 통해 수집되었다. 자료 분석은 변수 특성에 따라 카이검정, 일원분산분석 등을 실시하였고, 다중선형회귀분석을 이용하여 혈압 및 혈액지표의 보정평균을 산출하였다. 당뇨환자들의 공복혈당, HbA1c 및 혈중지질 농도의 평균은 소득수준에 따라 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 조사기간인 1998년부터 2014년간의 16년 동안 대사위험지표 변화 추이를 살펴본 결과, 모든 그룹에서 혈압의 유의미한 감소 추세를 보였다 (p < 0.001). 소득이 가장 높은 그룹에서는 공복혈당 (p = 0.004), 총 콜레스테롤 (p < 0.001), LDL-콜레스테롤 농도 (p = 0.01)가 유의하게 감소하는 추이를 보였고, HDL-콜레스테롤 농도 (p < 0.001)는 유의하게 증가하는 추이를 보였다. 저소득층에서는 공복혈당 (p = 0.02), 총 콜레스테롤 (p < 0.001), 중성지방 농도 (p = 0.003)가 시간 경과에 따라 유의적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 그러나 중간소득층에서는 혈압을 제외한 모든 대사 위험 인자에 유의적인 변화 추이가 발견되지 않았다. 결론적으로 당뇨병 환자의 소득수준에 따른 대사 위험 인자의 관리수준에는 차이가 없었다. 최근 16년의 관찰 기간 동안 소득이 가장 높은 그룹과 가장 낮은 그룹은 대사 위험 인자의 유의미한 개선 추이를 보였으나, 중간소득 그룹은 변화가 관찰되지 않았다. 본 연구는 당뇨병 환자들의 지표 관리에 대한 전략 마련과 효과적인 보건대책을 위한 기초자료로서 중요한 의미가 있다고 사료된다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• /
• 제22권11호
• /
• pp.27.1-27.6
• /
• 2019

Background: In order to assess the high value-added use of the alginate-free residue of sea tangle, an animal study was performed to evaluate the functional activities and key compounds present. In the animal study, sea tangle and the alginate-free residue demonstrated good anti-hyperlipidemic and anti-arteriosclerotic abilities. Results: The functional compounds in the alginate-free residue of the sea tangle were effectively extracted by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). The optimum extraction temperature and pressure were 40 ℃ and 6500 psi (M1) in the SFE, a better method in comparison to the conditions of 70 ℃ and 4500 psi (M2), respectively. The anti-atherosclerotic effects of the alginate-free residue of sea tangle (M1, M2) were investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats treated with poloxamer 407, Triton WR 1339, corn oil, and a high-fat diet. The M1 fraction reduced the serum lipid levels with greater efficacy than the M2 fraction. In the hyperlipidemic rats, treatment with M1 decreased the serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels when compared to the levels in normal rats. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that the alginate-free residue of sea tangle reduces serum TC, TG, and LDL-C. These results suggest that the alginate-free residue of sea tangle contains physiologically active components, such as fucosterol, that may exert beneficial effects in the prevention of atherosclerosis.