• 대한약침학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.149-162
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on the adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells, lipolysis in rat epididymal adipocytes and histological changes in porcine adipose tissue. Methods : Inhibiton of preadipocyte differentiation and/or stimulation of lipolysis play important roles in reducing obesity. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were differentiated with adipogenic reagents by incubating for 3 days in the absence or presence of hot pepper extract or capsaicin ranging from 0.01 to $1mg/m{\ell}$. The effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on adipogenesis were examined by measuring GPDH activity and by Oil Red O staining. Mature adipocytes from rat epididymal fat pad was incubated with hot pepper extract or capsaicin ranging from 0.01 to $1mg/m{\ell}$ for 3 hrs. The effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on lipolysis were examined by measuring free glycerol released. Fat tissue from pig skin was injected with hot pepper extract or capsaicinCFP ranging from 0.1 to $10mg/m{\ell}$ to examine the effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on histological changes under light microscopy. Results : The following results were obtained from present study on adipogenesis of preadipocytes, lipolysis of adipocytes and histological changes in fat tissue. 1. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin inhibited adipogenic differentiation at the concentration of 0.1 and $0.01mg/m{\ell}$, respectively, indicating that capsaicin was more effective in inhibiting adipogenesis than hot pepper extract. 2. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin decreased the activity of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase(GPDH) at the concentration of 0.1 and $0.01mg/m{\ell}$, respectively, indicating that capsaicin was more effective in inhibiting adipogenic differentiation than hot pepper extract. 3. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin increased glycerol release at the concentration of $0.1mg/m{\ell}$. There was no difference in lipolytic activity between hot pepper extract and capsaicin at the corresponding concentration. 4. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin caused shrinkage of fat cells, resulting in cell death at the concentration of $1.0mg/m{\ell}$, although capsaicin exerted this action over wide area than hot pepper extract. Conclusions : These results suggest that hot pepper extract and capsaicin efficiently inhibited adipogenesis, increased lipolysis of adipocytes and caused to shrink fat cells. Future studies are needed to make use of hot pepper extract pharmacopuncture for the treatment of obesity.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2004

High-pungency red pepper and capsaicin modulate circulating hormone levels and induce lipolysis in adipose tissue in vivo. This study was designed to investigate the lipolytic activity of adipocytes by high-pungency red pepper extract in vitro. High-pungency red pepper (var. Chungyang) powder showed 126.1 mg% of capsaicinoid which was 3 x higher than low-pungency red pepper powder (var. Daemyung). To study the effects of high-pungency red pepper extract on lipolytic activity, preadipocytes were separated from the epidermal fat of 14 day-old rats, induced to differentiate into adipocytes and were treated with red pepper extracts. The amount of glycerol released from adipocytes into the culture medium was analysed to measure lipolytic activity. Glycerol release from adipocytes was increased in a dose-dependent manner with high-pungency red pepper extract treatment. However, there was no significant change in the glycerol release when adipocytes were treated with low-pungency red pepper extract. To investigate whether lipolysis by high-pungency red pepper extract is caused by capsaicin, glycerol release was detected after the treatment of adipocytes with capsaicin. Glycerol release was significantly increased by capsaicin. These results suggest that high-pungency red pepper extract might have a direct lipolytic activity in adipocytes that is mediated by capsaicin.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권8호통권88호
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• pp.1075-1081
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• 2007

본 연구의 목적은 1) 캡사이신 섭취 (100 mg) 가 에너지 대사 조절자로서 열발생 교감신경활동과 관련된 자율신경활동을 향상시키는지, 2) 본 연구의 대상자들의 UCP1 과 ${\beta}_{3}$-AR 유전자 다양성이 자율신경활동에 영향을 주는지를 조사한 것이다. 8명의 대상자 (24.7 ${\pm}$ 1.8 세) 가 이 실험에 자발적으로 참여하였다. 심박수변이성 파워 스펙트랄 분석에 의해 평가된 심장자율신경활동과 에너지 대사는 총 90분간 매 30분마다 5분간 측정하였으며, 캡사이신 또는 위약 그룹은 무작위로 대상자에서 섭취되었다. 본 연구의 결과에서, 두 그룹간의 안정시 심박수에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 자율신경활동은 캡사이신 그룹에서 증가하였으나, 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 총 대상자중, UCP1의 GG유전자 타입을 가진 대상자는 37.5% 였다. 그러나 캡사이신 그룹은 Test3에서 측정시 호흡 교환율이 유의하게 낮았다 (CAP: 0.80 ${\pm}$ 0.02 vs. CON: 0.85 ${\pm}$ 0.02, means ${\pm}$ SE, p<0.05). 이상의 결과로서, 캡사이신 (100 mg) 의 섭취는 지방분해를 향상시킴으로서 비만 과/또는 고지혈증을 가진 개개인에서 유익한 성분임을 시사할 수 있다. 또한 자율신경에 대한 비만과 관련된 UCP1 과/또는 ${\beta}_{3}$-AR 과 같은 유전자 다양성은 앞으로의 연구에 고려되어져야 할 것이다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2009

This study was conducted to determine if supplementation with a compound composed of caffeine (50 mg), capsaicin (75 mg), sesamine (30 mg), L-carnitine (300 mg), banaba (50 mg) and lotus (10 mg) enhanced human autonomic nervous activities (ANS) associated with thermogenic sympathetic activity and fat utilization. Ten healthy college males (21.2$\pm$1.0 yr) volunteered for this experiment. Autonomic nervous activities associated with energy metabolism were examined at 30 min intervals for a total of 120-min while at rest and every 5-min during exercise at 50% of the ventilation threshold before and after intake of the compound or placebo with 100 ml of water for 10 days. In addition, heart rate variability power spectral analysis was used to assess human autonomic nervous activities. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in heart rate during rest and exercise among trials. Furthermore, the autonomic nervous activity tended to increase after 10-days of consumption of the test compounds during the experimental period, but the differences did not reach statistical significance. However, before and after the compound test trial there was a significantly higher respiratory gas exchange ratio (rest 0: 0.83$\pm$0.01 vs. rest 3: 0.89$\pm$0.02, p<0.05), carbohydrate oxidation (CHO) rate (rest 0: 44.57$\pm$5.83 vs. rest 2: 63.86$\pm$5.91%, p<0.05) and a lower fat oxidation rate (rest 0: 55.43$\pm$5.83 vs. rest 2: 36.14$\pm$5.91%, p<0.05. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that the compound composed of caffeine, capsaicin, sesamine, L-carnitine, banaba and lotus components that was evaluated in this study did not induce a significant increase in human autonomic nervous activities or lipolysis, even though the individual components have been reported to induce increased fat oxidation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 1) 캡사이신(75 mg), 세사민(30 mg), 그리고 카르니틴(900 mg) 복합성분(CCSC)이 에너지 대사조절자로서 열발생 교감신경활동과 관련된 자율신경활동을 향상시키는지, 2) 본 연구의 대상자들의 ${\beta}_3-AR$ 유전자 다양성이 자율신경활동에 영향을 주는지를 조사하였다. 7명의 대상자 ($24.7{\pm}1.8$세)가 이 실험에 자발적으로 참여하였다. 심박수변이성 파워스펙트랄 분석에 의해 평가된 심장 자율신경활동은 CCSC 섭취 전과 후 총 120분간 매 30분마다 5분간 측정하였으며, CCSC 또는 위약 (CON)그룹은 무작위로 대상자에서 섭취되었다. 본 연구의 결과에서, 총 대상자중, ${\beta}_3-AR$ 유전자CC 타입을 가진 대상자는 없었다 . 두 그룹간의 안정시 심박수에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 자율신경활동에서도 그룹간 차이는 없었으나, CCSC그룹에서 섭취전과 섭취 후 30분에서 총자율신경활동(TOTAL power), 부교감신경활동(PNS power), 그리고 교감${\cdot}$부교감 신경활동지수에서 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05, respectively). 이상의 결과로서, 비록 각각의 성분들은 지방분해와 관련이 있다 할지라도CCSC의 섭취는 열생산 교감신경 자극에 영향을 주지 않았으며, 오히려 양 교감${\cdot}$부교감신경활동의 향상과 관련이 있다는 것을 시사하였다. 따라서 미래의 연구에서는 ANS 활동에 영향을 주는 유전적 다양성뿐만 아니라 운동능력 향상 보조물 그리고/또는 지방분해 효과를 위한 더 많은 복합 영양 성분이 연구되어야 할 것이다.