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KMID : 1134820070360040419
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2007 Volume.36 No. 4 p.419 ~ p.423
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Effects of Natural Plants Supplementation on Adipocyte Size of the Epididymal Fat Pads in Rats
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Kim Hyun-Sook
Kim Tae-Woo
Kim Dae-Jung
Hwang Ha-Jin
Lee Hyun-Joo
Choe Myeon
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Abstract
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Obesity is increasingly recognized as a serious public health threat. Anti-obesity nutraceuticals that are safe and effective for the control and treatment of obesity are the subject of intense research throughout the world. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of plants such as Akebia quinata, corn silk, Crataegus pinnatifida var. psilosa, Coix lachrymajobi var. mayuen, and Lentinus edodes on fat cell size and serum lipid profile of rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were weighed, randomly assigned and fed AIN-76A basal or high fat diet for 6 weeks. Serum triacylglycerol level of rats fed a normal diet was significantly decreased with natural plants supplementation. Adipocytes from the epididymal fat pads of rats fed a high fat diet were larger than those of rats fed a normal diet. Fat cell size significantly (p＜0.05) decreased with natural plants supplementation. Therefore, we found that natural plants supplementation can be used for the treatment of obesity, possibly by decreasing the body fat.
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KEYWORD
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obesity, nutraceutical, adipocyte, epididymal, lipid
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