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Effects of Ethanol Extracts from Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Seeds on Cholesterol Adsorption Capacity and UDP-Glucuronyl Transferase Activity

고추씨 에탄올 추출물이 콜레스테롤 흡착능 및 UDP-glucuronyl transferase 활성에 미치는 영향

  • Song, Won-Young (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Yu-Na (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea) ;
  • Chun, Sung-Sik (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea) ;
  • Ku, Kyung-Hyung (Korea Food Research Institute) ;
  • Choi, Jeong-Hwa (Department of Food Science, Nutrition International University of Korea)
  • 송원영 (한국국제대학교 식품과학과) ;
  • 김유나 (한국국제대학교 식품과학과) ;
  • 전성식 (한국국제대학교 식품과학과) ;
  • 구경형 (한국식품개발원) ;
  • 최정화 (한국국제대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2011.03.23
  • Accepted : 2011.05.31
  • Published : 2011.06.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds on cholesterol adsorption capacity and UDP-glucuronyl transferase activity. In vitro cholesterol adsorption capacity of 2%, 5% and 10% ethanol extracts from red pepper seed groups were significantly higher than that of the control group. Sprague-Dawley strain male rats weighing $100{\pm}10$ g were randomly assigned to one normal diet N group and experimental groups fed high fat and high cholesterol diet, which were divided into HF (0.0%), HEA (0.1%), HEB (0.2%), and HEC (0.5%) groups according to the amount of ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds added to their basal diet. The body weight gain in the HF group was higher than that in the N group, and those in the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that in the HF group However, there were no statistically significant differences among the all the groups. The hepatic triglyceride and total cholesterol contents in the N group was significantly lower than that in the HF group, and those in the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that in the HF group. The hepatic UDP-glucuronyl transferase activity in the N group was lower than that of the HF group and those in the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The serum total cholesterol and triglyceride contents of the HF group were significantly higher than that of the N group, and those of the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The serum HDL-cholesterol contents in all groups supplemented with the ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds were significantly higher than that of the HF group. The serum LDL-cholesterol contents of the HF group were significantly higher than that of the N group, and those of the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The fecal total cholesterol contents were significantly higher in the HF group compared to the N group, and those of the HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. The fecal triglyceride contents in the N group was higher than that of the HF group, and those of the HEA, HEB and HEC groups were lower than that of the HF group. This study suggested that the ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds have powerful health benefits by the UDP-glucuronyl transferase activity and lipid metabolism.

본 연구에서는 고추씨 에탄올추출물이 콜레스테롤 흡착능 및 UDP-glucuronyl transferase 활성에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. In vitro 콜레스테롤 흡착능에서는 대조군에 비해 고추씨 에탄올추출물 모든 농도에서 유의적으로 증가하였다. In vivo에서 실험동물은 체중 $100{\pm}10$ g 내외의 Sprague-Dawley계 수컷 흰쥐를 사용하였으며, 실험군은 정상식이를 공급한 정상군과 고지방 고콜레스테롤 식이 실험군으로 나누고 고지방 고콜레스테롤 실험군을 다시 고추씨 에탄올추출물을 공급하지 않은 군(HF groups), 0.1% 공급한 군(HEA group), 0.2%을 공급한 군(HEB group) 및 0.5%을 공급한 군(HEC group), 5군으로 나누고 각 군당 8마리씩 3주간 사육하였다. 체중증가량은 정상군에 비해 HF 군에서 유의적으로 증가하였고 고추씨 에탄올추출물을 공급한 모든 군에서 HF 군에 감소하였으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 식이효율은 고추씨 에탄올추출물을 각각 0.1%, 0.2% 및 0.5% 공급한 군에서는 HF군에 비해 유의적이지는 않았지만 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 간조직의 총콜레스테롤 및 중성지질 함량은 정상군에 비해 HF 군에서 유의적으로 증가하였고 HF 군에 비해 HEA, HEB 및 HEC군에서는 유의적이지는 않았지만 다소 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. UDP-glucuronyl transferase 활성에서는 정상군에 비해 HF 군에서 증가되었고, 고추씨 에탄올추출물 공급군인 HEC 군에서는 HF 군에 비해 유의적으로 증가되어 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 혈청중의 총콜레스테롤 및 중성지방 농도는 정상군에 비해 HF 군에서 유의적으로 증가하였고, HEA, HEB 및 HEC 군에서 HF 군에 비해 감소하였다. HDL-콜레스테롤은 정상군에 비해 HF 군에서 유의적으로 감소하였으나 HEA, HEB 및 HEC 군에서는 HF 군에 비해 정상군 수준으로 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 반면, LDL-콜레스테롤은 HF 군에서 정상군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였으나 HEA, HEB 및 HEC 군에서는 모두 유의적 감소를 나타내었다. 대변중의 총콜레스테롤 함량은 정상군에 비해 HF 군에서 유의적으로 증가하였고 HF 군에 비해 특히 고추씨 에탄올추출물 공급군 HEB 군 및 HEC 군에서 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 중성지질 함량은 정상군에 비해 HF 군에서는 유의적이지는 않았지만 증가되었고, 고추씨 에탄올추출물을 공급한 HEB군 및 HEC 군에서 HF 군에 비해 다소 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 고추씨 에탄올 추출물은 콜레스테롤 흡착능에서 효과적으로 작용하였으며 고지방 고콜레스테롤 식이 흰쥐의 UDP-glucuronyl transferase 활성 및 지질대사에 효과적으로 작용하였음을 규명하였다.

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