• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.766-775
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• 2011

We investigated the effect of high molecular weight polygamma- glutamic acid (hm ${\gamma}$-PGA) on adiposity and lipid metabolism of rats in the presence of an obesity-inducing diet. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either a normal-fat (11.4% kcal fat, NFC) or high-fat (51% kcal fat, HFC) diet. After 5 weeks, half of each diet-fed group was treated with hm ${\gamma}$-PGA (NFP or HFP) for 4 weeks. The HFC group had significantly higher body weight, visceral fat mass, fasting serum levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and leptin, and lower serum HDL cholesterol level compared with those of the NFC group (p < 0.05). Treatment with hm ${\gamma}$-PGA decreased body weight gain and perirenal fat mass (p<0.05), fasting serum total cholesterol, and mRNA expression of glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), regardless of dietary fat contents (p < 0.01). However, hm ${\gamma}$-PGA increased serum HDL cholesterol in the HFC group (p < 0.05). In vitro, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme-A (HMGCoA) reductase activity was suppressed by the addition of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA. In agreement with observations in animal study, the supplementation of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA (150 mg/day) to 20 female subjects in an 8-week double-blind, placebocontrolled study resulted in a tendency to decrease total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol concentrations. We thus conclude that dietary supplementation of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA may act as a hypocholestrolemic agent, secondary to its inhibitor effect on HMG-CoA reductase, and decrease abdominal adiposity by decreasing hepatic lipogenesis. The present study is an important first step in establishing the effect of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA on cholesterol levels in rats and humans.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.248-258
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• 2006

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of supplementation of an antiobese functional formula (FC-GT) on body weight and lipid metabolism in rats fed a high-fat diet. Three groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed different diets for 6 weeks: normal control (NC), high-fat (HF), and high-fat supplemented with powdered antiobese functional formula (FC-GT) (5% wt/wt) groups. Although body weight was not significantly different among the groups, relative weights of epididymal and perirenal white adipose tissues were significantly lower in the FC-GT group than in the HF group. FC-GT supplementation significantly lowered the plasma total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, whereas it elevated the ratio of HDL-C/total-C and improved the atherogenic index. Hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were significantly lowered in the FC-GT group compared to the HF group. The accumulation of hepatic lipid droplets and the epididymal white adipocyte size of the FC-GT group were diminished compared to the HF group. Hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity was significantly lower in the FC-GT group than in the HF group. Plasma GPT activity was significantly lowered in the FC-GT group compared to the HF group. Additionally, fecal weight was significantly increased in the FC-GT group than in the HF group. In addition, contents of fecal triglyceride and cholesterol were significantly higher in the FC-GT group compared to the other groups. The antioxidant activities of hepatic SOD, CAT, and GR were significantly increased in the FC-GT group compared to the HF group. Hepatic mARS and plasma mARS levels were significantly lowered in the FC-GT group compared to the NC group. Accordingly, we conclude that supplementation of FC-GT improves plasma and hepatic lipid levels in high-fat fed rats.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1134-1145
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• 2021

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation with Allium mongolicum Regel extracts on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, fat color, and concentrations of three branched-chain fatty acids related to flavor in ram lambs. Methods: Sixty 3-month-old, male, small-tailed Han sheep were selected and randomly allocated into four groups in a randomized block design. Four feeding treatments were used: i) a basal diet without supplementation as the control group (CK); ii) the basal diet supplemented with 10 g/lamb/d Allium mongolicum Regel powder as the AMR group; iii) the basal diet supplemented with 3.4 g/lamb/d Allium mongolicum Regel water extract as the AWE group; and iv) the basal diet supplemented with 2.8 g/lamb/d Allium mongolicum Regel ethanol extract as the AFE group. Results: The results demonstrated that the dry matter intake was lower for the AFE group than that in other groups (p = 0.001). The feed conversion ratio was greater for the AFE than that in other groups (p = 0.039). Dietary supplementation with Allium mongolicum Regel powder and its extracts decreased the concentrations of 4-methyloctanoic acid (MOA) (p<0.001), 4-ethyloctanoic acid (EOA) (p<0.001), and 4-methylnonanoic acid (MNA) (p = 0.044) in perirenal adipose tissue compared to those observed in the CK lambs. Dietary supplementation with Allium mongolicum Regel powder and its extracts decreased the concentrations of MOA (p<0.001) and EOA (p<0.001) in dorsal subcutaneous adipose tissue compared to those in the CK lambs. The concentrations of MOA (p<0.001) and EOA (p = 0.002) in omental adipose tissue were significantly affected by treatment, although there was a tendency for lower MNA (p = 0.062) in AMR, AWE, and AFE lambs than that in CK lambs. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that Allium mongolicum Regel and its extracts could significantly promote feed efficiency, although dry matter intake decreased and could decrease the MOA and EOA concentrations related to characteristic flavor and odor of body fat in lambs, except for tail adipose tissue.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2019

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine whether different types of carbohydrate diets with or without exercise changes energy metabolism at rest and during exercise. [Methods] To minimize differences in food and energy intake between experimental groups, mice were pairfed. After 1 week of adaptation, 40 male ICR mice (6 weeks old) were randomly divided into four groups: Sta. (high fat + high starch), Scu. (high fat + high sucrose), StaEX. (high fat + high starch + exercise), and SucEX. (high fat + high sucrose + exercise). StaEX. and ScuEX. groups underwent training by running on a treadmill five times a week. After 10 weeks of training, energy metabolism was measured for 24 h and during a 1 h exercise period. [Results] The final body weight showed no significant difference between the groups. However, the weight of abdominal tissues (epididymal, perirenal, and mesenteric adipose tissue) in training groups was markedly decreased following 10 weeks of training. Results of all energy metabolism (24 h at rest and during 1 h of exercise) showed no significant interactions between diet and exercise. A brief summary of the results of the energy metabolism is that the metabolism related indicators over 24 h were more affected by the dietary pattern than the exercise but during the 1 h of exercise, training had more effect on energy metabolism than diet. [Conclusion] Our findings confirm that: (a) the type of carbohydrates included in the diet influence the metabolic responses over 24 h, (b) training had more effect on energy metabolism than diet during 1 h of exercise, (c) both results; abdominal adipose tissue weight and fat oxidation during exercise are suggestive for a beneficial effect of moderate physical activity on weight maintenance.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.376-383
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• 2021

Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of lymphopseudoaneurysm (LPA) glue (n-butyl cyanoacrylate [NBCA]) embolization in the management of chylous ascites after retroperitoneal surgery. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis from January 2014 to October 2018 was performed in six patients (4 females and 2 males; mean age, 45.3 ± 14.2 years; range, 26-61 years) who underwent LPA embolization for chylous ascites developing after retroperitoneal surgery involving the perirenal space (four donor nephrectomies, one partial nephrectomy, and one retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy). After placing a percutaneous drainage catheter into the LPA or adjacent lymphocele, embolization was performed by filling the LPA itself with a mixture of glue and Lipiodol (Guerbet). Results: Daily drainage from percutaneously placed drains exceeded 300 mL/day despite medical and surgical treatment (volume: mean, 1173 ± 1098 mL; range, 305-2800 mL). Intranodal lymphangiography was performed in four of the six patients and revealed leakage in 2 patients. Percutaneous embolization of the LPA was successful in all patients using an NBCA and Lipiodol mixture in a ratio of 1:1-1:2 (volume: mean, 4.3 ± 1.1 mL; range, 3-6 mL). Chylous ascites was resolved and the drainage catheter was removed in all patients within 4 days after the procedure (mean, 2.0 ± 1.8 days; range, 0-4 days). No procedure-related complications or recurrence of chylous ascites occurred during a mean follow-up period of 37.3 months (range, 21.1-48.4 months). Conclusion: Glue embolization of LPA has the potential to be a feasible and effective treatment method for the management of chylous ascites after retroperitoneal surgery.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.46-61
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• 2024

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: An increasing life expectancy in society has burdened healthcare systems substantially because of the rising prevalence of age-related metabolic diseases. This study compared the effects of animal protein hydrolysate (APH) and casein on metabolic diseases using aged mice. MATERIALS/METHODS: Eight-week-old and 50-week-old C57BL/6J mice were used as the non-aged (YC group) and aged controls (NC group), respectively. The aged mice were divided randomly into 3 groups (NC, low-APH [LP], and high-APH [HP] and fed each experimental diet for 12 weeks. In the LP and HP groups, casein in the AIN-93G diet was substituted with 16 kcal% and 24 kcal% APH, respectively. The mice were sacrificed when they were 63-week-old, and plasma and hepatic lipid, white adipose tissue weight, hepatic glucose, lipid, and antioxidant enzyme activities, immunohistochemistry staining, and mRNA expression related to the glucose metabolism on liver and muscle were analyzed. RESULTS: Supplementation of APH in aging mice resulted in a significant decrease in visceral fat (epididymal, perirenal, retroperitoneal, and mesenteric fat) compared to the negative control (NC) group. The intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test and area under the curve analysis revealed insulin resistance in the NC group, which was alleviated by APH supplementation. APH supplementation reduced hepatic gluconeogenesis and increased glucose utilization in the liver and muscle. Furthermore, APH supplementation improved hepatic steatosis by reducing the hepatic fatty acid and phosphatidate phosphatase activity while increasing the hepatic carnitine palmitoyltransferase activity. Furthermore, in the APH supplementation groups, the red blood cell (RBC) thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and hepatic H₂O₂ levels decreased, and the RBC glutathione, hepatic catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities increased. CONCLUSIONS: APH supplementation reduced visceral fat accumulation and alleviated obesity-related metabolic diseases, including insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis, in aged mice. Therefore, high-quality animal protein APH that reduces the molecular weight and enhances the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score has potential as a dietary supplement for healthy aging.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.159-167
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• 2024

Herbal medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris has been traditionally used as tonic medicine for metabolic syndrome. Cordycepin, main extract of C. militaris, has been reported with immunomodulatory, anticancer, and hepatoprotective effects. This study was conducted to evaluate the potential hepatoprotective effect of cordycepin-enriched Cordyceps militaris, against high fat diet (HFD)-induced hepatic steatosis (HS) in male obese (ob/ob) mice. HFD was provided to ob/ob mice ad libitum (except negative control). Cordycepin-enriched C. militaris extract powder (CM) was orally administered once daily at dose levels of 0, 125, 250, and 500 mg·kg^-1 for 4 weeks. During the study, body weight gain was statistically increased in all HFD fed groups compared to negative control, but body weight gain in CM 500 mg·kg^-1 treated group shows a low tendency compared to HS model group. In organ weights, absolute and relative weights (to body weight) in liver and perirenal adipose tissue were increased in all HFD treated groups except CM 500 mg·kg^-1 treated group compared to the negative control. In clinical chemistry, serum glucose and total cholesterol levels in CM 250 and/or 500 mg·kg^-1 treated groups were lower than HS model group. In microscopical examination, hepatocyte vacuolation with macrovesicles in HS model group was increased compared to negative control, but this finding was decreased in CM 500 mg·kg^-1 treated group compared to HS model group. In this study, CM exhibited hepatoprotective effects against hepatic steatosis at mg·kg^-1 in ob/ob mice.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.435-442
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• 2013

본 연구는 비육후기 사료 내 미강과 볶은 대두의 첨가가 거세한 우의 도체특성과 CLA 함량에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 실시되었다. 평균 20.92 개월령 (평균체중 599.89 kg)의 거세한우 36두를 대조구, 미강 첨가구 및 볶은대두 첨가구로 나누고 각각의 처리구는 12두씩 체중과 월령을 고려하여 배치하였다. 미강과 볶은 대두의 첨가 수준은 시험사료 내 조지방 함량을 5%로 설정하고, 조지방 부족분을 각각의 첨가원료 (미강과 볶은 대두)로부터 보충 되도록 설계하여 314일 동안 비육시험을 실시하였다. 종료 시 체중은 대조구, 미강 첨가구 및 볶은대두 첨가구가 각각 754.58, 783.33 및 755.67 kg으로 나타났다. 일당증체량은 미강 첨가구 (0.57 kg), 볶은대두 첨가구 (0.50 kg) 및 대조구 (0.50 kg) 순으로 나타났으나, 처리구별 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 사료요구율의 경우 미강 첨가구가 대조구와 볶은대두 첨가구에 비하여 각각 14.5%와 12.8% 더 낮아진 것으로 나타났다. 도체의 육량형질과 육질형질은 처리구별 유의적인 차이는 없었지만, 육질등급 $1^{{+}{+}}$ 등급 출현율은 볶은대두 첨가구 (50.0%)가 대조구 (33.33%)와 미강 첨가구 (25.0%)에 비하여 높은 출현율을 보였으며, $1^+$ 이상 등급 출현율에서도 볶은대두 첨가구 (75.0%)가 미강 첨가구 (66.67%)와 대조구 (41.66%)에 비하여 높게 나타났다. 체지방 부위별 c9, t11 CLA는 신장지방에서 볶은대두 첨가구 (0.21%)가 미강 첨가구 (0.15%)와 대조구 (0.16%)에 비하여 유의적 (p<0.05)으로 높게 나타났으며, 등심지방의 경우에도 볶은대두 첨가구 (0.21%)가 대조구 (0.16%)에 비하여 유의적 (p<0.05)으로 높게 나타났다. 체지방 부위별 t10, c12 CLA 함량은 등심지방에서 볶은대두 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 유의적 (p<0.05)으로 낮게 나타났다. TVA 함량은 신장지방에서 볶은대두 첨가구 (2.56%)가 대조구 (2.27%)에 비하여 유의적 (p<0.05)으로 높게 나타났다. 피하 및 등심지방의 TVA 함량은 볶은대두 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 15.09와 6.92% 증가되었지만, 처리구별 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 이상과 같은 연구 결과들을 종합해 보면 거세한우의 비육후기에 미강의 첨가는 사료요구율이 개선되었고, 볶은대두의 첨가는 도체등심 내 CLA 함량이 증가되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권9호
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• pp.1215-1226
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• 2011

본 연구는 한국 고유의 농산물 유래 천연식물인 감잎, 메밀잎 및 구기자잎 추출물의 체내 지질대사 개선 및 항비만 효과를 살펴보기 위하여 고지방식이군(HFD), 고지방 식이에 10%(w/w)의 감잎(PWL), 메밀잎(BWE) 및 구기자잎(LWE) 추출물을 보충한 실험물질 보충군으로 나누어 6주간 실시하였다. 감잎, 메밀잎 및 구기자잎 추출물은 식이섭취량에는 영향을 미치지 않았으나 고지방식이로 인한 체지방 및 혈장 leptin 수준 증가 현상을 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 구기자잎의 체지방 저하 효과가 세 가지 천연식물 추출물 중 가장 탁월한 것으로 나타났으며 혈장 leptin 수준도 유사한 경향을 보였다. 혈장 중성지질 농도는 고지방식이 대조군과 비교하였을 때 모든 천연식물 추출물 보충에 의해 유의적으로 감소되었다. 혈장 총 콜레스테롤 농도는 메밀잎 추출물 보충으로 고지방식이 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 감소하였으며 혈장 HDL-콜레스테롤 농도 및 HTR은 감잎과 메밀잎 추출물 보충으로 증가하는 경향을 보여 이들 식물추출물 보충이 동맥경화를 예방하는 것으로 평가되었다. 간조직의 콜레스테롤 농도는 세 가지 천연식물 추출물 보충군 모두에서 고지방식이 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 감소되었다. 이러한 세 가지 식물추출물의 지질 저하 효능은 총 분변 배설량 및 분변으로의 담즙산 배설량 증가에 의한 것임을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 실험 결과 고지방 식이와 함께 급여한 감잎, 메밀잎, 구기자잎 추출물은 체지방량 감소나 혈장 및 간조직의 지질대사 개선에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 이들 식물추출물에 다량 함유된 식이섬유소와 flavonoid 등의 생리활성 물질이 지질대사를 개선시키고 지방축적을 억제하여 비만 및 비만과 관련된 고지혈증 등의 심혈관계질환의 발생률을 감소시키는 데 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다. 그 외에 어떠한 생리활성 성분이 어떻게 작용을 하는지에 대해서는 추후 더 체계적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 특히, 이들 식물에 대한 기존 연구는 주로 열매의 생리활성에 대한 보고이며, 감잎의 경우 분말이나 에탄올 추출물의 항산화 효능에 대한 연구가 대부분이다. 식물의 잎은 일상에서도 쉽게 구할 수 있어 일반인들이 식용으로 이용하기 용이하므로 차와 음료 등의 건강 음료 및 고기능성이 부여된 효율적인 건강기능식품 개발을 통해 소비를 활성화할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between cattle breeds and deposit of adipose tissues in different positions and the gene expressions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ($PPAR{\gamma}$), fatty acid synthase (FASN), and Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (ACADM), which are associated with lipid metabolism and are valuable for understanding the physiology in fat depot and meat quality. Yanbian yellow cattle and Yan yellow cattle reared under the same conditions display different fat proportions in the carcass. To understand this difference, the expression of $PPAR{\gamma}$, FASN, and ACADM in different adipose tissues and longissimus dorsi muscle (LD) in these two breeds were analyzed using the Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction method (qRT-PCR). The result showed that $PPAR{\gamma}$ gene expression was significantly higher in adipose tissue than in LD in both breeds. $PPAR{\gamma}$ expression was also higher in abdominal fat, in perirenal fat than in the subcutaneous fat (p<0.05) in Yanbian yellow cattle, and was significantly higher in subcutaneous fat in Yan yellow cattle than that in Yanbian yellow cattle. On the other hand, FASN mRNA expression levels in subcutaneous fat and abdominal fat in Yan yellow cattle were significantly higher than that in Yanbian yellow cattle. Interestingly, ACADM gene shows greater fold changes in LD than in adipose tissues in Yan yellow cattle. Furthermore, the expressions of these three genes in lung, colon, kidney, liver and heart of Yanbian yellow cattle and Yan yellow cattle were also investigated. The results showed that the highest expression levels of $PPAR{\gamma}$ and FASN genes were detected in the lung in both breeds. The expression of ACADM gene in kidney and liver were higher than that in other organs in Yanbian yellow cattle, the comparison was not statistically significant in Yan yellow cattle.