• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2006

Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities and mechanisms of Acanthopanax senticosus (AS) herbal acupuncture. Methods : Anti-diabetic and anti-steatotic activity of the AS herbal acupuncture was investigated on C57BL/6J ob/ob mice. After random grouping at the age of 9 weeks, the herbal acupuncture groups were injected subcutaneously at the left and right Gansu (BL18) corresponding acupuncture points alternately on exactly the same time every day with 0.1ml of either 400 mg/kg or 800 mg/kg of AS (AS400 and AS800) for 8-week period. As a positive control, metformin was administrated at a dose of 300 mg/kg (MT300). Body weights were measured weekly, and on every other week blood was collected for blood glucose analysis. At the end of study, blood was also collected for determination of plasma insulin and lipid levels, after which they were killed and periepidydimal fat, liver, muscle, and pancreas were immediately removed. The removed tissues were instantly soaked in liquid nitrogen and stored at $-70^{\circ}C$ for morphological examination and mRNA analysis. Results : The AS herbal acupuncture significantly prevented weight gain on C57BL/6J ob/ob mice. The AS herbal acupuncture lowered blood glucose and improved glucose tolerance in C57BL/6J ob/ob mice. The increase of insulin response during the OGTT was inhibited by the AS herbal acupuncture. Insulin sensitivity of skeletal tissue was enhanced. Plasma lipid levels were significantly improved in the AS herbal acupuncture groups. The AS herbal acupuncture decreased hepatic lipogenesis and hepatic triglyceride production, and increased fatty acid (FA) transporter that involves in FA uptake. The AS herbal acupuncture inhibited the increase of liver mass by prevention of the accumulation of TG but did not inhibit weight gain of fat tissue on C57BL/6J ob/ob mice. Conclusion : In summary, we have demonstrated several unique properties of the AS herbal acupuncture in decreasing body weight, and reversing insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in ob/ob mice. This AS herbal acupuncture acts as an insulin sensitizer and specifically decreases circulating glucose and lipids, and suppresses hepatic lipogenesis.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2006

백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대는 과거부터 약용으로 사용해 왔지만 아직까지 연구도 많이 이루어지지 않았고, 항당뇨 효과에 대한 연구도 거의 없었다. 본 연구에서는 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대의 추출물과 분획물이 in vitro에서 인슐린 작용, 인슐린 분비 또는 탄수화물의 소화에 효과적인지를 조사함으로 항당뇨에 효과적인지 여부를 조사하였다. 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대의 추출물은 각각 물로 추출하여 항당뇨 효과를 조사하였다. 또한 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대의 3 : 2 : 3으로 혼합하여 물로 추출한 후 이를 메탄올과 물을 섞은 용액으로 단계별로 XAD-4 column으로 분획하였다. 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대의 추출물과 혼합물의 분획물은 고농도(1 mg/mL)에서도 MTT 방법으로 측정하였을 때 세포 독성을 나타내지 않았다. 백련 뿌리와 조릿대 물추출물은 인슐린 작용을 향상시키는 효능이 있었고, 백련잎 물추출물은 ${\alpha}-amylase$를 억제하여 탄수화물의 소화 흡수를 지연시켰다. 이에 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대를 3 : 2 : 3으로 혼합하였을 때 20과 80% 메탄올층은 3T3-L1 지방세포에 처리하였을 때 인슐린의 작용을 향상시켜 포도당의 흡수를 증가시키는 효과가 인슐린을 10 nM을 처리한 것 만큼 효과적으로 포도당 흡수를 증가시켰다. 이 층에는 3T3-L1 섬유아세포에 분화 유도물질과 함께 처리하였을 때 $PPAR-{\gamma}$ agonist인 rosiglitazone과 마찬가지로 지방 세포로의 분화를 촉진시키고 지방의 축적도 증가시켰다. 그러므로 80% 메탄올 층에는 $PPAR-{\gamma}$ agonist로 작용하는 물질이 함유되어 있을 가능성이 높다. 베타세포라인인 Min6 세포에 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대의 혼합물의 분획물을 처리한 후 저농도와 고농도 포도당 자극시 인슐린 분비를 측정하였을 때 두 농도에서 모두 인슐린 분비에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 또한 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대의 혼합물의 20, 60과 80% 메탄올 분획층은 탄수화물의 소화에 작용하는 효소인 ${\alpha}-amylase$의 활성을 16% 정도를 억제하는 효과가 있었다. 결론적으로 백련 뿌리 및 잎과 조릿대의 추출물과 분획물에는 인슐린 분비나 탄수화물의 소화에 관여하는 성분이 없지만, 인슐린 작용을 향상시키는 인슐린 민감성 물질이 함유되어 있을 가능성이 높다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.923-929
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• 2011

본 연구는 당뇨처방을 근거로 구성된 생약재 복합물의 항당뇨 효능을 조사하기 위하여 복합물의 인슐린성 물질을 탐색하고 ${\alpha}$-amylase 및 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해활성을 평가하였다. 3T3-L1 세포에 복합 생약재 추출물을 $10{\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 처리하였을 때 지방세포로의 분화능은 151.7%로 인슐린의 작용을 향상시키는 것으로 확인되었다. 혈당저하제로서 생약재 복합 추출물의 ${\alpha}$-amylase에 대한 저해활성은 생약재 복합 추출물 10.0, 1.0 및 0.1 mg/mL의 농도에서 각각 38.4, 31.5 및 16.6%이었으며, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase에 대한 생약재 복합 추출물의 저해활성은 같은 농도에서 각각 81.3, 35.8 및 26.7%였다. 열수 추출물과 80% ethanol 추출물의 각종 용매 분획물에 대한 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해활성은 다양한 용매 분획물 가운데 ethyl acetate층에서 66.9%와 55.1%로 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• Experimental and Molecular Medicine
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• 제50권12호
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• pp.2.1-2.12
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• 2018

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has a broad spectrum of biological activity by regulating metabolic processes via both the direct activation of the class B family of G protein-coupled receptors and indirect nonreceptor-mediated pathways. GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists have significant therapeutic effects on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and steatohepatitis (NASH) in animal models. However, clinical studies indicated that GLP-1 treatment had little effect on hepatic steatosis in some NAFLD patients, suggesting that GLP-1 resistance may occur in these patients. It is well-known that the gut metabolite sodium butyrate (NaB) could promote GLP-1 secretion from intestinal L cells. However, it is unclear whether NaB improves hepatic GLP-1 responsiveness in NAFLD. In the current study, we showed that the serum GLP-1 levels of NAFLD patients were similar to those of normal controls, but hepatic GLP-1R expression was significantly downregulated in NAFLD patients. Similarly, in the NAFLD mouse model, mice fed with a high-fat diet showed reduced hepatic GLP-1R expression, which was reversed by NaB treatment and accompanied by markedly alleviated liver steatosis. In addition, NaB treatment also upregulated the hepatic p-AMPK/p-ACC and insulin receptor/insulin receptor substrate-1 expression levels. Furthermore, NaB-enhanced GLP-1R expression in HepG2 cells by inhibiting histone deacetylase-2 independent of GPR43/GPR109a. These results indicate that NaB is able to prevent the progression of NAFL to NASH via promoting hepatic GLP-1R expression. NaB is a GLP-1 sensitizer and represents a potential therapeutic adjuvant to prevent NAFL progression to NASH.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2012

This study was to investigate the effects of high-fat diet feeding for a very long period of time on gene expression of inflammatory cytokines in mouse adipose tissue and to determine whether caloric restriction (CR) or insulin sensitizer treatment changes the cytokine gene expressions even in obese mice fed a high-fat diet for a very long term-period. Gene expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were examined by real-time PCR in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SubQ) from obese and non-obese male C57BL/6 mice at 16, 26, 36, 47, and 77 weeks of age on either normal diet (ND) or high-fat diet (HFD) after starting at 6 weeks of age. In addition, gene expression levels of TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6 and MCP-1 were determined in SubQ before and after rosiglitazone treatment or CR on 47-week-old obese mice. The results demonstrated that gene expression levels of TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6 and MCP-1 were significantly increased with aging in SubQ of mice in both groups of diet. MCP-1 gene expression of SubQ in all ages tested was significantly or marginally increased in mice on HFD compared with ND. While TNF-${\alpha}$ expression was significantly reduced by rosiglitazone, IL-6 and MCP-1 were significantly decreased by CR. The basic data in this study will be useful for characterizing the C57BL/6 mouse as an animal model of obesity induced by high-fat diet feeding for a very long period of time, and a better understanding of inflammatory cytokine regulation in diet induced obesity which may facilitate the development of new therapeutic strategies to prevent the complications of obesity.