• Mycobiology
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.159-167
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• 2018

This study evaluated the in vitro and in vivo hypolipidemic effects of the medicinal mushroom Phellinus pini. The methanol extract (ME) of the fruiting body of Ph. pini was active against pancreatic lipase and cholesterol esterase with 99.14% and 67.23% inhibited activity at 1.0 mg/mL, respectively. It also inhibited 81.81% and 55.33% of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase and ${\alpha}$-amylase activities, respectively, at 2.0 mg/mL. Hyperlipidemia as induced by feeding rats with a high fat and cholesterol diet (HFC). HFC supplemented with a 5% fruiting body powder of Ph. pini (HFC + PhP) significantly reduced plasma total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides in rats compared with HFC. The reduced levels were comparable to rats fed the normal control diet (NC). The atherogenic index of HFC + PhP rats was significantly lower than that of the HFC rats. The excretion of fecal total lipid and cholesterol in the HFC + PhP rats was significantly higher than those in the NC and HFC rats. Histopathological examinations demonstrated scant deposition of lipids in the liver of rats fed HFC + PhP. The dietary supplementation with the fruiting body powder provided natural plasma lipid and glucose lowering effects in experimental rats without adverse effects on the plasma biochemical parameters and liver function related enzyme activities. Therefore, the hypolipidemic effects of Ph. pini may be due to the inhibitory effects on pancreatic lipase, cholesterol esterase, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase, and ${\alpha}$-amylase, and excretion of excess lipids and cholesterol in the feces.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2019

울금(Curcuma longa L.)이 이상지질혈증 유발 흰쥐의 지질성분과 단백질 및 전해질 농도에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위하여 기본 식이를 섭취시킨 ND군, 정상 실험군에 5% 울금 급여군(NT군), 이상지질혈증 유발 실험군(DD군)과 DD군에 5% 울금을 섭취시킨 실험군(DT군)으로 나누어 실험을 행하였다. 혈청 지질성분(총 콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤, 중성지질, 인지질, 유리 콜레스테롤, 콜레스테롤 에스테르), 혈당 및 유리지방산(non esterified fatty acid, NEFA)의 농도와 동맥경화지수(atherosclerotic index, AI), 심혈관 위험지수(cardiac risk factor, CRF)는 이상지질혈증군에서 여타 실험군과 비교하였을 때 유의적인 증가를 나타내었으며(p<0.05), 5% 울금 급여군에서 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. DD군에 비해 DT군에서 고밀도 지단백 콜레스테롤(high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-콜레스테롤) 및 총 콜레스테롤에 대한 HDL-콜레스테롤 농도 비는 유의적인 증가를 보였다(p<0.05). 혈청 단백질의 농도에 있어서, DT군은 DD군에 비하여 흰쥐의 혈청 알부민(albumin) 농도와 알부민/글로불린 비(albumin/globulin ratio, A/G 비)의 증가 및 글로불린(globulin) 농도는 감소되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 나트륨(Na) 및 염소(Cl)는 DT군에서 DD군 보다 농도가 감소된 것으로 확인하였다. 이상의 결과, 5% 울금은 흰쥐의 혈청 지질성분 개선과 단백질 및 전해질 농도 조절에 도움이 되는 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.794-798
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• 1999

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of supernormal level of copper (Cu) from different supplementary sources on the performance, cholesterol level in plasma and breast muscle, and accumulation of fat and Cu in broilers. In a 5 wk feeding trial, two hundred forty hatched male broiler chickens were assigned to four dietary treatments: control diet containing 10 mg/kg supplementary Cu, control diet plus 250 mg/kg Cu from $CuSO_4$ ($CuSO_4-250$), control diet plus 125 mg/kg Cu from Cu-methionine chelate (Cu-Met-125), and control diet plus 250 mg/kg Cu from Cu-methionine chelate (Cu-Met-250). Weight gain in Cu-Met-125 treatment and Cu-Met-250 treatment were not different, but they were significantly (p<0.05) greater than that in $CuSO_4-250$ treatment. Plasma total cholesterol and reduced glutathione (GSH) in blood were significantly reduced by supplementation of $CuSO_4-250$, but were not significantly affected by Cu-Met supplementations. Plasma HDL cholesterol, plasma triglycerides and breast muscle cholesterol were not significantly affected by Cu supplementation. $CuSO_4-250$ improved metabolizability of crude fat, which resulted in low abdominal fat pad weight. Cu from Cu-Met was better absorbed and accumulated more in the breast muscle and lesser in the liver compared with Cu from $CuSO_4$.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.493-498
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• 2001

To investigate the effects of Ixeris sonchifolia Hance diets on serum and hepatic lipid levles and enzyme activities in rats administered with ethanol chronically, Sprague-Dawley male rats were AIN-76 diet(control), control diet plus ethanol, control plus Ixeris sonchifolia Hance diet, or control plus Ixeris sonchifolia Hance diet plus ethanol for 30 days. Ixeris sonchifolia Hance diets significantly decreased the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-cholesterol, and GOT levels that were increased due to the chronic ethanol administration. In addition, Ixeris sonchifolia Hance diets significantly decreased the liver triglyceride and total lipid levels that were increased due to the ethanol administration. The present findings, combined with previous data showing differences in the effects of cabbage diets having a high or a low level of GABA on the lipid levels and the serum Y-GPT activity of rats(Cha and OH[2000] J. Korean Soc. Food Sci. Nutr. 29, 500-505) raise the possibility that GABA in plants could have a nytraceutical role in the recovery of chronic alcohol-related diseases. (Korean J Nutrition 34(5) : 493∼498, 2001)

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1035-1042
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• 2002

본 연구는 나트륨 섭취수준이 혈중 지질과 혈당에 미치는 영향을 규명해보기 위하여 정상 성인 여성 20명을 대상으로 고나트륨식과 저나트륨식을 각각 6일씩 공급한 후 혈중 지질, 혈당 및 기타 혈액성상의 변화를 비교분석하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 연구대상자들의 평균연령은 22.9$\pm$2.5세였으며 평균 체중과 신장은 54.7$\pm$6.6kg과 160.0$\pm$4.8cm였고 수축기/이완기 혈압은 110.3$\pm$7.7/67.5$\pm$9.7 mm Hg로 정상범위에 속하였다. 나트륨 섭치수준에 따른 평균 체중의 변화는 고나트륨식이 54.7$\pm$6.4 kg으로 저나트륨식의 53.8$\pm$6.2 kg보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.001). 평균 신장은 고나트륨식과 저나트륨식간에 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 이완기혈압은 고나트륨식(65.5$\pm$8.3 mmHg)보다 저나트륨식(60.8$\pm$8.6 mmHg) 이후 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 혈청 콜레스테롤,LDL-콜레스테롤,HDL-콜레스테롤 함량은 나트륨 섭취 수준에 따라 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으나 중성지질은 고나트륨식의 89.4$\pm$27.3 mg/dL보다 저나트륨식이시 73.8$\pm$12.5mg/dL로 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 혈청 아포 A-I은 고나트륨식의 183.7$\pm$32.7 mg/dL보다 저나트륨식에서 167.5$\pm$22.8 mg/dL로 유의적으로 감소하였으나(p<0.001), 아포 B는 고나트륨식의 83.3$\pm$13.9 mg/dL보다 저나트륨식에서 90.8$\pm$12.9 mg/dL로 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.001). 아포 A-I/B는 저나트륨식이 1.9$\pm$0.2로 2.2$\pm$0.3을 보인 고나트륨식보다 유의하게 낮았으나(p<0.001),AI(atherogenic index)는 나트륨 섭취수준에 의한 영향을 받지 않았다 혈액 응고시간으로 thrombin time과 Prothrombin time은 저나트륨식이 각각 9.6$\pm$1.1초, 11.6$\pm$0.7초로 나타나 고나트륨식의 11.3$\pm$1.3초, 12.0$\pm$0.4초보다 유의하게 빠른 것으로 나타났다(p<0.001, p<0.05). 나트륨 섭취수준에 따른 혈당 농도는 고나트륨식과 저나트륨식 간에 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 인슐린 함량은 저나트륨식이 10.3$\pm$5.0 $\mu$IU/mL로 고나트륨식의 6.0$\pm$2.6$\mu$IU/mL보다 유의하게 높았다.(P<0.01). 이상의 결과를 종합할 때 저나트륨식에서 이완기 혈압, 혈청 중성지질, 아포A-1, 혈액 응고시간은 감소되었으나, 혈청 아포 B와 인슐린함량은 유의하게 증가되어 지속적인 저나트륨식 처방시 지질과 당질대사의 변화를 초래할 가능성이 있는 것으로 보여진다. 따라서 혈압 저하를 목적으로 하는 나트륨 제한식의 실시는 다양한 체내의 생화학적 변화를 고려해서 이루어져야 할 것이며, 앞으로 이에 대한 보다 다각적인 연구가 요구된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.588-597
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• 2010

We investigated the effect of quercetin on growth and plasma cholesterol level and the effects of quercetin pretreatment (Diet 1, 0%; Diet 2, 0.25%; and Diet 3, 0.5% quercetin) for 30 and 60 days on oxidative stress induced by hypo-osmotic conditions (17.5, 8.75, and 4 psu) in olive flounder. The weights of flounder were higher with Diet 3 than with Diet 1 and 2, which indicated that a high concentration (Diet 3) of quercetin was very effective in growth. Total cholesterol levels were lower with Diets 2 and 3 than with Diet 1, leading us to hypothesize that quercetin removed low-density lipoproteins from circulation and thereby reduced total cholesterol. To understand the antioxidant role of quercetin, we measured the mRNA expression and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) and the $H_2O_2$ concentration in quercetin-treated flounder exposed to osmotic stress. The $H_2O_2$ concentration and the SOD and CAT expression and activity levels were lower in flounder fed with Diets 2 and 3 than with Diet 1, suggesting that quercetin directly scavenges reactive oxygen species to reduce oxidative stress. Furthermore, the plasma lysozyme activity and osmolality were higher with Diets 2 and 3 than with Diet 1, indicating that quercetin increases immune function and helps to maintain physiological homeostasis. Plasma cortisol was lower with Diets 2 and 3 than with Diet 1, suggesting the quercetin protects against stress. These results indicate that quercetin has hypocholesterolemic and antioxidant effects, increases immune function, and acts to maintain physiological homeostasis.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.356-368
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• 2019

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of Pharbitidis Semen (PS) on obesity using 3T3-L1 cells and high-fat-diet rats. Methods: After the administration of PS at a concentration of 0.125, 0.25, and 0.50 mg/ml in 3T3-L1 cells, the degree of differentiation of adipocytes was measured by Oil Red O staining. The experimental animals were divided into five groups in vivo. Normal group: diet-fed normal group (Normal), Control group (Control): high-fat-diet (HFD)-fed, Positive control group (PC): HFD+Contrave 200 mg/kg, PS_Low group: HFD+PS 250 mg/kg group, PS_High group: HFD+PS 500 mg/kg. Results: The total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol), and triglycerides (TG) content of the PS medication groups were significantly lower than those of the control group. In addition, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) tended to increase, and free fatty acid, total lipid, and phospholipid tended to decrease, but the decrease was not statistically significant. The administration of PS inhibited the differentiation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes, and a statistically significant difference was found in the group administered with 0.125 mg/ml. The mRNA expression of $PPAR-{\gamma}$ and leptin, which are involved in the differentiation of adipocytes, was observed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expressions of $PPAR-{\gamma}$ and leptin significantly decreased in comparison with the control and the positive control.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid on body weight and lipid profiles in Sprague-Dawley rats fed a high fat diet (HFD). After 4 weeks of feeding, rats on the HFD were divided into three groups by randomized block design; the first group received the high-fat-diet (n = 10), and the second group received the HFD administered with 0.25% ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid (0.25LA), and the third group received the high-fat diet with 0.5% ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid (0.5LA). The high fat diet with ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid supplemented groups had significantly inhibited body weight gain, compared to that in the HFD group (P < 0.05). Organ weights of rats were also significantly reduced in liver, kidney, spleen, and visible fat tissues in rats supplemented with ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid (P < 0.05). Significant differences in plasma lipid profiles, such as total lipids, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein, were observed between the HFD and 0.5LA groups. The atherogenic index and the plasma high density lipoprotein-cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio improved significantly with ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid supplementation in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). Total hepatic cholesterol and total lipid concentration decreased significantly in high fat fed rats supplemented with ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05), whereas liver triglyceride content was not affected. In conclusion, ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid supplementation had a positive effect on weight gain and plasma and liver lipid profiles in rats.

• 한국건강관리협회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.84-96
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• 2005

Rice is the primary main dish of Traditional Korean diet. Although there have been changes in food consumption and nutrient intake among Koreans, traditional dietary pattern is stil dominant among Koreans. Traditional Korean diet has emphasized breakfast, which is the most frequently missed meals in Korea today but important for daily work performance and health. Compared to diets of the U.S. and Greece, Korean diet is high in carbohydrate and low in fat and cholesterol due to low intake of meat. Koreans also consume large amount of plant food, which makes fiber content of diet to be high. However fruit and milk consumption tends to be low in Korea. Koreans use fermented food, including kimchi, very frequently as well as foods cooked and consumed at high temperature and over direct fire. Traditional cooking methods are time consuming which limits the usage among modern city dwellers with working women. Despite the strengths of traditional Korean diets in reducing risk factors of chronic diseases, preservation of the tradition in modern Korean society requires special attention and efforts to make them more adaptable to contemporary life styles.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.249-262
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• 2005

Backgrounds : As obesity prevails as an epidemic. diet programs including low-calorie diets are developed continuously. It is generally believed that a low-calorie diet is commonly followed by resting metabolic rate decrease and ultimate weight regain. Ephedra and Evodia are known to have sympathomimetic and anti-obesity effect. Objectives : This study was a prospective, double-blinded, randomized md placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effects of Ephedra sinica and Evodia rutaecarpa on resting metabolic rate (RMR), weight, body composition, and short-term safety in obese women on low-calorie diet. Methods : 125 otherwise healthy obese women (body mass Index ${\geq}\;25kg/m^2$) were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups: Ephedra group (n=41), Evodia group (n =45), and placebo group (n=39). Subjects were administered Ephedra extract in capsules (pseudo-ephedrine 31.52mg) or Evodia extract in capsules (evodiamine 6.75mg, rutaecarpine 0.66mg) or placebo capsules as well as participating in a low-calorie diet for 8 weeks, Resting metabolic rate and body composition were measured at baseline,4 and 8 weeks. Basic serum exams were performed to evaluate the short-term safety of the herbs and changes of lipid variables. Results : All three groups showed significant BMI decreases probably due to low-calorie diet. Among them, the Ephedra group manifested most prominent BMI-reducing effect and towered total cholesterol and triglycerides significantly. The RMR was not changed during the 8-week diet in all groups. No significant difference among the groups was found in RMR, either. Stbject with higher RMR than the mean at the baseline showed a tendency to keep their RMR more stable during the diet program. Conclusions : Ephedra with a low-calorie diet was effective in reducing BMI. RMR change was not compensated by herbal medicines. RMR change seemed to be affected rather by constitution and body composition than medicine. Ephedra and Evodia were proven to be safe for sort-term use in herbal form. Especially, Ephedra was effective in lowering total cholesterol and triglycerides during the 8 weeks.