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Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Stearic Acid on Apoptosis of the INS-1 β-cells and Pancreatic Islets Isolated from Zucker Obese (fa/fa) Rats

  • Jang, I.S.;Hwang, D.Y.;Lee, J.E.;Kim, Y.K.;Kang, T.S.;Hwang, J.H.;Lim, C.H.;Chae, K.R.;Jeong, J.H.;Cho, J.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.16 no.7
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    • pp.1060-1065
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    • 2003

  • To determine whether dietary fatty acids affect pancreatic $\beta$-cell function, the INS-1 $\beta$-cells and the pancreatic islets isolated from Zucker obese (fa/fa) rats were cultured with stearic acid and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). As a result, DNA fragmentation laddering was substantially decreased in the INS-1 $\beta$-cells and the isolated pancreatic islets cultured with 2 mM CLA compared to those cultured with stearic acid. To investigate the mechanism by which CLA alleviates cell apoptosis under DNA fragmentation assay, we examined mRNA expressions of apoptosis-related proteins including Bax and Bcl-2 associated with cell death agonist and antagonist, respectively, in both INS-1 cells and islets cultured with 2 mM fatty acids. Bax mRNA expression was not altered by either stearic acid or CLA, whereas Bcl-2 mRNA expression was enhanced by CLA when compared to the stearic acid cultures. However, there were no changes in cell apoptosis and apoptotic-regulating gene products in either INS-1 cells or isolated islets treated with or without 2 mM CLA. It is concluded that CLA maintains $\beta$-cell viability via increased Bcl-2 expression compared to the stearic acid cultures, which may help to alleviate, at least somewhat, the onset of NIDDM in the physiological status. More detailed study is still needed to elucidate the effect of CLA on the prevention of fatty acid-induced $\beta$-cell apoptosis.

  • https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2003.1060 인용 PDF KSCI

Effects of Oenanthe javanica, Coicis lachryma-jobi L. var., and Plantaginis asiatica L. Water Extracts on Activities of Key Enzymes on Lipid Metabolism (미나리 줄기(Oenanthe javanica), 율무(Coicis lachryma-jobi L. var.), 차전자(Plantaginis asiatica L.) 물 추출물이 지질대사)

  • Lee, Hyeon-Ju;Chung, Mi-Ja;Kim, Dae-Jung;Choe, Myeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.38 no.11
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    • pp.1516-1521
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    • 2009

  • This study was carried out to estimate beneficial effects of medicinal plant [Oenanthe javanica (MNR), Coicis lachryma-jobi L. var. (YM), Plantaginis asiatica L. (CJJ)] water extracts on activities of key enzymes such as lipoprotein lipase (LPL), acyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) and carnitine acetyltransferase (CAT) on lipid metabolism. LPL and ACS were extracted from the epididymal adipose tissue and liver of Zucker lean rats (lean) and Zucker fatty rats (fa/fa). MNR or YM water extract treatment significantly reduced the activity of lean and fa/fa LPL. When 10000 ppm of MNR, YM, and CJJ water extracts were tested, they decreased fa/fa LPL activity by 32.5%, 30.1% and 22.8%, respectively. The lean ACS activity was significantly higher in YM water extract treatment compared to the control and the MNR water extract treatment significantly increased the activity of fa/fa ACS, compared to the activity in the control (p<0.05). MNR water extract activated fa/fa ACS activity by 12-fold compared with control at 10000 ppm concentration. CAT activity was significantly higher in 10000 ppm and 20000 ppm CJJ water extract treatment than in the control. Thus, the MNR, YM and CJJ water extracts may have beneficial effects due to activities of enzymes related with fat metabolism in obese humans.

  • https://doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2009.38.11.1516 인용 PDF KSCI

Acute Oral Toxicity and Anti-obesity Effect of Diglyceride Preparation Containing Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Rat (공액리놀레산 함유 디글리세라이드 식용유지 조성물의 rat에 대한 단회 경구투여독성 및 항비만 효과)

  • Hong, Soon-Gi;Park, Chae-Kyu;Lee, Mi-Ja;Chung, Shin-Gyo;Lee, Young-Ho;Hyun, Sun-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.320-325
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    • 2009

  • The present study was carried out to investigate the acute oral toxicity and anti-obesity effects of a diglyceride preparation containing conjugated linoleic acid (DG+CLA). To test its acute oral toxicity, the DG+CLA was injected into 30 rats (15 males and 15 females) at dosage of 2,000 mg/kg and 5,000 mg/kg. Mortality rates, clinical signs, and body weight changes were monitored for 14 days following administration. According to the results, the lethal dose ($LD_50$) of DG+CLA was determined as >5,000 mg/kg in both sexes. There were no significant changes in general conditions, clinical signs, body weight, and gross lesions between the vehicle control and DG+CLA groups. For the anti-obesity studies, obese Zucker rats were randomly divided into 4 groups and fed saline, soybean oil, diglyceride, and DG+CLA, respectively, for 8 weeks. The DG+CLA groups presented significant differences in body weight, food efficiency ratio, serum lipid levels, and fat weight. Overall, the results showed that the DG+CLA did not have acute oral toxicity and reduced body weight, serum lipid levels, and fat gain.

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