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BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 79, Issue 7, Pages 1133-1140Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2015.1006567
Keywords
high-fat diet; Triticum aestivum; leptin; PPAR gamma; obesity
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- Wonkwang University
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Obesity is a common disease worldwide that often results in serious conditions including hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Many herbal medicines have been examined with regard to ameliorating obesity. We investigated the anti-obesity effects of 50% EtOH extract of Triticum aestivum sprout (TAEE) in high-fat-diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. TAEE administration (10, 50, or 200mg/kg) for 6weeks significantly decreased the body weights, serum total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in HFD-fed mice. TAEE treatment reduced lipid accumulation in epididymal white adipose tissue (EWAT) and liver. Moreover, TC and lipid levels were decreased by TAEE treatment in liver. Serum leptin and adiponectin concentrations were reduced by TAEE treatment. TAEE-treated mice showed decreases in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) and fatty acid synthase expression in EWAT. Furthermore, TAEE administration elevated levels of PPAR alpha protein in the liver of HFD-induced obese mice. These results suggest that TAEE supplementation might be beneficial for the treatment and prevention of obesity and related diseases.
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