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ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH
Volume 32, Issue 7, Pages 983-987Publisher
PHARMACEUTICAL SOC KOREA
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-009-1702-3
Keywords
Ursolic acid; Lipolysis; Obesity; Pancreatic lipase; Phosphodiesterase
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- Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science & Technology ( KRCF) [G08100]
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine ( KIOM) [L08010]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-obestic effects of ursolic acid isolated from the roots of Actinidia arguta, as well as the mechanism of action of this compound. This was conducted by testing whether ursolic acid inhibited the elevation of the rat plasma triacylglycerol levels after oral administration of a lipid emulsion containing corn oil in rats. Ursolic acid prevented the elevation of plasma triacylglycerol levels 2 h after oral administration of the lipid emulsion at a dose of 100 mg/kg. Furthermore, ursolic acid inhibited phosphodiesterase activity in vitro with an IC(50) of 51.21 mu M and enhanced lipolysis in rat fat cells. We suggest that the inhibitory effects of ursolic acid, isolated from the roots of A. arguta, on obesity, might be attributable to the inhibition of lipid absorption through the inhibition of pancreatic lipase and by enhancing lipolysis in fat cells.
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