Reducing effect of feeding powdered nacre of Pinctada maxima on the visceral fat of rats.
An abdominal fat accumulation complicated by high blood triglycerides is regarded as a risk factor of metabolic syndrome. Feeding powdered nacre, mother of pearl, from Pinctada maxima, resulted in reduced body weight, visceral fat amount, and blood triglyceride level without influencing the food intake, body length, or amount of muscular tissue, suggesting that nacre powder specifically could decrease visceral fat.
Support Center for Advanced Medical Sciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Masayuki
M
Shono
Ichiro
I
Shimizu
Eriko
E
Aoyagi
Tatsuya
T
Taniguchi
Hidetaka
H
Takenaka
Momoko
M
Ishikawa
Mari
M
Urata
Katsutaka
K
Sannomiya
Katsuyoshi
K
Tamaki
Nagakatsu
N
Harada
Yutaka
Y
Nakaya
Tetsuji
T
Takayama
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000378:metabolism*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D049911:Pinctada / Q000737:chemistry*; D011208:Powders; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids; D011208:Powders