title: Antiobesity activity of aqueous extracts of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Tokoronis on high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice.
abstract: We examined the effects of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Tokoronis extracts (RDTEs) on plasma lipids, body weight, and lipogenic enzymes. Mice were administered a standard chow diet, a 60% high-fat diet, or a high-fat diet with RDTE. Mice that were fed a high-fat diet containing RDTE were found to have lower increases in body and epididymal adipose tissue weights and a lessened occurrence of hepatic steatosis than mice that were fed a high-fat diet. The decreased adiposity that was induced by RDTE accounted for lower plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, leptin, and glucose and a higher level of adiponectin. RDTE administration also resulted in a significant decrease in triglyceride, total plasma cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol when compared to the high-fat group. To identify the mechanism by which RDTE induced its antiobesity effect, we investigated the sterol response element binding protein (SREBP) transcription system, which was induced in mice that were fed the high-fat diet. RDTE was found to suppress the expression of SREBP-1 as well as that of fatty acid synthase in adipose and liver tissues in mice provided the high-fat diet. These findings suggest that the antiobesity action of RDTE in mice that are fed a high-fat diet may occur in response to suppression of the SREBP-1-dependent lipogenic pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Eun-Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Keun Sang
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Young-Bum
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Jin-Hang
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Si-Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Je-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jung-Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Su-Kyung
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byung-Cheul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Do-Gon
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Byung-Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kang-Beom
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D027742:Dioscorea; D004822:Epididymis / Q000187:drug effects; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000517:prevention & control; D015870:Gene Expression; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D027343:Rhizome; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D001786:Blood Glucose; D004041:Dietary Fats; D020738:Leptin; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1; D014280:Triglycerides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D002784:Cholesterol; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases