title: Antiobesity and hypolipidemic effects of lotus leaf hot water extract with taurine supplementation in rats fed a high fat diet.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) leaf has been used to treat obesity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antiobesity and hypolipidemic effects of lotus leaf hot water extract with taurine supplementation in high fat diet-induced obese rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups with 8 rats in each group for a period of 6 weeks (normal diet, N group; high fat diet, HF group; high fat diet + lotus leaf hot water extract, HFL group; high fat diet + lotus leaf hot water extract + taurine, HFLT group). Lotus leaf hot water extract was orally administrated to HFL and HFLT groups and the same amount of distilled water was orally administered (400 mg/kg/day) to N and HF groups. Taurine was supplemented by dissolving in feed water (3% w/v).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The body weight gain and relative weights of epididymal and retroperitoneal adipose tissues were significantly lower in N, HFL and HFLT groups compared to HF group. HFL and HFLT groups showed lower concentrations of total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum. HFLT group showed higher the ratio of high density lipoprotein cholesterol/total cholesterol compared to HFL group. HFLT group showed better blood lipid profiles compared to HFL group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lotus leaf hot water extract with taurine supplementation showed antiobesity and hypolipidemic effects in high fat diet-induced obese rats, which was more effective than lotus leaf hot water extract alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. sderic@gmail.com
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Jeong-Soon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ji-Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sung-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyung-Ja
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D031653:Nelumbo / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry*; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004041:Dietary Fats; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014280:Triglycerides; D013654:Taurine; D002784:Cholesterol
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