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Gut Microbes ; 15(1): 2226915, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37351626

RESUMEN

Age-related gut microbes and urine metabolites were investigated in 568 healthy individuals using metataxonomics and metabolomics. The richness and evenness of the fecal microbiota significantly increased with age, and the abundance of 16 genera differed between the young and old groups. Additionally, 17 urine metabolites contributed to the differences between the young and old groups. Among the microbes that differed by age, Bacteroides and Prevotella 9 were confirmed to be correlated with some urine metabolites. The machine learning algorithm eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) was shown to produce the best performing age predictors, with a mean absolute error of 5.48 years. The accuracy of the model improved to 4.93 years with the inclusion of urine metabolite data. This study shows that the gut microbiota and urine metabolic profiles can be used to predict the age of healthy individuals with relatively good accuracy.


Asunto(s)
Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Microbiota , Humanos , Preescolar , Heces , Metabolómica , Aprendizaje Automático , ARN Ribosómico 16S
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J Med Food ; 25(7): 793-796, 2022 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35723637

RESUMEN

Silymarin is found in Silybum marianum. We investigated the effect of silymarin on muscle atrophy in obese mice. The experimental mice were divided into three groups: CON, normal diet; HFD, 60% high-fat diet (HF); and SILY: 50 mg silymarin +60% HF. It was confirmed that increases in body weight and fat mass in the SILY group were significantly inhibited. Moreover, the muscle mass in SILY mice was significantly higher than that in the HFD group. The grip strength in HFD group was significantly reduced, whereas in the SILY group it was higher than that in HFD group. In HFD mice, the mRNA levels of protein degradation factors (muscle ring-finger protein 1 [MuRF-1] and Atrogin-1) were increased and protein synthesis factors (phosphoinositide 3-kinase [PI3K] and Akt) were decreased. However, silymarin was found to elevate the degradation factors as compared with HFD group, whereas it reduced the synthesis factors. The results suggest that silymarin could prevent not only obesity but also muscle atrophy.


Asunto(s)
Dieta Alta en Grasa , Silimarina , Animales , Dieta Alta en Grasa/efectos adversos , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Obesos , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Atrofia Muscular/tratamiento farmacológico , Atrofia Muscular/etiología , Atrofia Muscular/prevención & control , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteolisis , Silimarina/farmacología
3.
J Med Food ; 25(4): 456-463, 2022 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35438556

RESUMEN

We examined the efficacy of fermented Curcuma longa L. (FT) on the development of alcoholic fatty liver in mice and investigated the underlying mechanism. The protective potential of FT against ethanol-induced fatty liver was determined using C57BL/6 male mice allocated into four groups (8 mice/group). Control groups received either distilled water or 5 g/kg body weight (b.w.) per day ethanol for 8 days. Treatment groups were administered either 300 mg/kg b.w. per day of milk thistle or FT before receiving ethanol. FT contained a higher amount of caffeic acid and tetrahydrocurcumin than C. longa. FT pretreatment significantly suppressed the elevated hepatic lipid droplets associated with ethanol ingestion. In comparison with ethanol-treated control, FT pretreated mice showed inhibited cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1), sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1c), and acetyl-CoA carboxylase production but elevated AMP-activated protein kinase, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α), and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT-1) levels. Taken together, FT is a promising hepatoprotectant for preventing of alcoholic fatty liver through modulating fatty acid synthesis and oxidation.


Asunto(s)
Hígado Graso Alcohólico , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico , Animales , Curcuma , Citocromo P-450 CYP2E1/genética , Citocromo P-450 CYP2E1/metabolismo , Etanol/metabolismo , Hígado Graso Alcohólico/tratamiento farmacológico , Hígado Graso Alcohólico/metabolismo , Hígado Graso Alcohólico/prevención & control , Femenino , Hígado/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/metabolismo , PPAR alfa/genética , PPAR alfa/metabolismo , Proteína 1 de Unión a los Elementos Reguladores de Esteroles/genética , Proteína 1 de Unión a los Elementos Reguladores de Esteroles/metabolismo
4.
J Med Food ; 23(11): 1225-1229, 2020 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33170760

RESUMEN

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ethanol extracts of Vaccinium corymbosum (VCE) on exercise-induced fatigue in mice. Mice were randomly divided into three groups; nonexercise control group (CON), exercise control group (Ex-CON), and exercise and VCE supplementation group (Ex-VCE). Compared with Ex-CON, Ex-VCE showed increased endurance exercise capacity on day 21. In Ex-VCE mice, the accumulation of lactate was inhibited and the consumption of fatty acids was enhanced, indicating the delay of muscle fatigue. In addition, VCE supplementation elevated mRNA expression levels of mitochondrial biogenesis-associated genes such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-1γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), nuclear respiratory factor (NRF), and mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam) and fatty acid ß-oxidation-associated genes such as carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT-1), ß-hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase (ß-HAD), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-δ (PPAR-δ). These results suggest that VCE can potentially prevent muscle fatigue by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis and fatty acid ß-oxidation.


Asunto(s)
Arándanos Azules (Planta)/química , Fatiga Muscular/efectos de los fármacos , Músculo Esquelético/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Animales , Etanol , Ratones , Biogénesis de Organelos , Condicionamiento Físico Animal
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J Med Food ; 22(12): 1262-1270, 2019 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31834842

RESUMEN

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential protective effects of the hot water extract of Eriobotrya japonica (EJW) on EtOH- or free fatty acid (FFA)-induced fatty liver injury in vitro. HepG2/2E1 cells were exposed to EtOH and HepG2 cells were exposed to a mixture of FFAs (oleic acid:palmitic acid, 2:1) to stimulate oxidative stress and to induce lipid accumulation, respectively. Antioxidant activity was significantly increased and lipid accumulation was inhibited in cells pretreated with EJW compared to those in cells exposed to EtOH or FFA only. Also, 5'adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC) phosphorylations were considerably increased, indicating activation of AMPK. Furthermore, EJW reduced the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of lipogenesis-associated factors such as ACC, sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c), and fatty acid synthase (FAS), and increased mRNA expression related to components of the fatty acid ß-oxidation pathway, such as AMPK, carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT-1), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα). These results suggest that EJW possessed potential preventive effects against both EtOH- and FFA-induced fatty liver disease by alleviation of oxidative stress and lipid accumulation in hepatocytes.


Asunto(s)
Eriobotrya/química , Hígado Graso Alcohólico/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/tratamiento farmacológico , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Quinasas de la Proteína-Quinasa Activada por el AMP , Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por AMP/metabolismo , Acetil-CoA Carboxilasa/metabolismo , Carnitina O-Palmitoiltransferasa/metabolismo , Enfermedad Hepática Inducida por Sustancias y Drogas/tratamiento farmacológico , Etanol/efectos adversos , Ácido Graso Sintasas/metabolismo , Ácidos Grasos no Esterificados/efectos adversos , Células Hep G2/efectos de los fármacos , Hepatocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Hepatocitos/metabolismo , Humanos , Producto de la Acumulación de Lípidos , Metabolismo de los Lípidos/efectos de los fármacos , Lipogénesis/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/metabolismo , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/inducido químicamente , Ácido Oléico/efectos adversos , Estrés Oxidativo , PPAR alfa/genética , Ácido Palmítico/efectos adversos , Fosforilación/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Quinasas/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Proteína 1 de Unión a los Elementos Reguladores de Esteroles/metabolismo , Agua
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Nutrients ; 11(10)2019 Oct 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31640183

RESUMEN

Our aim was to investigate whether hot water extract (CLW) of Curcuma longa L. could prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). HepG2 cells were treated with free fatty acid (FFA) mixture (oleic acid: palmitic acid, 2:1) for 24 h to stimulate in vitro fatty liver. In addition, C57BL/6 mice were fed 60 kcal% high-fat (HF) diet for eight weeks to induce fatty liver in vivo. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) productions were increased by FFA and HF-diet, but supplementation with CLW significantly decreased these levels. CLW treatment ameliorated antioxidant activities that were suppressed by exposure to the FFA and HF-diet. Cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) and fatty acid transport proteins (FATP2 and FATP5) were increased in HF-diet groups, while CLW suppressed their expression levels. Moreover, sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c), acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC), and fatty acid synthase (FAS) expression levels were down-regulated in the CLW groups compared to HF-diet groups. On the other hand, 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α), and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT-1) expressions were up-regulated in the CLW groups. HF-diet fed mice showed high hepatic triglycerides (TG) content compared to the normal diet mice. However, the administration of CLW restored the hepatic TG level, indicating an inhibitory effect against lipid accumulation by CLW. These results suggest that CLW could be a potentially useful agent for the prevention of NAFLD through modulating fatty acid uptake.


Asunto(s)
Curcuma/química , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/prevención & control , Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación , Animales , Antioxidantes/análisis , Biomarcadores/sangre , Dieta Alta en Grasa , Ácidos Grasos/metabolismo , Ácidos Grasos no Esterificados/farmacología , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Metabolismo de los Lípidos/efectos de los fármacos , Metabolismo de los Lípidos/genética , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/enzimología , Hígado/patología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/etiología , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/patología , Estrés Oxidativo , ARN Mensajero/análisis , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo
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Skin Pharmacol Physiol ; 31(4): 212-219, 2018.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29791915

RESUMEN

We investigated the potential effects of Costaria costata (CC) on atopic dermatitis (AD) development in chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (DNCB)-treated NC/Nga mice. CC is a brown alga distributed across the seas of Korea, China, and Japan. A total of 40 mice were randomly assigned to 5 groups with 8 mice per group: untreated Balb/c mice, AD control (0.1% w/v DNCB-treated NC/Nga mice), positive control (i.e., DNCB-treated NC/Nga mice fed a dietary supplement of 66.6 mg/kg of body weight [b.w.] of CJLP133), DNCB-treated NC/Nga mice fed a dietary supplement of 100 mg/kg b.w. of CCE10 (CCE10 100), and DNCB-treated mice fed a dietary supplement of 300 mg/kg b.w. of CCE10 (CCE10 300) groups. The CCE10 100 and CCE10 300 treatment groups suppressed AD development including clinical and histopathological changes and a reduction in skin hydration induced by DNCB. In addition, Th2 cytokine production in primary splenocytes, serum IgE and histamine production, and mast cell infiltration into the skin were suppressed in the CCE10 300 mice compared to the CCE10 100 mice. Our finding demonstrated an inhibitory effect of CCE10 in AD development by means of improving the Th1/Th2 cytokine balance and anti-inflammatory effect in an in vivo model.


Asunto(s)
Antiinflamatorios/farmacología , Dermatitis Atópica/tratamiento farmacológico , Fármacos Dermatológicos/farmacología , Phaeophyceae/química , Animales , Antiinflamatorios/administración & dosificación , Antiinflamatorios/aislamiento & purificación , Citocinas/inmunología , Dermatitis Atópica/inmunología , Dermatitis Atópica/patología , Fármacos Dermatológicos/administración & dosificación , Fármacos Dermatológicos/aislamiento & purificación , Suplementos Dietéticos , Dinitroclorobenceno/administración & dosificación , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Inmunoglobulina E/sangre , Masculino , Mastocitos/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Bazo/citología , Células TH1/inmunología , Células Th2/inmunología
8.
J Med Food ; 21(2): 203-206, 2018 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29356593

RESUMEN

The protective activity of a mixture of aqueous and ethanolic extracts from Houttuynia cordata Thunb, Nelumbo nucifera G. leaves, and Camellia sinensis seed (HNC) was evaluated in C57BL/6 mice. Pretreatment with HNC prevented the elevation of serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase caused by ethanol-induced hepatic damage. The HNC-treated mice showed significantly lower triglyceride levels, reduced CYP2E1 activity, and increased antioxidant enzyme activities and lipogenic mRNA levels. These results suggest that HNC might be a candidate agent for liver protection against ethanol-induced oxidative damage, through enhancement of antioxidant and antilipogenic activity.


Asunto(s)
Camellia sinensis/química , Etanol/toxicidad , Houttuynia/química , Hepatopatías/prevención & control , Nelumbo/química , Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación , Sustancias Protectoras/administración & dosificación , Alanina Transaminasa/sangre , Animales , Aspartato Aminotransferasas/sangre , Humanos , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/metabolismo , Hepatopatías/sangre , Hepatopatías/etiología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Extractos Vegetales/aislamiento & purificación , Sustancias Protectoras/aislamiento & purificación , Triglicéridos/metabolismo
9.
J Med Food ; 20(12): 1152-1159, 2017 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29243967

RESUMEN

Porphyra tenera, also known as nori, is a red algal species of seaweed. It is cultivated in Asia for culinary purposes. We report that P. tenera extract (PTE) enhances the immune response in mouse macrophages. We found that P. tenera extract regulates the NF-κB IκB kinase (IKK) signaling pathway, and we assessed the expression and translocation of p65, a subunit of NF-κB, in RAW264.7 mouse macrophage cells after treatment with PTE. We also investigated the effects of 10% ethanol PTE (PTE10) in RAW264.7 cells. The production of IL-10, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-γ was induced by PTE treatment of the macrophages, and PTE also enhanced p-IκB and p-AKT. PTE10 showed no cytotoxicity at 10-20 µg/mL in RAW264.7 cells. PTE10, in fact, increased cell viability at 24 h, stimulated macrophage cells, and induced the phosphorylation of Akt. Akt stimulates IKK activity through the phosphorylation of IKKα and enhances immune activity through the activation of NF-κB. In this study, NF-κB activation was induced by increasing p-NF-κB and p-IKK. A subunit of NF-κB, p65, was located in the nucleus and increased the expression of various cytokines. PTE thus enhanced the immune response through IκB-α immunostimulation signaling in RAW264.7 cells. PTE10 has potential therefore for development of future treatments requiring immune system stimulation.


Asunto(s)
Macrófagos/efectos de los fármacos , Macrófagos/inmunología , FN-kappa B/inmunología , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Porphyra/química , Algas Marinas/química , Animales , Quinasa I-kappa B/genética , Quinasa I-kappa B/inmunología , Interleucina-10/genética , Interleucina-10/inmunología , Interleucina-6/genética , Interleucina-6/inmunología , Ratones , FN-kappa B/genética , Fosforilación , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/inmunología , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos
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Food Chem Toxicol ; 108(Pt A): 298-304, 2017 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28797650

RESUMEN

The hepatoprotective effect of 10% ethanolic extract of Curdrania tricuspidata (CTE) was investigated in HepG2/2E1 cells and C57BL/6 J mice. When compared ethanol-only treated HepG2/2E1 cells, pretreatment of CTE prevented increased intra-cellular reactive oxygen species levels and decreased antioxidant activities by ethanol-induced oxidative stress. In C57BL/6 J mice, CTE at a dose of 250 mg/kg/day was administered for 10 days, with ethanol (5 g/kg/day) administered for the final 3 days. Pretreatment with CTE prevented the elevated activities of serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase caused by ethanol-induced hepatic damage. CTE-treated mice displayed a reduced level of malondialdehyde and increased antioxidant activities of catalase, glutathione S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase, as well as a reduced level of glutathione as compared with ethanol-only-treated mice. CTE-treated mice exhibited significant inhibition of CYP2E1 activities and expression. These results suggest that CTE could be a useful agent for the prevention of ethanol-induced oxidative damage in the liver, elevating antioxidative potentials and alleviating oxidative stress by suppressing CYP2El.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad Hepática Inducida por Sustancias y Drogas/prevención & control , Citocromo P-450 CYP2E1/metabolismo , Etanol/toxicidad , Regulación Enzimológica de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Maclura/química , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Animales , Citocromo P-450 CYP2E1/genética , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/química , Hojas de la Planta/química
11.
J Med Food ; 19(10): 990-993, 2016 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27696957

RESUMEN

The effects of Canavalia gladiata ethanolic extract on endurance swimming capacity were evaluated in a mouse model. The mice were orally administered distilled water (CON), hot water extract (CGW), or 80% ethanol extract (CGE). The swimming time to exhaustion was significantly prolonged in the CGE group. Of the three groups, the CGE showed the lowest blood lactate and the highest nonesterified fatty acid and muscle glycogen levels. These results suggest that the administration of CGE could improve endurance swimming capacity by enhancing lipid catabolism and thereby preserving glycogen stores.

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J Med Food ; 19(10): 945-951, 2016 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27689410

RESUMEN

We have provided a protocol for establishing an atopic dermatitis (AD) in vitro model, and evaluated the effects of Costaria costata (CC) extracts on AD in an in vitro model using keratinocytes and splenocytes from AD-induced mice and mast cells. HaCaT cells were each treated with 200 µg/mL of CC water extract (CCW), CC 10% ethanol extract (CCE10%), and CC 70% ethanol extract (CCE70%), immediately followed by stimulation with 20 ng/mL tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and 20 ng/mL interferon (IFN)-γ for inflammation. The splenocytes from AD-induced mice were each treated with 200 µg/mL of CCW, CCE10%, and CCE70%, followed by stimulation with 5 µg/mL ConA or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), to induce T cell or B-cell activation, and 5 µg/mL LPS and 50 ng/mL interleukin-4, to induce immunoglobulin (Ig) E production. We investigated the effects of CCW, CCE10%, and CCE70% on the production of histamine in PMA, and A23187-stimulated MC/9 cells. We found that treatments with CC extracts decreased the production of proinflammatory cytokines in TNF-α and IFN-γ-stimulated HaCaT cells, and the suppression of the imbalance of Th1/Th2 cytokines and IgE production on primary splenocytes. In addition, CC extracts resulted in a decrease in histamine release in the PMA and A23187-simulated MC/9 cells. According to our present results, we can conclude that CC extracts may be effective for the treatment of other allergy diseases, and AD, via the attenuation of allergic reactions.

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Food Nutr Res ; 60: 30428, 2016.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26822962

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Even though Curcuma longa L. possesses various biological activities, it has strong flavor and taste, which decrease consumer palatability and limit industrial applications in food. OBJECTIVE: The present study investigates the effects of C. longa L. fermented with Aspergillus oryzae supplementation in 60% high-fat diet-induced obese rats measured by the activation of adipogenesis and lipolysis. DESIGN: Rats were divided into four groups (n=6 per group) after 1 week of acclimatization: a normal diet group comprised rats fed the AIN76A rodent diet; a high-fat diet-induced obese group with rats fed a 60% high-fat diet; a Garcinia cambogia treated group (positive control) with rats fed a 60% high-fat diet with G. cambogia 500 g/kg body weight (b.w.)/day; and an fermented C. longa L. 50% ethanolic extract treated group (FCE50) with rats fed a 60% high-fat diet with FCE50 500 g/kg b.w./day. Each group received the appropriate vehicle or sample daily by gastric intubation for 12 weeks. RESULTS: We found that FCE50 administration suppressed b.w. gain and reduced white adipose tissue weight, serum triglyceride (TG), and cholesterol in high-fat diet-induced obese rats. These results can be associated with the suppression of adipocyte differentiation and lipogenesis with a decrease in the mRNA expressions of fatty acid synthase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, adipocyte protein 2, and lipoprotein lipase induced by FCE50 administration. In addition, FCE50 increased lipolysis and ß-oxidation by up-regulating the expression of lipases such as adipose triglyceride lipase, hormone-sensitive lipase, adiponectin, and AMP-activated protein kinase. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that FCE50 can be a candidate for the prevention of obesity via suppressing adipogenesis and promoting lipolysis.

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J Med Food ; 18(6): 711-3, 2015 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25674938

RESUMEN

This study was performed to investigate the effect of water extract from Rosa rugosa (RRW) on endurance exercise-induced stress in mice. The mice were orally administered with distilled water or RRW, respectively. The endurance capacity was evaluated by exhaustive swimming using an adjustable-current water pool. Mice administered RRW swam longer before becoming exhausted. Also, RRW administration resulted in less lipid peroxidation, lower muscular antioxidant enzyme activities, and lower cortisol level. The results suggest that RRW can prevent exercise-induced stress by decreasing oxidative stress levels.


Asunto(s)
Peroxidación de Lípido/efectos de los fármacos , Músculos/efectos de los fármacos , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Resistencia Física/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Rosa , Natación/fisiología , Animales , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Glutatión/metabolismo , Hidrocortisona/sangre , Masculino , Ratones Endogámicos ICR , Músculos/metabolismo , Condicionamiento Físico Animal , Fitoterapia
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J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) ; 61(6): 488-96, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26875491

RESUMEN

This study was conducted to determine the effects of 50% ethanolic extract from Sasa borealis leaves (SBE) on swimming capacity and oxidative metabolism in mice. The mice were divided into 2 groups with similar swimming times and body weights; Ex-Control and Ex-SBE were orally administered with distilled water and 250 mg/kg body weight/d of SBE. Exhaustive swimming times were prolonged by 1.5-fold in the Ex-SBE group compared to the Ex-Control. The Ex-SBE group displayed lower lactate and higher non-esterified fatty acid levels 15 min after swimming and the hepatic and muscle glycogen levels were significantly higher than that in the Ex-Control. SBE potentially enhanced mRNA expression of citrate synthase (CS), carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT-1), and ß-hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase (ß-HAD) in skeletal muscle. The activities and mRNA expression of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were elevated in the Ex-SBE compared with the Ex-Control after exhaustive swimming. These results suggest that SBE might be used as an effective agent to enhance swimming capacity by utilization of energy substrates and might ameliorate physical exhaustion by facilitating energy-generating metabolic genes and enhancing endogenous antioxidants.


Asunto(s)
Antioxidantes/farmacología , Metabolismo Energético/efectos de los fármacos , Condicionamiento Físico Animal , Resistencia Física/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Sasa , Natación/fisiología , Animales , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Catalasa/metabolismo , Fatiga/prevención & control , Ácidos Grasos/sangre , Glutatión Peroxidasa/metabolismo , Glucógeno/metabolismo , Ácido Láctico/sangre , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratones Endogámicos ICR , Aptitud Física , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutasa/metabolismo
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Food Chem ; 151: 148-53, 2014 May 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24423514

RESUMEN

The hepatoprotective effect of fermented Curcuma longa L. (FC) was investigated in rats under CCl4-induced oxidative stress. FC at a dose of 30 or 300 mg/kg body weight (b.w.) was orally administered for 14 days followed by a single dose of CCl4 (1.25 mL/kg b.w. in 20% corn oil) on day 14. Pretreatment with FC drastically prevented the elevated activities of serum AST, ALT, LDH, and ALP caused by CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity. Histopathologically evident hepatic necrosis was significantly ameliorated by FC pretreatment. When compared to the CCl4-alone treated group, rats pretreated with FC displayed the reduced level of malondialdehyde. Furthermore, FC enhanced antioxidant capacities with higher activities of catalase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione peroxidase, and level of reduced glutathione. These results suggest that FC could be a candidate used for the prevention against various liver diseases induced by oxidative stress via elevating antioxidative potentials and decreasing lipid peroxidation.


Asunto(s)
Tetracloruro de Carbono/efectos adversos , Curcuma/genética , Curcuma/metabolismo , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Fermentación , Masculino , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley
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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ; 77(10): 2148-50, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24096653

RESUMEN

The administration of an ethanolic extract (RCE) from Rubus coreanus significantly reduced the body weight and epididymal fat tissue of mice under conditions of a high-fat diet (HFD) and exercise. The mice also displayed enhanced muscular carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) expression and increased superoxide dismutase and glutathione levels. These results suggest that RCE exerted an anti-obesity effect by up-regulating CPT1 and elevating the level of antioxidants.


Asunto(s)
Dieta Alta en Grasa/efectos adversos , Etanol/química , Condicionamiento Físico Animal , Extractos Vegetales/aislamiento & purificación , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Rosaceae/química , Aumento de Peso/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Antioxidantes/aislamiento & purificación , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C
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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ; 75(2): 349-51, 2011.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21307576

RESUMEN

The fatigue-alleviating effects on mice of Rubus coreanus were investigated by using an adjustable-current water pool. The mice were exhaustively exercised for 2 consecutive days, and those administered with the 80% ethanol extract (RCE) of R. coreanus displayed a lower reduction (20%) in swimming time on day 2 than the control group (41% reduction). RCE significantly prevented the depletion of hepatic antioxidants during exercise-induced fatigue. These results suggest that RCE alleviated fatigue by elevating the antioxidative potential.


Asunto(s)
Etanol/química , Fatiga/prevención & control , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Rosaceae/química , Animales , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Fatiga/etiología , Fatiga/metabolismo , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratones , Condicionamiento Físico Animal/efectos adversos
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Phytother Res ; 24(10): 1508-13, 2010 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20878702

RESUMEN

Ferulic acid derived from Pseudosasa japonica leaves, which possessed antioxidative potentials with DPPH- (54%) and ABTs- (65%) radical scavenging activities, and lipid-peroxidation inhibitory activity (71%), was orally administered to mice for 12 days in order to investigate its effects on exercise endurance capacity and alterations of antioxidant defense systems. Exhaustive swimming time was increased in the ferulic acid-supplemented group compared with the control group on days 6 and 12 (1.7- and 1.8-fold, respectively). When the mice were exhaustively exercised for 2 consecutive days, a high decrease (53%) was shown in the control group, but no change was found in the ferulic acid-treated group. The administration of ferulic acid significantly protected the depletion of enzymatic- and non enzymatic-antioxidants due to exhaustive exercise. Also, lipid-peroxidation levels decreased in the ferulic acid-treated group compared with the non exercised- and control-groups. These results suggest that ferulic acid from Pseudosasa japonica leaves has a chronic effect on endurance exercise capacity, which is attributed to its ability to ameliorate oxidative stress by improving antioxidant potentials.


Asunto(s)
Ácidos Cumáricos/farmacología , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Resistencia Física/efectos de los fármacos , Poaceae/química , Animales , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Depuradores de Radicales Libres/farmacología , Peroxidación de Lípido , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos ICR , Hojas de la Planta/química , Natación
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J Med Food ; 13(2): 364-70, 2010 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20412020

RESUMEN

The effects of the turmeric ethyl acetate fraction (TEF) from the methanolic extract from Curcuma longa L. on lipid metabolism and underlying mechanisms of lipolysis were investigated in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The intracellular lipid droplets were stained with Oil red O dye and quantified. Compared to the control, lipid accumulation was significantly decreased by 46.6% with treatment by TEF at the concentration of 20 microg/mL. The intracellular triglyceride (TG) level was also reduced by 37.9% at the concentration of 20 microg/mL. To determine the mechanism for TG content reduction, levels of glucose uptake and glycerol release were measured. Incubation of the 3T3-L1 adipocytes with TEF for 4 hours significantly lowered the cellular level of glucose in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, cellular expression of insulin-responsive glucose transporter (GLUT)-4 was decreased by 46%, indicating that reduced glucose uptake was due to a decrease in cellular GLUT-4 expression. In addition, the level of free glycerol released into the cultured medium was increased by 36.4% with the treatment by TEF. In subsequent measurements using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, mRNA levels of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) and adipose TG lipase (ATGL) were elevated by 34.8% and 16.9%, respectively, at the concentration of 20 microg/mL. These results suggest that TEF partially inhibits lipogenesis by the suppression of glucose uptake via the decreased expression of cellular GLUT-4 and stimulates lipolysis through the induction of HSL and/or ATGL gene expression, resulting in the increased glycerol release.


Asunto(s)
Adipocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Curcuma/química , Transportador de Glucosa de Tipo 4/metabolismo , Glucosa/metabolismo , Lipólisis/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Células 3T3-L1 , Adipocitos/metabolismo , Animales , Transporte Biológico , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Glicerol/metabolismo , Lipasa/genética , Lipasa/metabolismo , Ratones , Orgánulos/efectos de los fármacos , Orgánulos/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Esterol Esterasa/genética , Esterol Esterasa/metabolismo , Triglicéridos/metabolismo
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