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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2015

Dioscorea batatas extract attenuates high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice by decreasing expression of inflammatory cytokines.

Hyo-Wook Gil, Eun-Young Lee, Ji-Hye Lee, Yong-Sik Kim, Byung-Eui Lee, Jeong Woo Suk, Ho-Yeon Song

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hyo-Wook GilDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Eun-Young LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Ji-Hye LeeDepartment of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Yong-Sik KimDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea.
Byung-Eui LeeDepartment of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Korea.
Jeong Woo SukDepartment of Chemistry, Gyeongsangbuk-do Medical Crop Cluster, Ahandong, Korea.
Ho-Yeon SongDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea.
Soonchunhyang University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of the present study was to determine whether Dioscorea batatas (DB) extract reduces visceral fat accumulation and obesity-related biomarkers in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) and whether genes associated with adipogenesis and inflammation could be modulated by a diet containing DB extract. MATERIAL AND

methodsMale C57BL/6J mice were divided into 4 groups (n=10 per group): normal diet (ND), HFD, 100 mg/kg DB extract-gavage with HFD, and 200 mg/kg DB extract-gavage with HFD. The mice were fed the experimental diets for 14 weeks. At 12 weeks, micro-computed X-ray tomography (micro-CT) was performed.

resultsSupplementation of the diet with DB extract for 14 weeks significantly prevented HFD-induced increases in body weight, visceral adipose tissue, plasma lipid levels, and leptins. The area of visceral fat was reduced by DB extract supplementation when examined by micro-CT. Supplementation with DB extract resulted in the downregulation of the adipogenic transcription factor (C/ERBa) and its target gene (CD36) in epididymal adipose tissue, compared to HFD alone. DB extract decreased the expression of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, MCP-1, and IL-6) in epididymal adipose tissue.

conclusionsOur results suggest that DB extract may prevent HFD-induced obesity by downregulating the expression of genes related to adipogenesis and inflammation in visceral adipose tissue.

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AdipogenesisAnimalsBiomarkersBody WeightCytokinesDiet, High-FatDioscoreaGene Expression RegulationIntra-Abdominal FatMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityPlant ExtractsThyroid Hormone Receptors alphaX-Ray MicrotomographyBiomarkersCytokinesPlant ExtractsThyroid Hormone Receptors alpha

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PMCPMC4335589
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