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- Title
Adiposity Reduction by Cucumis melo var. gaettongchamoe Extract in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice.
- Authors
Park, Sun Young; Kim, Ji Eun; Kang, He Mi; Song, Hee Jin; Kang, Nam Jun; Hwang, Dae Youn; Choi, Young-Whan
- Abstract
This study investigated the anti-obesity effects of Cucumis melo var. gaettongchamoe (CG) in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). The mice received CG water extract (CGWE) treatment for 8 weeks, and changes in body weight and serum lipid levels were analyzed. The HFD + vehicle group showed a significant increase in body weight compared to the control group, while the HFD + CGWE and HFD + positive (orlistat) groups exhibited reduced body weight. Lipid profile analysis revealed lower levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the HFD + CGWE group compared to the HFD + vehicle group. The HFD + vehicle group had increased abdominal fat weight and fat content, whereas both HFD + CGWE groups showed significant reductions in abdominal fat content and adipocyte size. Additionally, CGWE administration downregulated mRNA expression of key proteins involved in neutral lipid metabolism. CGWE also promoted hepatic lipolysis, reducing lipid droplet accumulation in hepatic tissue and altering neutral lipid metabolism protein expression. Furthermore, CGWE treatment reduced inflammatory mediators and suppressed the activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in hepatic tissue. In conclusion, CGWE shows promise as a therapeutic intervention for obesity and associated metabolic dysregulation, including alterations in body weight, serum lipid profiles, adipose tissue accumulation, hepatic lipolysis, and the inflammatory response. CGWE may serve as a potential natural anti-obesity agent.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of obesity; OBESITY; STATISTICS; MEDICINAL plants; ANALYSIS of variance; ANIMAL experimentation; WEIGHT loss; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; PLANT extracts; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; MOLECULAR structure; DIETARY fats; MICE
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 15, p3292
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15153292