Abstract

In vivo 실험에 의해서 지방축적을 억제할 수 있는 물질을 찾아내는 것은 시간과 비용이 많이 든다. 본 연구는 돼지 지방조직을 이용한 in vitro system을 이용해서 한국의 약용식물 중에서 지방축적 억제 작용을 가지는 것을 조사하고자 수행하였다. 총 183종의 약용식물을 이용하여 이들이 돼지 지방조직의 지방합성과 지방전구세포의 분화에 미치는 작용을 조사하였다. 에탄올 추출물은 72종, 물 추출물은 111종, 이 중에서 65종은 물과 에탄올 모두 이용해서 추출하였다. 돼지 지방조직의 지방합성은 13종류의 약용식물이 영향을 미쳤는데, 그 중 11종은 대조구에 비하여 지방합성을 40% 이상 억제하였고, 4종은 지방합성을 70% 이상 억제하였다. 가장 강력한 지방합성 억제작용을 나타낸 것은 붓꽃과와 고삼(에탄올 추출) 그리고 좁쌀풀(물과 에탄올 추출)이었다. 그러나 소목과 황백은 지방합성을 촉진하였다. 돼지 지방전구세포의 분화에 미치는 결과는 총 28종의 약용식물이 돼지 지방전구세포의 분화에 영향을 미쳤는데, 이 중 16종의 약용식물은 증가시켰고, 12종은 억제시켰다. 목단피와 강활(에탄올 추출) 그리고 당귀, 목향 및 신이(물 추출)는 지방세포의 분화를 두 배 정도 증가시켰다. 10종의 약용식물 즉 감초, 형개 및 구월나무(에탄올 추출) 그리고 비름과, 천문동, 백출, 유자나무, 향부자, 구엽초 및 목단피(물 추출)은 지방세포의 분화를 35% 이상 억제시켰다. 구월나무(에탄올 추출)만이 지방합성뿐만 아니라 세포분화도 억제하였다. 본 연구 결과는 약용식물로부터 가축과 사람의 지방축적 억제효능 후보물질을 발굴하기 위한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 여겨진다. Identification of natural compounds that can prevent the development of obesity in vivo is time consuming and expensive. We have used in vitro systems derived from pig adipose tissue to screen simple aqueous or ethanolic extracts of Korean medicinal herbs (KMH) for their anti-adipogenic potential. A total of 183 extracts were tested for their actions in lipogenesis of pig adipose tissue and differentiation of pig preadipocytes. Ethanol extracts were prepared from 72 and aqueous extracts were prepared from 111 medicinal herbs. Both an ethanolic and an aqueous extract were prepared from 65 of these. Thirteen extracts substantially altered rates of lipogenesis in vitro. The effects of KMH on lipogenesis of pig adipose tissue are as follows. Elevens reduced lipogenesis to rates that were more than 40% lower than control and four of these reduced rates of lipogenesis by more than 70%. The most potent anti-lipogenic extracts were those obtained in ethanol from Iridaceae and from Sophora flavescens AIT as well as both the aqueous and ethanolic extracts from Lysimachia vulgaris L. Two extracts, those prepared in water from Caesalpiniae lignum and from Phellodendri cortex, were found to promote rates of lipogenesis in vitro. The effects of KMH on differentiation of pig preadoipocytes are as follows. Twentyeight extracts altered the rates of differentiation of cultured porcine preadipocytes. Sixteen increased and twelve reduced the rates of differentiation of preadipocytes. Extracts prepared in ethanol from Moutan radicis cortex and from Ostericum koreanum and those prepared in water from Angelicae gigantis radix, from Inula henenium L and from Magnolia flos doubled the rate of differentiation of cultured porcine preadipocytes. Ten extracts reduced the in vitro rate of differentiation of porcine preadipocytes by more than 35%. These were the ethanolic extracts from Glycyrrizae radix, Nepetae spica and from Polygala myrtifolia and the aqueous extracts from Amaranthaceae, Asparagus cochinchinesis, Atractylodis rhizoma alba, Citrus junos TANAKA, Cyperus rotundus, Epimedium grandiflorum and from Moutan radicis cortex. Only the ethanolic extract from Polygala myrtifolia was able to both reduce lipogenesis in adipose tissue slices and retard differentiation of cultured preadipocytes. The results of our study will provide meaningful information to identify medicinal herbs which would reduce fat deposition in livestocks and humans.

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