Effects of dietary corn peptide and exercise on hepatic ATGL and TNF-α in obese rats

Abstract

To determine whether dietary corn peptides supplementation with or without exercise on body composition and fac-tors related to hepatic lipid metabolism in obese rats induced by a high fat diet. Male SD rats were fed a high-fat diet (40% calorie as fat) for 8 weeks as a dietary induced obesity model (DIO, n=32). They were then randomly divided into four groups, control, corn pip-tide(CP) group, exercise group and CP + exercise group (n=8). Supplement (CP:200 g/kg) and exercise(tread mill Ex was performed 15 m/min for 60 min/d, 5 days a week) protocol for 4 weeks. Body weight and dietary levels of rats were monitored during the experimental peri-od. At the end of the 4th weeks, rats of all groups were sacrificed. Perirenal fat and liver were harvested, and hepatic adipose triglyceride li-pase(ATGL) and TNF-α were analyzed via Western blot. After 4 weeks, compared with DIO control group, body weight and perire-nal fat mass index in CP + exercise group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). Hepatic ATGL was significantly higher in corn peptides supplementation, especially in combination with exercise (P < 0.05). At the same time, the values of TNF-α expression were decreased signif-icantly in exercise groups compared with DIO group (P < 0.05). Corn peptides combined with aerobic exercise has a weight re-duction by lowering adipose tissue in experimental animals, it may be related to the expression of ATGL and TNF-α in the liver, and promote lipid metabolism.