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Existe consenso científico acerca de la necesidad de cambiar hábitos de alimentación y aumentar la actividad física como estrategias para prevenir y paliar la epidemia de sobrepeso y obesidad. En este estudio se evaluaron los efectos de dietas isocalóricas e isolipídicas, con diferente calidad de lípidos, sobre algunos indicadores de síndrome metabólico en ratas de la línea IIMb/Beta de 70 días de edad. Este modelo murino manifiesta obesidad acompañada de hipertriacilglicerolemia y resistencia insulínica desde la pubertad y desarrolla diabetes tipo 2 en la adultez. Se suministraron durante 90 días tres dietas formuladas según AIN-93 (American Institute of Nutrition-93) ad libitum: Dieta AIN con aceite de girasol como fuente de lípidos; Dieta JB con grasa bovina (remplazando al aceite de girasol) y Dieta JBn-3 con grasa bovina más ácidos grasos poliinsaturados n-3 provenientes de aceite de pescado. Los animales que consumieron la dieta JBn-3 manifestaron disminución (p<0,05) en algunos indicadores de sindrome metabólico como la hiperinsulinemia, la hipertriacilglicerolemia y el depósito de lípidos totales, colesterol y triacilgliceroles hepáticos. Si bien se requieren más estudios, se confirma la validez de las intervenciones dietarias para el abordaje de la obesidad y sus comorbilidades recomendadas por los organismos internacionales(AU)
There is scientific consensus about the importance of changing dietary habits and increasing physical activity for the prevention and treatment of obesity and its co-morbidities. The effects of isocaloric and isolipidic diets with different type of fat on symptoms of the metabolic syndrome in 70 days old IIMb/Beta rats were evaluated. This murine model develops obesity, hypetryacilglycerolemia and insulin resistance since puberty, progressing to type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Three diets formulated according to AIN-93 (American Institute of Nutrition-93) were offered ad libitum during 90 days: Diet AIN with sunflower oil; Diet JB with bovine fat (replacing sunflower oil) and Diet JBn-3 with bovine fat and PUFAn-3 from fish oil. The group fed JBn-3 diet showed diminution (p<0,05) on several of the clinical manifestations of the metabolic syndrome, such as: hyperinsulinemia, hypertriacylglycerolemia and hepatic total lipids, cholesterol and triacylglycerols. Although more research is required, the study supports the beneficial effects of dietary approaches on obesity and its comorbidities(AU)
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Humans , Fatty Acids, Essential , Fatty Acids, Omega-3 , Metabolic Syndrome , Lipids , Fish Oils , Feeding BehaviorABSTRACT
Objective To discuss effects of three different-intensity exercise on oxidative stress and adiponectin/adiponectin receptor1/2 of the liver in obese rats.Methods Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were fed high-lipid fodder and became the obesity model after 16 weeks.Then they were randomly divided into a high-lipid control group (HF),a low-intensity exercise group (HS),a moderate-intensity exercise group (HM) and an exercise group with progressive intensity (HI),each of 8.Another 8 rats were chosen into a normal control group (NC).The speed of treadmill running of group HS and HM was 10m/min and 15m/min respectively,while that of group HI was10m/min for 20 min,followed by another 20min at and still another 20min at 28～30m/min,five days a week for 6 weeks.Six weeks later,the weight,alanine transaminase (ALT),aspartate transaminase (AST),superoxide dismutase (SOD),malondialdehyde (MDA),tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α),interleukin-6 (IL-6),adiponectin receptors1/2,adiponectin,triglyceride (TG),cholesterol (TC),high-density lipoproteincholesterol (HDL-C),low-density lipoproteincholesterol (LDL-C) and free fatty acid (FFA) were tested.Results Compared with group NC,significant increase was observed in the average weight,TG,TC,LDL-C,FFA,ALT,AST,MDA,TNF-α and IL-6 (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),while significant decrease was found in the average HDL-C,SOD,adiponectin and adiponectin receptors1/2 of group HF (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Compared with group HF,there was significant decrease in the average weight,TG,LDL-C,FFA,ALT,MDA,TNF-α and IL-6 (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),but significant increase in the average SOD,adiponectin,AR1 and AR2 of group HS,HM and HI (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),and only HDL-C of group HM increased significantly(P＜0.05).Compared with group HS and HI,significant decrease was found in the average FFA and MDA (P＜0.05),while significant increase was found in the average adiponectin and AR2 of group HM (P＜0.05).Conclusion Aerobic exercise can improve abnormal hepatic lipid metabolism and oxidative stress,strengthen free radical scavenging capacity,prevent liver cell inflammation injury and ameliorate liver metabolism disorder of obese rats induced by high-lipid fodder.Moreover,the effect of moderate-intensity exercise is superior to low-intensity exercise or exercise with progressive intensity,whose mechanism may be related to further activating liver adiponectin receptor 2 through increasing serum adiponectin.
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The relationship between a high consumption of fructose-sweetened foods and obesity and its co-morbidities remains controversial. In this study the effects of three isocaloric and isolipidic diets containing different carbohydrates - fructose, sucrose and starch (AIN 93) - on biomass, abdominal fat depots, blood and liver lipid profile and hepatic histopathology in adult male IIMb/obese and diabetic rats were evaluated. Plasma cholesterol and triacylglycerol were significantly higher in fructose and sucrose groups, while liver lipids showed higher levels in the starch-fed group. There were no differences in hepatic histology in the three groups. The findings of this study support the hypothesis that sugar-rich diets -with fructose or sucrose - replacing starch in equivalent amounts produce similar effects in plasma glucose-lipid profile.
La controversia acerca de si el alto consumo de fructosa ha sido determinante en la prevalencia actual de la obesidad y sus comorbilidades, o si sus efectos son semejantes a los de un consumo equivalente de otros azúcares continúa vigente. En este trabajo se evaluaron los efectos de tres dietas isocalóricas e isolipídicas con fructosa, sacarosa o almidón -como control-, sobre la biomasa, el depósito adiposo abdominal, el perfil glucolipídico sanguíneo y los lípidos y la histología hepáticos en ratas adultas IIMb/β, obesas y diabéticas. Los valores de colesterol y triacilgliceroles plasmáticos fueron mayores en los grupos alimentados con fructosa y sacarosa, mientras que los lípidos hepáticos resultaron mayores en el grupo que consumió almidón. La histología hepática mostró leve esteatosis micro-macro vacuolar en los tres grupos. Los efectos de fructosa y sacarosa sobre las variables evaluadas no fueron diferentes.
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Rats/physiology , Sucrose , Mice, Inbred NOD , Fructose , MetabolismABSTRACT
The response of adult spontaneously obese rats from the IIMb/Beta strain fed a high calcium skimmed milk diet (MHCa), high calcium from carbonate (HCa) and a normal AIN 93 diet during 45 days was evaluated. Body weight, food intake and fecal fat excretion were measured. At the end of the experiment rats were euthanized, abdominal fat pads and livers were excised and weighed. Blood and liver triacylglycerols, total cholesterol and fractions were quantified. Body weight increase and abdominal fat pads in the MHCa group were significantly lower than in the other two. Plasma triacylglycerols, total and LDL-cholesterol were diminished in the MHCa group. Fecal lipid excretion was increased in the adult MHCa group. Total liver lipids and triacylglycerols showed a significant diminution in the MHCa group. These results suggest that calcium and other bioactive compounds from milk, most probably present in whey fraction, and not calcium carbonate exerted an "anti-obesity" effect on these rats.
Se evaluaron los efectos de dietas con distintos niveles y fuente de calcio sobre parámetros relacionados con el síndrome metabólico en ratas adultas espontáneamente obesas de la línea IIMb/Beta. Se suministraron durante 45 días tres dietas: alto nivel de calcio proveniente de leche descremada (MHCa); alto calcio proveniente de carbonato (HCa) y como referencia AIN 93, normocálcica. Se midieron peso corporal, ingesta de alimento y excreción fecal de grasa. Los animales se sacrificaron y se extrajeron y pesaron los panículos adiposos abdominales y el hígado. Se determinaron triacilgliceroles, colesterol total y fracciones en plasma y en hígado. El aumento de peso corporal, los panículos adiposos abdominales y los valores plasmáticos de triacilgliceroles y de colesterol y fracciones fueron significativamente menores en el grupo MHCa. La excreción fecal de grasa resultó aumentada en el grupo MHCa. Los lípidos totales y los triacilgliceroles hepáticos mostraron una disminución significativa en el grupo MHCa. Los resultados evidencian efectos beneficiosos del calcio de la leche y no del suplemento mineral, sugiriendo que una acción sinérgica con otros compuestos bioactivos, probablemente presentes en el suero de la leche, produciría los efectos "antiobesidad" en estas ratas.
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Animals , Male , Rats , Calcium Carbonate/administration & dosage , Calcium, Dietary/administration & dosage , Metabolic Syndrome/blood , Metabolic Syndrome/diet therapy , Milk/chemistry , Obesity/blood , Body Weight/physiology , Calcium Carbonate/chemistry , Calcium, Dietary/blood , Cholesterol/blood , Feces/chemistry , Lipids/blood , Liver/chemistry , Random Allocation , Weight GainABSTRACT
This study was performed to investigate the effect of acorn supplementation on the lipid profile and redox antioxidant enzyme activities in obese rat. Obesity in the rats was induced by feeding diet contained 10% lard and 0.5% cholesterol for 4 week. After 4 weeks, rats were divided into the following 5 groups; high fat diet (Control), high fat diet plus 10% Acorn powder (AP10%), high fat diet plus 20% Acorn powder (AP20%), high fat diet plus 0.2% Acorn extract (AE0.2%), high fat diet plus 0.5% Acorn extract (AE0.5%). Total food intake and food efficiency ratio (FER) was not significantly different by acorn powder and extract supplementation. But, body weight was decreased by 20% acorn powder. Acorn powder and extract supplementation for 4 weeks tend to decrease total cholesterol and triglyceride level on the serum and hepatic tissue. There was no significant difference in hepatic glutathione (GSH) content among all the groups. The hepatic GST activity in acorn supplemented groups was lower than that of control. Glutathione peroxidase and catalase activities were higher in acorn supplemented groups than that of control. Hepatic TBARS levels of experimental groups were also significantly lower than that of control group. Our finding suggest that acorn powders and extract might have potential role for improving lipid profiles and antioxidant enzyme activities in obese rats.
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Animals , Rats , Body Weight , Catalase , Cholesterol , Diet , Diet, High-Fat , Eating , Glutathione , Glutathione Peroxidase , Obesity , Oxidation-Reduction , Powders , Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances , TriglyceridesABSTRACT
Object To investigate the ultrafine grinding and nanometer powder's antiobesity effect of Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu on nutritional obese rats. Methods The content of triglyceride, cholesterol and high density lipoprotein (HDL) of blood was measured by UV spectraphotometry method. The blood glucose was determined by spectraphotometry method. The antiobesity effect was determined by weight loss and Lee's coefficient. Results Compared with powder and polysaccharide of A. rivieri, the ultrafine grinding and nanometer powder of A. rivieri could significantly decrease the rat body weight and the Lee's coefficient of nutritional obese rats (P