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Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Bitter Melon on Lipids and Hepatic Enzyme Levels in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats

여주열매 첨가식이가 당뇨 흰쥐의 지질과 항산화효소 수준에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Myung-Wha (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Duksung Women's University)
  • 김명화 (덕성여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2014.11.24
  • Accepted : 2014.12.20
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

This study examined the effect of Momordica charantia L. (bitter melon: BM) on lipid and hepatic antioxidative enzyme levels in diabetic rats. Diabetes mellitus was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by injection of streptozotocin (STZ), and rats were fed for 4 weeks with experimental groups divided into four groups: a normal control group, STZ-control and STZ-BM 5% & STZ-BM 10% treated groups. Levels of free fatty acids (FFA), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-chol), triglycerides (TG) in plasma and malondialdehyde (MDA) & protein in liver, catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and xanthine oxidase (XOD) were measured in liver cytosol. Level of HDL-chol significantly increased in the STZ-BM 5% diabetic group. TG & FFA levels were significantly higher in all diabetic groups compared to the control group. MDA and protein levels were significantly higher in the STZ-BM 5% group compared to all other experimental group. CAT level was higher in the supplementary group with BM compared to the STZ-control group, although the difference was not significantly different. SOD level was not significant in any experimental groups. GST level was significantly higher in the BM-treated groups compared to the STZ-control group. XOD level was significantly lower in the BM 5% group and significantly decreased in all experimental groups. These results show that supplementation of BM fruit powder may have beneficial effects on diabetic complications and damage caused by oxidative stress.

본 연구에서는 여주의 항당뇨 효과를 검색하기 위한 연구로 실험군은 정상 대조군과 당뇨 실험군으로 나누어, 당뇨 실험군은 당뇨 대조군과 여주열매 분말을 5%와 10%를 각각 식이에 첨가하여 4개군으로 실험하였다. 실험동물은 Sprague-Dawley계 수컷으로 STZ으로 당뇨를 유발한 흰쥐에게 4 주간의 해당식이를 공급하여 혈장의 유리지방산, HDL-콜레스테롤 및 중성지방, 간의 MDA와 단백질, 간의 시토졸에서 CAT, SOD, GST 및 XOD의 항산화효소 수준을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 혈장 유리지방산 수준은 정상 대조군에 비해 당뇨 대조군에서 유의적으로 높은 수준이었으나, 당뇨 실험군 간에는 유의적인 차이는 아니었다. HDL-콜레스테롤 수준은 정상 대조군과 당뇨 대조군에서는 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으나, BM-5%군에서는 정상 대조군보다 유의적으로 높은 수준이었다. 중성지방 수준은 정상 대조군에 비해 당뇨 대조군에서 높게 유의적인 차이를 보였으나, 당뇨 실험군 간에는 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 간의 MDA 수준은 정상 대조군에 비해 당뇨 대조군 사이에는 유의적인 수준 차이를 보이지 않았으나, BM-10%군에서는 MDA 수준이 유의적으로 높은 수준이었다. 단백질 수준은 정상 대조군과 당뇨 대조군 사이에 유의적인 차이를 보였고, 당뇨 대조군에 비해 BM-5%군에서는 유의적인 차이는 아니었으나, BM-10%군에서 유의적으로 높은 수준이었다. CAT 수준은 정상 대조군과 당뇨 대조군에서 유의적이었으나, 당뇨 실험군 사이에는 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다. SOD 수준은 정상 대조군과 당뇨 대조군 사이에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았고, 여주 첨가 시 당뇨 실험군 간에도 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. GST 수준은 정상 대조군보다 당뇨 대조군 수준이 유의적으로 낮았고, 당뇨 대조군에 비해 BM-5%와 BM-10%군 모두에서 높은 수준으로 유의적인 차이를 보였다. XOD의 수준은 정상 대조군과 당뇨 대조군 사이에는 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았고, BM-10%군에서는 수치상 낮아지는 수준이었으나, BM-5%군에서만 유의적으로 낮은 수준이었다. 이상의 연구결과, 여주열매 분말을 식이로 첨가하였을 때 당뇨 시 혈장 중성지방과 유리지방산 수준에는 차이를 보이지 않았고, 간 조직의 단백질과 MDA 수준은 높아지는 경향이었다. BM-5%군에서는 HDL-콜레스테롤과 GST 수준이 높아졌고, XOD 수준이 가장 낮아져 여주 첨가에 따른 양적인 차이를 보였다. 여주는 당뇨로 인한 산화적 스트레스를 줄이며, 당뇨 예방 및 치료를 위한 식사요법에 효과적인 식품으로 사료된다.

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