Anti-obesity effect of Dioscorea nipponica Makino with lipase-inhibitory activity in rodents
2003
Kwon, C.S. (Kyungpook National Univ., Taegu (Korea R.)) | Sohn, H.Y. | Kim, S.H. | Kim, J.H. | Son, K.H. | Lee, J.S. | Lim, J.K. | Kim. J.S.
In the process of screening for pancreatic lipase inhibitors, which could be used as an anti-obesity measure, the methanol extract of Dioscorea nipponica Makino powder (DP) appeared to have potent inhibitory activity against porcine pancreatic lipase with an IC sub(50) value of 5-10 microg/ml, where the enzyme activity was assayed by using 4-methylumbelliferyl oleate as a substrate. Further purification of active components present in the herb generated dioscin that belongs to the saponin family. Dioscin and its aglycone, diosgenin, both suppressed the time-dependent increase of blood triacylglycerol level when orally injected with corn oil to mice, suggesting their inhibitory potential against fat absorption. Sprague-Dawley rats fed on a high-fat diet containing 5% Dioscorea nipponica Makino and 40% beef tallow gained significantly less body weight and adipose tissue than control animals fed on a high-fat diet alone during an 8-week experimental period (P<0.05).
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