Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회)
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Aqueous Spray-dried Green Tea Extract Regulates Body Weight and Epididymal Fat Accumulation in Mice

열수 녹차추출물이 생쥐의 체중 및 부고환 지방축적 조절에 미치는 영향

  • 박필준 ((주)아모레퍼시픽 기술연구원) ;
  • 김채욱 ((주)아모레퍼시픽 기술연구원) ;
  • 조시영 ((주)아모레퍼시픽 기술연구원) ;
  • 라찬수 ((주)아모레퍼시픽 기술연구원) ;
  • 서대방 ((주)아모레퍼시픽 기술연구원) ;
  • 이상준 ((주)아모레퍼시픽 기술연구원)
  • Received : 2009.09.16
  • Accepted : 2009.11.26
  • Published : 2010.02.28
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Abstract

To obtain the best yield of the beneficial ingredients in green tea, such as catechins, green tea powder is most often prepared by ethyl alcohol extraction. However, the taste, cost and composition of ethyl alcohol extract is different from aqueous spray-dried green tea extract (aq-GTE). Specifically, aq-GTE has a better flavor, lower production costs and higher purity when compared to ethyl alcohol extract. In this study, we elucidated the effect of aq-GTE on diet-induced obesity in male C57BL/6J mice following dose-dependent oral administration of aq-GTE. After eight weeks, the body weight was reduced by 13-17% in mice fed 200 mg/kg bw aq-GTE ($12.468{\pm}0.45\;g$; p<0.05) and 20-25% in mice fed 400 mg/kg bw aq-GTE ($11.259{\pm}0.61\;g$; p<0.05) when compared with the high-fat diet (HFD) control group mice ($14.714{\pm}0.95\;g$; p<0.05). The correlation between epididymal fat accumulation and body weight also decreased by approximately 26.6% (p<0.05) in mice fed a HFD with aq-GTE 400 mg/kg bw. Finally, serum parameters such as the triglyceride, glucose and cholesterol levels in the HFD groups were reduced by the aq-GTE 400 mg/kg bw diet. Analysis on glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, blood urea nitrogen and development of hepatic steatosis revealed no histologic evidence of hepatotoxicity in HFD mice fed aq-GTE. Overall, our results imply that aq-GTE is able to regulate body weight and fat accumulation in mice.

본 연구에서는 기존 주정추출 방법에 의하여 인위적으로 카테킨 함량을 높인 녹차추출물의 효능이 아니라 음용시 사용되는 녹차가 지닌 일반적인 카테킨 함량에 의한 항비만 효능을 검토하기 위해, 열수 분무건조 방법을 적용하여 제조된 국내산 제주 열수 녹차추출물(aq-GTE)을 C57BL/6J 생쥐에 고지방 식이를 통한 비만을 유도시키며 동시에 농도를 달리하여 8주간 섭취시킨 뒤, 체중과 체내 지방함량 및 혈중 지질함량에 대한 분석을 실시하여 항비만 효능을 확인하였다. 그 결과, aq-GTE 첨가시 HFD 군간 식이 섭취량에는 차이가 없었으나 체중 증가량에 있어서는 aq-GTE에 농도 의존적으로 체중 증가량이 감소됨을 확인하였다. 또한 부고환 지방의 무게는 aq-GTE의 섭취 농도에 따라 유의하게 감소하였고, 체중 변화에 따른 비교에서도 통계적으로 유의하게 부고환 지방 무게의 감소가 확인되었다. 비만을 식이로 유도한 실험군에 나타나는 steatosis 증가 현상이 aq-GTE를 처리시 농도의존적으로 억제되어 감소하는 현상이 발생함을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 그 외에 혈액 분석을 통하여 확인할 수 있는 이상증상은 없는 것으로 확인되었다. 결론적으로 본 시험에서 사용한 aq-GTE는 C57BL/6J 생쥐에서 체중 증가와 체지방 축적 감소 및 지질대사 개선 효과를 나타내었으며, 이는 기존의 주정추출 방식으로 카테킨 함량을 높인 녹차 추출물뿐만 아니라 일반 녹차의 카테킨 함량도 충분히 그 효과를 볼 수 있다는 결과를 검증한 것이고, 향후 aq-GTE의 인체에 미치는 효과에 대한 연구가 수행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

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