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Effects of Omija (Schizandra chinensis Baillon) Concentrate on Blood Alcohol Clearance and Hepatoprotective Function in Rats Induced by Acute Ethanol Intoxication and Chronic Ethanol Treatment

오미자농축액이 급성주정중독량 및 장기간 주정을 투여한 흰쥐의 혈중 알코올 분해율과 간 기능 보호에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2014.04.01
  • Accepted : 2014.06.30
  • Published : 2014.08.31

Abstract

We investigated whether or not Schisandra chinensis (SC), a traditional herbal medicine, has protective effects against alcohol-induced fatty liver and blood alcohol clearance. Two tests focused on acute intoxication and chronic ethanol treatment were carried out. For the chronic ethanol treatment test, rats were fed ethanol by intragastric administration everyday for 8 weeks to induce alcoholic fatty liver. Ethanol treatment significantly increased blood alcohol concentration at 90 min after acute ethanol intoxication. Compared with the two ethanol-treated groups, rats administered ethanol along with SC extracts showed an approximately 13% increased blood alcohol clearance rate at 360 min. Chronic ethanol treatment significantly increased serum and hepatic triglyceride (TG) levels, and caused fatty degeneration of liver. Ethanol treatment also elevated the serum total-cholesterol (TC) level. However, after feeding of ethanol plus SC extracts, ethanol-induced elevation of hepatic TG levels reversed, whereas elevation of serum TG and TC levels was not observed after treatment with SC extracts. Ethanol treatment significantly increased ${\gamma}$-GT, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase activities after 8 weeks. Compared with the ethanol-fed group, rats administered ethanol plus SC extracts for 4 weeks showed attenuated fatty degeneration as well as decreased hepatic function test values. SC administration also significantly increased intracellular lipid accumulation in hepatocytes and reduced steatosis score and hepatic TG levels, as measured by biochemical and histolopathological analyses. Our results indicate that the protective effects of SC are accompanied by a significant decrease in hepatic TG levels, thereby suggesting SC has the ability to prevent ethanol-induced fatty liver, by reducing hepatic TG and enzyme levels in alcoholic rats.

본 연구는 알코올성 간 손상을 일으킨 흰쥐에게 오미자추출물이 혈중 알코올 분해율과 간 기능 보호에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 단회성 급성주정중독시험과 장기 주정투여시험을 각각 수행하였다. 급성주정중독시험은 흰쥐에게 급성주정중독량과 오미자추출물을 투여한 후 60분, 90분, 150분, 240분, 300분, 360분의 혈중 에탄올 농도를 측정하여 경시적인 알코올 분해율을 측정하였다. 장기 주정투여시험은 전반기(4주)는 급성주정중독량(22,23)을 참고하여 1/2용량의 시험주정(Chivas Regal, 40%)을 투여하였고, 후반기(4주)는 시험주정과 함께 물과 오미자추출물(150 mg, 1.0 mL)을 각각 투여하였다. 급성주정중독량시험에서 주정투여 후 90분의 혈중 알코올 농도가 가장 높았고, 주정투여 후 알코올의 기준 농도 대비 360분의 혈중 알코올 분해율은 주정단독투여군(A) 81.4%, 오미자투여군(B) 96.1%, 주정+물투여군(C) 85.3%로 오미자투여군이 다른 두 주정투여군보다 평균 13% 더 높았다. 장기 주정투여시험에서 간장무게는 두 주정투여군(A, B)이 일반대조군(C)보다 통계적으로 무거웠다(P<0.05). 혈청과 간 조직의 중성지방(TG) 함량은 일반대조군이 두 주정투여군보다 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다(P<0.05). 간 조직의 TG 함량은 오미자투여군(B)이 주정대조군(A)에 비해 26.5% 낮았다. 혈청 중 총 콜레스테롤(TC) 함량은 실험군 간에 차이가 없었고, 간 조직의 TC 함량은 B군이 A군보다 18.8% 낮았다. 주정과 오미자추출물을 투여한 후 측정한 ${\gamma}$-GT, AST 및 ALT 활성은 오미자추출물군(B)이 주정대조군(A)보다 각각 26%, 12%, 19% 감소하였다. 혈액학치(CBC)는 혈소판을 제외하고는 실험군 간에 통계적인 차이가 있었다(P<0.05). 간세포 조직의 Steatosis score는 주정대조군이 3점인 반면 오미자추출물군과 일반대조군에서는 각각 1점이었고, 붉게 염색된 지방미세과립이 주정대조군에서는 고도 내지 중등도로 세포질내에 침윤(infiltration)된 반면 오미자추출물군에서는 경도로 침윤되었다. 본 연구에서 오미자추출물은 경시적으로 혈중 알코올 분해율을 높여주고, 간 조직의 중성지방량과 간기능치(${\gamma}$-GT, ALT)를 감소시키는 동시에 알코올성 지방변성을 완화시킨 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 오미자 가공식품의 개발과 관련한 기초 및 홍보자료로 활용 가능성이 높을 것으로 기대되는 한편 인체적용시험을 통해 알코올성 간 기능 보효 효과와 관련된 보다 정밀한 후속 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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