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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2019

Anti-obesity effect of Yangkyuksanwha-tang in high-fat diet-induced obese mice.

Young-Mee Koh, Soon-Woo Jang, Taek-Won Ahn

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Young-Mee KohDepartment of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Daejeon University, 4, Notaesan-ro, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 331-958, Republic of Korea.
Soon-Woo JangDepartment of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Daejeon University, 4, Notaesan-ro, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 331-958, Republic of Korea.
Taek-Won AhnDepartment of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Daejeon University, 4, Notaesan-ro, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 331-958, Republic of Korea. twahn@dju.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5716-540X
Daejeon University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundYangkyuksanwha-tang (YST) is an herbal medicine based on Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) and is widely used in Korean traditional medicine. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of YST on obesity in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice.

methodsWe induced obesity in C57bl/6 J mice using a HFD, and then orally administered 300 mg/kg YST for 6 weeks. We measured body weight, food efficiency, organ and fat weight, serum biochemical parameters, and obesity-related gene expression, and carried out histological analysis at the end of the experimental period.

resultsYST significantly reduced the absolute body weight and food efficiency ratio. The serum, aminotransferase, glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the YST-treated group than in the control group, whereas the high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level in the YST-treated group was significantly higher. The YST-treated group also showed a significant reduction in regional fatty tissues and the absolute weight of various organs. We also observed a significantly reduced expression of AP2/FABP4, C/EBP-β, leptin, and SREBP1c/ADD1 mRNA, and significantly increased expression of UCP-2 and adiponectin mRNA in adipose tissue in the YST-treated group. YST also decreased the lipid droplet size and lipid accumulation in the liver, as well as adipocyte size in epididymal adipose tissue. At the dose tested, YST was non-toxic to the liver and kidneys of the mice.

conclusionThe results imply that YST has anti-obesity effects in obesity-induced mice. Although the number of experimental animals was limited and the drug effects concern mice, rather than humans, which have different constitutions, the study has valuable implications with respect to the general effects of YST.

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AnimalsAnti-Obesity AgentsBody WeightCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCholesterol, HDLDiet, High-FatHumansLeptinMaleMedicine, Korean TraditionalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityPlant ExtractsPlants, MedicinalSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Anti-Obesity AgentsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCebpb protein, mouseCholesterol, HDLLeptinPlant ExtractsSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Anti-obesityHigh-fat dietSasang constitutional medicineYangkyuksanwha-tang

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PMID31488172
PMCPMC6728965
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