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Kwak, Kim, Kim, Park, Kim, and Kang: Antioxidant and antiobesity activities of oral treatment with ethanol extract from sprout of evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata) in high fat diet-induced obese mice

Abstract

Purpose

Sprouts of evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata, OL) were reported to have high contents of flavonoids and potent antioxidant activity. This study examined the antioxidant and antiobesity activities of OL sprouts to determine if they could be a natural health-beneficial resource preventing obesity and oxidative stress.

Methods

OL sprouts were extracted with 50% ethanol, evaporated, and lyophilized (OLE). The in vitro antioxidant activity of OLE was examined using four different tests. The antiobesity activity and in vivo antioxidant activity from OLE consumption were examined using high fat diet-induced obese (DIO) C57BL/6 mice.

Results

The IC50 for the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging and superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activities of OLE were 26.2 µg/mL and 327.6 µg/mL, respectively. OLE exhibited the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) activity of 56.7 µg ascorbic acid eq./mL at 100 µg/mL, and an increased glutathione level by 65.1% at 200 µg/mL compared to the control in the hUC-MSC stem cells. In an animal study, oral treatment with 50 mg or 100 mg of OLE/kg body weight for 14 weeks reduced the body weight gain, visceral fat content, fat cell size, blood leptin, and triglyceride levels, as well as the atherogenic index compared to the high fat diet control group (HFC) (p < 0.05). The blood malondialdehyde (MDA) level and the catalase and SOD-1 activities in adipose tissue were reduced significantly by the OLE treatment compared to HFC as well (p < 0.05). In epididymal adipose tissue, the OLE treatment reduced the mRNA expression of leptin, PPAR-γ and FAS significantly (p < 0.05) compared to HFC while it increased adiponectin expression (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

OLE consumption has potent antioxidant and antiobesity activities via the suppression of oxidative stress and lipogenesis in DIO mice. Therefore, OLE could be a good candidate as a natural resource to develop functional food products that prevent obesity and oxidative stress.

Figures and Tables

Fig. 1

Effect of OLE treatment on the GSH level in hUC-MSC cells. (A) GSH level according to the different passages of the cells. (B) Effect of OLE treatment on the GSH level in passage 15 cells. Each bar represents the mean ± SD. ***p < 0.001 compared with passage 4 (p4) or control.

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Fig. 2

Effect of OLE oral treatment on the body weight gain of mice fed high-fat diet. Data are represented as the mean ± SD (n = 8). Means that do not share the same superscript are significantly different by ANOVA/Duncan's multiple test at p < 0.05.

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Fig. 3

Effect of OLE oral treatment on the visceral adipose tissue accumulation and morphology in mice. (A) Visceral adipose tissue weight. (B) Representative H&E staining of epididymal adipose tissue and (C) size of adipocytes. Each bar represents the mean ± SD. Bars that do not share the same superscript are significantly different by ANOVA/Duncan's multiple test at p < 0.05.

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Fig. 4

Effect of OLE oral treatment on the antioxidant enzyme activities in epididymal adipose tissue of mice. Each bar represents the mean ± SD. Bars that do not share the same superscript are significantly different by ANOVA/Duncan's multiple test at p < 0.05.

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Fig. 5

Effect of OLE oral treatment on the mRNA of adipokines and lipid-metabolism related genes in epidydimal fat tissue of mice. Each bar represents the mean ± SD. Bars that do not share the same superscript are significantly different by ANOVA/Duncan's multiple test at p < 0.05.

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Table 1

Primer sequences

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Table 2

In vitro antioxidant activities of OLE

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Values are means ± SD.

1) DPPH radical scavenging activity

2) Superoxide dismutase-like activity

3) Ferric reducing antioxidant power

4) Optical density at 953 nm

5) Sample concentration showing 50% inhibition

6) Ascorbic acid equivalent antioxidant activity

Table 3

Body weight gain, liver weight and food efficient ratio (FER) in mice

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Values are means ± SD.

1) No significance

2) Means that do not share the same superscript are significantly different by ANOVA/Duncan's multiple test at p < 0.05.

Table 4

Plasma concentration of leptin, lipid and MDA and atherogenic index in mice

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Values are means ± SD.

1) Means that do not share the same superscript are significantly different by ANOVA/Duncan's multiple test at p < 0.05.

2) Atherogenic index = (TC − HDL) / HDL × 100

Notes

This study was supported by grants (P0002206) from Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea.

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Chung Shil Kwak
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-1331

Mi-Ju Kim
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9049-0127

Sun Gi Kim
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-5472

Sunyeong Park
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2153-6109

In Gyu Kim
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0751-4288

Heun Soo Kang
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4903-7149

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