Effect of dietary resveratrol on the metabolic profile of nutrients in obese OLETF rats

Lipids in Health and Disease

Research

Shunichi Kai¹  Koji Nagao¹  Tomoyuki Jinnouchi¹  Teruyoshi Yanagita² 

[1] Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, Saga University, 840-8502, Saga, Japan;Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, Saga University, 840-8502, Saga, Japan;Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Nishikyushu University, 842-8585, Kanzaki, Japan;

关键词: Resveratrol;    Respiratory gas analysis;    Metabolic profile;    Obesity;    OLETF rat;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1476-511X-12-8

 received in 2012-12-23, accepted in 2013-01-31,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundResveratrol (trans-3,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene) is a naturally occurring phytoalexin produced by plants in response to various stresses. Several studies have shown that resveratrol is present in significant amounts in a variety of human diets, including wines, grapes, berries, and peanuts, and it possesses several beneficial health properties, such as atheroprotective, anti-obesity, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. In this study, we evaluated the effect of resveratrol on the pathogenesis of obesity and the metabolic profile of nutrients in non-high fat-fed obese OLETF rats.ResultsAlthough lipid parameters in the serum and liver were not changed, the accumulation of abdominal white adipose tissues was markedly prevented in resveratrol diet-fed OLETF rats after 4 weeks of feeding. The results of the respiratory gas analysis indicated that dietary resveratrol induced the partial enhancement of fat metabolism and sparing actions for carbohydrate and protein at 1 week and 3 weeks of feeding in OLETF rats. Additionally, the adipose mRNA level of carnitine palmitoyltransferase in the resveratrol diet-fed OLETF rats was higher than the control rats after 4 weeks of feeding.ConclusionOur study demonstrated that dietary resveratrol can prevent obesity through a change in the metabolic profile of nutrients in obese OLETF rats.

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