Regulatory effect of dosiinpartner on high-fat diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice

Biol Pharm Bull. 2004 Aug;27(8):1297-300. doi: 10.1248/bpb.27.1297.

Abstract

Dosiinpartner (DSP) is a newly developed dietary functional food to help control weight. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether DSP combined with a high-fat (HF) diet could influence body weight, fat accumulation, and plasma glucose levels. Mice were fed for 8 weeks with normal diet, HF diet, and HF+10% or 20% DSP diet. Body weight was recorded at 1 week, and plasma levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and glucose were analyzed at the end of the study. Weight increases in the 10% or 20% DSP group were significantly less than in the HF diet group (p<0.05). Plasma total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels decreased by 48.3% and 26.8% in the 10% DSP group and by 42.9% and 34.9% in the 20% DSP group, respectively. However, the HDL cholesterol level was unchanged. Glucose levels also decreased by 80.6% in the 10% DSP group but was almost the same in the HF and 20% DSP groups. Our findings indicate that DSP may be beneficial in the regulation of high-fat diet-induced overweight and other complications such as circulatory disorders and diabetes mellitus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Body Weight
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Dietary Fats / administration & dosage*
  • Food*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Obesity / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Dietary Fats
  • Cholesterol