Effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra polysaccharides on immune and antioxidant activities in high-fat mice

Int J Biol Macromol. 2009 Jul 1;45(1):61-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.04.001. Epub 2009 Apr 11.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the immune and antioxidant activities of Glycyrrhiza glabra polysaccharides (GGP) in rats fed high-fat diet. The experiment was performed on four groups of growing Kunming mice. The results of the experiment showed a statistically significant decrease in serum antioxidant enzyme activities in high-fat group. Administration of GGP dose-dependently significantly enhanced immune and antioxidant enzyme activities in the GGP-treated mice compared to the high-fat model mice. It is concluded that GGP treatment can enhance immune activities, and reduce oxidative stress in high-fat mice.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • Blood Chemical Analysis
  • Bromodeoxyuridine
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Concanavalin A
  • Glycyrrhiza / chemistry*
  • Immunity, Cellular / drug effects*
  • Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Polysaccharides / isolation & purification
  • Polysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Spleen / cytology
  • Spleen / drug effects

Substances

  • Polysaccharides
  • Concanavalin A
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Bromodeoxyuridine