Hovenia dulcis Extract Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Hepatic Lipid Accumulation and Hypertriglyceridemia in C57BL/6 Mice

J Med Food. 2019 Jan;22(1):74-80. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2018.4224. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Abstract

The effects of dietary supplementation with aqueous Hovenia dulcis Thunb. extract (HDE) (20 weeks) on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and dyslipidemia were evaluated in mice. Supplementation with 200 and 800 mg/kg feed HDE (HDE200 and HDE800, respectively) resulted in no significant difference in growth in the HFD-fed groups. The triglyceride (TG) levels and free fatty acids were significantly decreased, whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was increased in the HDE800 group (P < .05). The hepatic intracellular TGs were significantly decreased in the HDE-fed groups and lipogenic enzymes (acetyl CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, stearoyl CoA desaturase, and diacylglycerol transferase) in the liver were significantly downregulated by HDE supplementation (P < .05). The diminished serum antioxidant enzyme activities in the HFD group were effectively restored by HDE supplementation, which also contributed to the attenuation of hyperlipidemia.

MeSH terms

  • Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase / metabolism
  • Diet, High-Fat*
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Fatty Acid Synthases / metabolism
  • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / blood
  • Hyperlipidemias
  • Hypertriglyceridemia / etiology
  • Hypertriglyceridemia / metabolism
  • Hypertriglyceridemia / prevention & control*
  • Liver / drug effects*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / metabolism
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / prevention & control*
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
  • Rhamnaceae*
  • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase / metabolism
  • Triglycerides / blood
  • Triglycerides / metabolism*

Substances

  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
  • Plant Extracts
  • Triglycerides
  • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase
  • Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase
  • Fatty Acid Synthases
  • Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase