Modulation of Lipid Metabolism by Centella Asiatica in Oxidative Stress Rats

ABSTRACT:  A study was carried out to investigate the effects of Centella asiatica leaf on lipid metabolism of oxidative stress rats. The rats were fed 0.1% hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) with either 0.3% (w/w) C. asiatica extract, 5% C. asiatica powder (w/w), or 0.3% (w/w) α-tocopherol for 25 wk. Results of the study showed that C. asiatica powder significantly ( P < 0.05) lowered serum low-density lipoprotein compared to that of control rats (rats fed H₂O₂ only). At the end of the study C. asiatica -fed rats were also found to have significantly ( P < 0.05) higher high-density lipoprotein and lower triglyceride level compared to rats fed only normal diet. However, cholesterol level of rats fed both C. asiatica extract and powder was found to be significantly ( P < 0.05) higher compared to that of control rats. It was interesting to note that consumption of C. asiatica significantly decreased body and liver weights of the rats. Histological examinations revealed no obvious changes in all rats studied. Quantitative analysis of C. asiatica leaf revealed high concentration of total phenolic compounds, in particular, catechin, quercetin, and rutin.     

油茶籽油甘三酯组成的NARP-HPLC-EISD分析及其在高温处理过程中的降解研究

油茶籽油甘三酯在优化条件下得到良好分离,在14种甘三酯中含量水平前三的分别为OOO+SLO(74.21%)、OOP(10.64%)和OOL+SLL(5.19%)。方差分析表明来自不同产地的油茶籽油甘三酯分布情况存在差异。油茶籽油在深层煎炸过程(180℃)中甘三酯的总体损失率为47.85%,ECN40、ECN_(42)、ECN_(44)、ECN_(46)、ECN_(48)和ECN_(50)区的甘三酯损失率分别为86.73%、91.52%、75.97%、45.01%和55.30%。LLL和PPL历经40 h煎炸后完全降解。与深层煎炸油样相比,加热(180℃)样品中甘三酯的降解程度相对降低。偏相关分析表明油茶籽油甘三酯在深层煎炸过程中的降解速率与极性组分的生成速率呈负相关。     

Dietary Tuna Dark Muscle Protein Attenuates Hepatic Steatosis and Increases Serum High‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Obese Type‐2 Diabetic/Obese KK‐Ay Mice

Tuna muscle consists of light and dark muscle in approximately equal proportions. However, besides for the light muscle of tuna, cod, sardine, and salmon, few researches have assessed the health‐promoting functions of fish protein. Therefore, we evaluated the mechanisms underlying the alteration of lipid storage and cholesterol metabolism following the intake of tuna dark muscle protein (TDMP) by obese type‐2 diabetic/obese mice. Four‐week‐old male KK‐A^y mice were separated into 2 dietary groups, with one group receiving a casein‐based diet and the other receiving a diet with the substitution of part of the protein (50%, w/w) by TDMP (TDMP diet) for 4 wk. The TDMP diet significantly increased the content of serum high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, partly due to the reduction of the expression of scavenger receptor class B member 1 in epididymal white adipose tissue. In addition, dietary TDMP decreased the content of hepatic triacylglycerol, which could be due to the enhancement of carnitine palmitoyltransferase‐2 activity through the activation of the expression of the peroxisome proliferative activated receptor‐α in the liver. These results suggest that TDMP could have the potential to prevent the development of obesity‐related diseases by suppressing the storage of hepatic triacylglycerol and cholesterol.     

食用植物油与餐厨废油脂中三酰甘油氧化聚合物含量的研究

为了探寻餐厨废油脂的标志性氧化产物,采用正相硅胶柱制备色谱预分离油脂中极性物,联用高效体积排阻色谱方法测定三酰甘油氧化聚合物(oxidized triacylglycerol polymers,TGP),统计分析了12种常见品种44个新鲜食用植物油样品和具代表性的三大类61个来源不同、精炼程度各异的餐厨废油脂样品的TGP含量,显示食用植物油中TGP平均质量分数为(0.68±0.37)%,精炼餐厨废油脂中平均质量分数为(6.10±3.44)%,二者TGP含量具极显著差异(P<0.01)。结果表明TGP可望成为鉴别源于餐厨废弃食用油的二次油的指标。     

Production and characterization of a tributyrin esterase from Lactobacillus plantarum suitable for cheese lipolysis

Lactobacillus plantarum is a lactic acid bacterium that can be found during cheese ripening. Lipolysis of milk triacylglycerols to free fatty acids during cheese ripening has fundamental consequences on cheese flavor. In the present study, the gene lp_1760, encoding a putative esterase or lipase, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and the overproduced Lp_1760 protein was biochemically characterized. Lp_1760 hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl esters of fatty acids from C2 to C16, with a preference for p-nitrophenyl butyrate. On triglycerides, Lp_1760 showed higher activity on tributyrin than on triacetin. Although optimal conditions for activity were 45°C and pH 7, Lp_1760 retains activity under conditions commonly found during cheese making and ripening. The Lp_1760 showed more than 50% activity at 5°C and exhibited thermal stability at high temperatures. Enzymatic activity was strongly inhibited by sodium dodecyl sulfate and phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. The Lp_1760 tributyrin esterase showed high activity in the presence of NaCl, lactic acid, and calcium chloride. The results suggest that Lp_1760 might be a useful tributyrin esterase to be used in cheese manufacturing.     

Triacylglycerol analysis of pequi (Caryocar brasiliensis Camb.) oil by electrospray and tandem mass spectrometry

Electrospray ionization liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify the fatty acid and triacylglycerol (TAG) composition of pequi (Caryocar brasiliensis Camb.) oil. The fatty acid composition was relatively simple; the oil contained approximately 442 and 517 g kg^?1 of palmitic and oleic acids respectively. Linoleic and stearic acids were found in much smaller amounts. The TAG composition of pequi oil is also relatively simple with trioleoyl glycerol (OOO, 56 g kg^?1), palmitoyl dioleoyl glycerol (POO, 466 g kg^?1) and dipalmitoyl oleoyl glycerol (POP, 452 g kg^?1) comprising 974 g kg^?1 of the total. Dioleoyl stearoyl glycerol (OOS) was found in small amounts (5.2 g kg^?1). All TAGs were identified via sodium adduct molecular ions [M + Na]⁺, where M is the TAG in question. Tandem mass analysis provided a very useful fragmentation pattern showing both sodium adduct diacylglycerol ions and diacylglycerol ions with the neutral loss of fatty acid residues. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Evaluation of portal blood flow using transcutaneous and intraoperative Doppler ultrasonography in dairy cows with fatty liver

The objective of the study was to investigate portal blood flow (PBF) in dairy cows with fatty liver by means of Doppler ultrasonography. Eighty lactating German Holstein cows less than 100 d in milk were used (mean ± standard error of the mean; body weight: 583 ± 9 kg, age: 5 ± 0.2 yr, withers height: 145.4 ± 0.5 cm, milk yield: 9 ± 0.6 kg). All cows had left abomasal displacement and underwent omentopexy via right flank laparotomy. The size of the liver and the thickness over the portal vein were determined ultrasonographically. Doppler ultrasonographic examinations of PBF were carried out transcutaneously and intraoperatively directly via liver surface. The PBF velocities [peak maximum (v_max), peak minimum (v_min), and mean maximum (v_mean) velocity] were recorded. Venous pulsatility index (VPI) was calculated. Because transcutaneous Doppler ultrasonography revealed images of very poor quality in 58 of the 80 cows, only data obtained intraoperatively were presented. Liver biopsies were used for hepatic triacylglycerol (TAG) determination and histological examination. Based on histopathologic and ultrasonographic examinations, none of the cows suffered from hepatic disorders other than hepatic lipidosis. Hepatic TAG content ranged from 5 to 292 mg/g of liver fresh weight (FW). Cows were allocated to 1 of 4 groups according to their hepatic TAG content (very severe: TAG >150 mg/g of FW, n = 27; severe: >100-150 mg/g of FW, n = 18; moderate: ≥50-100 mg/g of FW, n = 19; mild: <50 mg/g of FW, n = 16). The VPI decreased with increasing TAG content (r = −0.55). The VPI did not differ between cows with severe and very severe fatty liver but it differed between cows of these 2 groups and cows with mild and moderate fatty liver. Velocities of PBF (v_mean, v_min, v_max) correlated negatively with hepatic TAG content (r = −0.26 to −0.37). Mean PBF velocity of the cows with very severe fatty liver differed from cows with severe, moderate, and mild fatty liver. Variables of PBF were inversely related to hepatic size and thickness (r = −0.06 to −0.35). In conclusion, the lower VPI and PBF velocities in cows with fatty liver and the negative correlations with the degree of hepatosteatosis may be explained by a reduction of vascular compliance in the liver because of fatty infiltration. These changes, which are believed to result from parenchymal swelling, were particularly pronounced when hepatic TAG content exceeded 150 mg/g FW.     

巧克力食品中可可脂及其代用品的鉴别研究

巧克力食品中的常用油脂主要包括天然可可脂、类可可脂、代可可脂和乳脂,采用高温气相色谱法对这四种油脂的甘油三酯组成进行分离。结果表明,天然可可脂与类可可脂的甘油三酯组成较相似,但与代可可脂完全不同,乳脂的甘油三脂组成非常复杂,以其特殊的峰型区别于其它各脂。通过甘油三酯组成的谱图特征可快速、直观地鉴别出这四种油脂。实际应用可区分市售可可脂巧克力和代可可脂巧克力。