Anti-Lipogenic Effect of Functional Cereal Samples on High Sucrose Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

The anti-obesity effects of dead Lactobacillus plantarum nF1 (nLp), live Lactobacillus plantarum pF1 (pLp), or live Lactobacillus plantarum PNU (PNU) were studied on C57BL/6 mice fed a 45% high-fat diet. The body, liver, and epididymal fat weights of mice fed nLp were significantly lower than those of mice in the pLp, PNU, or control groups (P<0.05). Serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, glucose, and insulin levels were significantly lower in the nLp, pLp, or PNU groups than in control, and these levels were significantly lower in the nLp group than in the pLp and PNU groups (P<0.05). On the other hand, adiponectin and HDL-cholesterol levels were significantly higher in the nLp group than in the pLp, PNU, and control groups. Histological observations indicated that nLp reduced fat accumulation in liver tissue. Furthermore, L. plantarum strains significantly reduced the mRNA expressions of SREBP-1c, increased the mRNA levels of PPAR-α, CPT-1, and ACO in liver tissues, and significantly increased the mRNA levels of PPAR-α, and CPT-1 in epididymal fat tissues. In particular, the mRNA expressions of PPAR-α and CPT-1 in liver and epididymal fat tissues were highest in the nLp group. These results suggest that nLp (dead L. plantarum) has a greater anti-obesity effect on high-fat diet-induced mice than the live strain (pLp) and a live L. plantarum PNU strain.

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Effects of Green Manure on Soil Properties and Grain Yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

Kim¹,

Jung²,

Shin³

et al. 2016

Korean J. Crop Sci.

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Green manure has been used as alternative to chemical fertilizer. To evaluate the effect of green manure on the chemical properties of top-soil and sorghum yield, hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth, HV), manure barley (MB), and a mixture of hairy vetch and manure barley (HV+MB) were incorporated into the soil at a rate of 100 kg-N N ha -1 before the sorghum was transplanted. Total biomass of sorghum grown in the HV, MB, and HV+MB treatments was 13.1, 31.6, and 25.2 t ha -1 , respectively, and the nitrogen production of the treatments was 81, 74, and 145 ㎏ ha -1 , respectively. The SPAD value of the uppermost leaf of sorghum plants grown in the soils with HV, MB, or HV+MB were very similar until heading stage; however, at maturity, the SPAD value of sorghum cultivated in the soils with HV was lower than that of sorghum in the soils with MB or HV+MB. This could be because the nitrogen release from HV was too rapid to supply nitrogen to sorghum during the later stage of grain filling. Compared with chemical fertilizers, the incorporation of green manure increased the pH, exchangeable cations (K + , Mg ++, and Ca ++), and total nitrogen in soil postharvest, indicating an improvement in soil chemical properties. Total carbon content increased in soil with green manure incorporated, but decreased in the chemical fertilized soil, suggesting that sorghum cultivation using green manure may sequester carbon in soils. The yield of sorghum cultivated with green manure was not different from the yield of sorghum cultivated with chemical fertilizers. These results suggest that the mixture of hairy vetch and manure barley can be a useful chemical fertilizer alternative in sorghum cultivation.

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Anti-Lipogenic Effect of Functional Cereal Samples on High Sucrose Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

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Effects of Green Manure on Soil Properties and Grain Yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

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