Preventive effect of Boiogito on metabolic disorders in the TSOD mouse, a model of spontaneous obese type II diabetes mellitus

• Shimada, Tsutomu

• Akase, Tomoko

• Kosugi, Mitsutaka

• Aburada, Masaki

抄録

"Boiogito" is a Kampo preparation which has been used since ancient times in patients with obesity of the "asthenic constitution" type, so-called "watery obesity", and its effect has been recognized clinically. In this study, we investigated the anti-obesity effect of Boiogito in the TSOD (Tsumura Suzuki Obese Diabetes) mouse, a model of spontaneous obese type II diabetes mellitus. Boiogito showed a significant anti-obesity effect in TSOD mice by suppressing body weight gain in a dosage-dependent manner. In addition, Boiogito showed significant ameliorative effects on features of metabolic syndrome such as hyperinsulinemia, fasting hyperglycemia and abnormal lipid metabolism. Regarding lipid accumulation in TSOD mice, Boiogito showed a significant suppressive effect on accumulation of subcutaneous fat, but the effect on the visceral fat accumulation that constitutes the basis of metabolic syndrome was weak, and the suppressive effect on insulin resistance was also weak. Furthermore, Boiogito did not alleviate the abnormal glucose tolerance, the hypertension or the peripheral neuropathy characteristically developed in the TSOD mice. In contrast, in the TSNO (Tsumura Suzuki Non-Obesity) mice used as controls, Boiogito suppressed body weight gain and accumulation of subcutaneous and visceral fat. The above results suggested that Boiogito is effective as an anti-obesity drug against obesity of the "asthenic constitution" type in which subcutaneous fat accumulates, but cannot be expected to exert a preventive effect against various symptoms of metabolic syndrome that are based on visceral fat accumulation. Copyright © 2011 Tsutomu Shimada et al.

収録刊行物

• Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

  Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011 931073-, 2011-01-01

  Hindawi Publishing Corporation

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• CRID: 1050001335983961728
• NII論文ID: 120005466946
• NII書誌ID: AA11968793
• ISSN: 1741427X
• Web Site: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/39148
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: journal article
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