HONG Yilian,GU Xuejiang,XU Jing, et al. The effect of ginsenoside Rb2 on the regulation of lipid metabolism in fatty liver mice and its mechanism[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2018, 48(5): 338-341,349.
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the role of ginsenoside Rb2 in hepatic lipid metabolism in fatty liver mice and its mechanism. Methods: Male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into normal control group, high-fat model group and ginsenoside Rb2 group. The normal control group was fed with 10% kcal control diet, and the rest was fed with 60% kcal high fat diet for 8 weeks. PBS or ginsenoside Rb2 (40 mg•kg-1•d-1) was injected intraperitoneally for 10 days. Realtime PCR and Western blot were used to investigate the expression and mechanism of lipid metabolism-related genes such as lipid synthesis and fatty acid oxidation in liver tissues. Results: Ginsenoside Rb2 significantly reduced liver weight, improved hepatic steatosis, down-regulated fatty acid synthase (FAS), lipoprotein lipase (LPL), sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-1c, and up-regulated carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT)-1 and cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) mRNA levels, increased the expression of hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha gene and protein. Conclusion: Ginsenoside Rb2 can attenuate hyperlipidemic fatty liver, and its mechanism may be related to the increase of PPARα expression in the liver and the regulation of target genes expression such as SREBP-1c, FAS and CYP7A1 related to lipid metabolism.
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