Plantago maxima leaves extract inhibits adipogenic action of a high-fat diet in female Wistar rats |
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Authors: | Alexey A Tinkov Olga N Nemereshina Elizaveta V Popova Valentina S Polyakova Viktor A Gritsenko Alexandr A Nikonorov |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biochemistry, Orenburg State Medical Academy, Sovetskaya St., 6, 460014, Orenburg, Russia 2. Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Orenburg State Medical Academy, Sovetskaya St., 6, 460014, Orenburg, Russia 3. Laboratory of Cellular Symbiosis, Institute of Cellular and Intracellular Symbiosis, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pionerskaya St., 11, 460000, Orenburg, Russia
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Abstract: | Purpose The primary objective of this study is to investigate the content of biologically active compounds producing an antioxidant effect in Plantago maxima and their influence on main mechanisms of dietary obesity development. Methods Biologically active compounds in P. maxima were tested using paper chromatography. In in vivo experiment, high-fat-fed Wistar rats obtained P. maxima water extract for 3 months. Morphometric parameters, weight gain, serum adipokines, and cytokines, as well as oxidative stress biomarkers in rats’ tissues were evaluated. Gut microflora was also examined. Results Plantago maxima leaves used in the experiment contained significant amount of flavonoids, iridoids, phenol carboxylic acids, and tannins and ascorbic acid. Our in vivo experiment data demonstrate that P. maxima water extract prevents excessive adiposity in a diet-induced model. P. maxima consumption reduced serum leptin (twofold), macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 (sevenfold), tumor-necrosis factor-α (25 %), and interleukine-6 (26 %) levels. P. maxima water extract decreased adipose tissue oxidative stress biomarkers in rats fed a high-fat diet. In addition, increased bacterial growth in the diet-induced obesity model was reversed by the P. maxima extract treatment. Conclusion Plantago maxima water extract possessed antiadipogenic, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, antioxidant activity, and normalized gut microflora in a rat model of diet-induced excessive adiposity due to a high content of biologically active compounds. |
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