익모초 추출물이 흰쥐의 식이성 고콜레스테롤혈증에 미치는 영향

• Published in: 동의생리병리학회지 Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 81 - 87
• Main Authors: 김정범(Jeung Beum Kim), 김태연(Tae Yeon Kim), 강희(Hee Kang)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한의병리학회 2016
• Subjects: 한의학; Hyperlipidemia; Leonurus Sibiricus; Cholesterol; Atherosclerosis
• ISSN: 1738-7698; 2288-2529; 2283-2529
• DOI: 10.15188/kjopp.2016.04.30.2.81

This study was performed to investigate the cholesterol-lowering effect of liquid extract from Leonurus sibiricus Linne (LS). SD rats were fed atherogenic diet for 6 weeks. During the experimental period, LS liquid extract (3 g/kg and 6 g/kg) was orally given to the rats. The liver weight and levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides in serum were significantly increased in rats fed with atherogenic diets. Oral treatment of LS liquid extract to the rats fed atherogenic diet significantly reduced the liver weights and significantly decreased the levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides. The level of serum HDL-cholesterol was significantly increased at a high dose group compared with rats fed normal diet chow. These results indicate that LS liquid extract has the potential to restore altered lipid profiles induced by cholesterol rich diets and prevent the development of atheroclerosis.