Beneficial effects of mangiferin on hyperlipidemia in high‐fat‐fed hamsters

Nov 1, 2011Molecular nutrition & food research

Mangiferin’s helpful effects on high fat–induced high blood fat levels in hamsters

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Abstract

Mangiferin treatment significantly decreased serum triglyceride concentrations and body weight in hamsters fed a high-fat diet.

  • Forty male hamsters were divided into three groups: normal control, high-fat control, and high fat with mangiferin.
  • Mangiferin at doses of 50 and 150 mg/kg body weight reduced liver weight and visceral fat-pad weight.
  • Hepatic triglyceride levels and total free fatty acid contents in both liver and muscle were significantly decreased with mangiferin treatment.
  • Mangiferin upregulated the expression of genes linked to fat oxidation while downregulating those associated with fat production in the liver.
  • In muscle, mangiferin increased the expression of genes related to fat metabolism.

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