식물성고지방식이(植物性高脂肪食餌)(45%-Corn oil 식이(食餌):45%C군(群)) 및 동물성고지방식이(動物性高脂肪食餌) (45%-butter fat식이(食餌):45%B군(群))와 저지방식이(低脂肪食餌) (3%-fat식이(食餌) : 3%F군(群))를 자유섭식(自由攝食)으로 사육(飼育) 하면서 4, 8및 12주(週)에 각각 쥐를 희생하여 간중량(肝重量), 간장내(肝臟內)의 triacylglycerol (TG), cholesterol, 인지질(燐脂質)(PL) 을 측정하는 한편 간장(肝臟)의 병리조직학적(病理組織學的) 소견(所見)등을 관찰 하였던 바 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 간중량(肝重量)의 증가는 45%C군(群)은 12주에, 45%B(군)群은 실험전기간(實驗全期間) 동안 대조군에 비해 높았다. 간장내(肝臟內) TG함량 에 있어서는 45%C군(群)은 8주부터, 45%B군(群)은 실험전기간(實驗全期間)동안 대조군에 비해 높았으며, 45%B군(群)이 더 현저 하였다. 간장내(肝臟內) 총지질(總脂質) 및 cholesterol함량(含量)도 역시 TG와 같은 경향이었다. 그러나 PL은 식이군별(食餌群別). 사육기간별(飼育期間別)로 유의적인 차이를 볼 수 없었다. 간장(肝臟)의 병리(病理) 조직학적(組織學的) 소견(所見)으로써 광학현미경(光學顯微鏡)으로 관찰한 결과 3%F군(群)에서는 12주에 일부 경(輕)한 지방변성(脂肪變性)이 관찰되었으며, 45%C군(群) 에서는 8주 및 12주에서 경(輕)한 정도(程度)에서 심한 정도(程度)의 지방변성(脂肪變性)이, 그리고 45%B군(群)은 4주때에는 일부에서 경(輕) 한 지방변성(脂肪變性)이 일어나기 시작해서 8, 12주에서는 경(輕)한 정도(程度)에서 심한 정도(程度)의 지방변성(脂肪變性)이 왔다. 전자현미경(電子顯微鏡)으로 관찰한 결과 실험 8주부터 45%C군(群), 45%군B군(群)에서 지방변성(脂肪變性)이 일어났다.
The long-term effects of vegetable and animal high fat diet on the lipid metabolism were investigated in male weaning rats. The rats were fed one of four semipurified diet ad libitum : control diet supplied 12% of calories as fat(control group), low fat diet supplied 3% of calories as fat(3% F group), 45% corn oil diet supplied 45% calories from corn oil(45% C group) and 45% butter fat diet supplied 45% calories from butte. fat(45% B group). The weights of liver, content of triacylglycerol(TG), total cholesterol and phospholipid(PL) in liver were investigated. The weight of liver of rats, fed 45% corn oil at 12 weeks and fed 45% butter fat for all period of diet were higher than that of control group. The contents of TG in liver of rats, fed 45% corn oil from 8 weeks and fed 45% butter fat for all period of diet were higher than that of control group. The levels of TG in liver of rats fed 45% butter fat were higher than those of rats fed 45% corn oil. The contents of total lipid and cholesterol in liver of rats were increased with similar trend of TG level, but contents of PL in liver had no relation with the levels and types of dietary fat and feeding periods. The liver of rats were observed histochemically by light microscope. Mild to severe level of fatty changes in liver of 45% C and 45% B group were observed at 8 and 12 weeks of diet. The liver of rats in control group appeared to be healthy and normal electron-microscopically, but in fatty degenerated hepatocytes of 45% C and 45% B group, nuclear membranes were irregular and a great number of intracytoplasmic fat vacuoles in cells were variable in size and low in electon density. The numbers of lysosome were increased and secondary lysosomes among them were observed on electron microscope.
