비만치료식 개발을 위한 기초연구의 일환으로 전보에서 식물섬유중에서 가장 효과적으로 비만을 억제하는 것으로 알려진 알긴산과 담수녹조인 chlorella, 그리고 중요 생약인 인삼과 마늘의 유효약리성분인 saponin과 alliin, scordinin의 첨가에 의한 비만억제작용을 비교${cdot}$검토한 결과를 보고한다. 이들 성분들의 첨가에 의한 비만억제효과를 체중증가량으로 비교하여 보면 Na-alginate($71\%$)가 가장 효과적이었고(P<0.01), 그 다음이 scordinin($76\%$), chlorella($76\%$), alliin($86\%$)의 순이었으며 (P<0.001), 사료효율로서 비교하여 보면 체중증가량과 마찬가지로 Na-alginate($68\%$)가 가장 효과적이었고(P<0.001), alliin($79\%$)도 그 효과가 인정되었다(P<0.05). 간장의 지방축적억제효과는 Na-alginate($84\%$)가 가장 효과적이었으며(P<0.001), 부역환 및 난소 주위의 지방조직에 있어서 지방축적억제효과는 Na-alginate($54\%$)가 가장 효과적이었으며 (P<0.001), 그 다음이 alliin($64\%$), saponin($66\%$)의 순으로 효과적임을 알 수 있었다(P<0.001). 또 Lee index에 의한 비만억제효과를 비교하여 보면 Na-alginate($91\%$)에서만 그 효과가 인정되었다(P<0.001). 간장중의 지방함량에 의한 지방축적억제효과를 비교하여 보면 alliin($40\%$)>saponin($58\%$)>Na-alginate($62\%$)>chlorella($64\%$)>scordinin($74\%$)의 순으로 효과적임을 알 수 있었다(P<0.001). 또 이들 성분들의 첨가에 의한 혈청 glucose 감소효과는 Na-alginate($67\%$)가 가장 효과적이었으며(P<0.001), 그 다음이 saponin($73\%$), scordinin($74\%$), alliin($83\%$)의 순으로 효과적이었다(P<0.001), 혈청cholesterol 저하작용을 비교하여 보면 Na-alginate($82\%$)가 가장 효과적이었으며(P<0.001), 그 다음이 alliin($84\%$), chlorella($86\%$), saponin($87\%$)의 순으로 효과적임을 알 수 있었다(P<0.001). 또한 혈청 lipase 활성의 증가에 의한 비만억제작용을 비교하여 보면, Na-alginate($109\%$)와 saponin($104\%$)의 첨가가 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 미역, 다시마, 톳 등 갈조류성분인 알긴산이 담수녹조인 chlorella, 중요 생약인 인삼과 마늘의 유효약리성분인 saponin과 alliin 및 scordinin 보다 비만의 예방과 치료에 더 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.
This study was designed to compare the inhibitory effects of algae components such as alginic acid and chlorella extract with the red ginseng saponin and garlic components such as alliin and scordinin on obesity. These components supplemented to basic diet were fed ad libitum to Sprague Dawley rats for 4 weeks, and the inhibitory effects on obesity were evaluated by measuring body weight gain and feed efficiency, the contents of glucose and cholesterol in serum, lipase activity in serum, lipid contents in liver and adipose tissue around epididymis and ovarium, and Lee index, etc. Among the inhibitory effects of these components on obesity, Na-alginate($71\%$) was the most effective (p<0.01), and the others were effective (p<0.001) in the order of scordinin ($76\%$) = chlorella ($76\%$)> alliin ($86\%$) for body weight gain, but Na-alginate ($68\%$) was the most effective, followed by alliin ($79\%$) for feed efficiency (p<0.001). In the inhibitory effects on lipid accumultion in liver and adipose tissue, Na-alginate ($84\%$) among these components was the most effective (p<0.001) in liver, but Na-alginate ($54\%$) was the most effective (p<0.001), followed by alliin ($64\%$), and followed by scordinin ($66\%$) in adipose tissues around epididymis and ovarium (p<0.001). The inhibitory effect on obesity evaluated by Lee index was observed in Na-alginate ($91\%$) only (0.001). The decreasing effects of lipid content in liver by these components were effective in the order of alliin ($40\%$)> saponin ($58\%$)> Na-alginate($62\%$)> chlorella ($64\%$)> scordinin ($74\%$) (p<0.001). G lucose contents in serum were significantly decreased in cases of Na-alginate ($67\%$), saponin ($73\%$), scordinin ($74\%$) and alliin ($83\%$), and cholesterol contents in serum were significantly decreased in cases of Na-alginate ($82\%$), chlorella ($86\%$) and saponin ($89\%$) (p<0.001). The increasing effect of lipase activity in serum was effective in cases of Na-alginate ($109\%$) and saponin ($104\%$), while garlic components such as alliin and scordinin, and chlorella were decreased. It is proved that the inhibitory effect of alginic acid which is the major component of brown algae on obesity was more effective than those of ginseng and garlic components such as saponin, alliin and scordinin.
