Mycobiology.
2006 Dec;34(4):236-239.
Effect of a Pholiota adiposa Extract on Fat Mass in Hyperlipidemic Mice
- Affiliations
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- 1Rural Resources Development Institute, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Suwon 441-853, Korea.
- 2Department of Life Science and Genetic Engineering, Paichai University, Daejeon 302-735, Korea. biotech8@mail.pcu.ac.kr
Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a Pholiota adiposa extract on fat mass in hyperlipidemic mice fed on a high-fat diet. The water extracts from P. adiposa (ASI 24018) were not affected in the total triglyceride contents and epididymal fat mass in mice fed on a high-fat diet, but the retroperitoneal fat mass decreased significantly. This result suggests that the P. adiposa extract may be a potential candidate for use as a functional food that can act as a prophylactic against hyperlipidemia. However, the P. adiposa extract showed no effect in the total triglyceride contents and epididymal fat mass.