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Anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects of ginseng vinegar in high-fat diet fed mice

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This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of ginseng vinegar (GV) for preventing and ameliorating the obesity and inflammation. Oral administrations of GV with different doses were conducted for 10 weeks in the preventive model and therapeutic model. In the preventive model, above GV-medium dose significantly reduced body weight gain, epididymal fat weight, triglycerides, and total cholesterol compared to control. GV-high dose effectively improved the inflammatory factors (tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 6) in serum, liver, and adipose tissue. In the therapeutic model, all GV groups showed significantly decreased body weight gain, epididymal fat weight, triglycerides, and total cholesterol. Reductions of the TNF-α level in the serum and liver were observed in all GV groups, and the CRP levels in the liver of all GV groups were significantly decreased with different trend from the preventive model. These results suggest that GV is more effective in therapeutic model and is a potential food for obesity and associated inflammation.

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This research was financially supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE), Korea, under the “Regional Specialized Industry Development Program” (R0002329) supervised by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT).

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  1. Department of Food Science & Technology and Carbohydrate Bioproduct Research Center, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea

    Imkyung Oh

  2. Sempio Fermentation Research Center, 183 Osongsaengmyeong 4-ro, Osong, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-Si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28156, Republic of Korea

    Eun Jong Baek, Dae-Hee Lee & Yong Ho Choi

  3. Department of Food and Nutrition, Far East University, 76-32 Daehak-gil, Gamgok-myun, Eumseong-Gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 27601, Republic of Korea

    In Young Bae

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Oh, I., Baek, E.J., Lee, DH. et al. Anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects of ginseng vinegar in high-fat diet fed mice. Food Sci Biotechnol 28, 1829–1836 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-019-00624-6

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