Chrysanthemum indicum L. ethanol extract reduces high‑fat diet‑induced obesity in mice

Cha,Ji‑Yun; Nepali,Sarmila; Lee,Hoon‑Yeon; Hwang,Sung‑Woo; Choi,Sang‑Yong; Yeon,Jeong‑Mo; Song,Bong‑Joon; Kim,Dae‑Ki; Lee,Young‑Mi

doi:10.3892/etm.2018.6042

Chrysanthemum indicum L. ethanol extract reduces high‑fat diet‑induced obesity in mice

Authors:
- Ji‑Yun Cha
- Sarmila Nepali
- Hoon‑Yeon Lee
- Sung‑Woo Hwang
- Sang‑Yong Choi
- Jeong‑Mo Yeon
- Bong‑Joon Song
- Dae‑Ki Kim
- Young‑Mi Lee
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Affiliations: Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang‑Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54538, Republic of Korea, Department of Immunology and Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Republic of Korea, Wonkwang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Iksan, Jeonbuk 54588, Republic of Korea, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54538, Republic of Korea
Published online on: April 10, 2018 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6042
Pages: 5070-5076

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Abstract

The present study was undertaken to investigate the mechanism behind the anti‑obesity effect of the 50% ethanol extract of Chrysanthemum indicum L. flowers (CIEE) in a mouse model of high‑fat diet (HFD)‑induced obesity. Male C57BL/6J mice (six mice in each group) were administered CIEE (8, 40 and 200 mg/kg) for 6 weeks while being fed with a HFD. Garcinia cambogia (GC) was used as the positive control and was administered in the same manner as CIEE. Results demonstrated that oral administration of CIEE significantly reduced body weight, epididymal white adipose tissue (EWAT), liver weight and serum levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride (P<0.05). In addition, CIEE reduced serum leptin and increased adiponectin levels. CIEE significantly downregulated peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor γ (PPARγ), CCAAT/enhancer‑binding protein‑α and fatty acid synthase expression levels in EWAT, and upregulated the protein expression of PPARα in liver tissue of HFD‑fed obese mice (P<0.05). These results suggested that Chrysanthemum indicum L. flowers may be a potentially effective therapeutic agent for obesity and its associated complications.

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