Wai Feng LIM, Suriati Mohd NASIR, Lay Kek TEH, Richard Johari JAMES, Mohd Zaki SALLEH, Mohd Hafidz Mohd IZHAR

The methanolic extract of Garcinia atroviridis (MeGa) reduces body weight and food intake, and improves lipid profiles by altering the lipid metabolism: a rat model

Garcinia species are widely used for their slimming effects via increased fat burning and suppression of satiety. However,scientific evidence for the biological effects of Garcinia atroviridis (GA) is lacking. We investigated the phytochemical composition,safety profiles, and antioxidant and antiobesity effects of methanolic extracts of Garcinia atroviridis (MeGa) in obese female rats.Repeated dose toxicity studies were conducted according to the OECD guidelines. Upon sacrifice, haematological, biochemical, lipidprofile, and serum-based metabolomics analyses were performed to evaluate metabolic expression changes and their related pathways.MeGa contains several phytochemical groups and GA fruit acids. MeGa was found to be nontoxic in both male and female rats withan oral lethal dose (LD50) of 2000 mg/kg. After 9 weeks of treatment, MeGa-treated obese rats had lower weight gain and betterlipid profiles (cholesterol and triglyceride), which correlated with the altered metabolic pathways involved in the metabolism of lipid(glycerophospholipid) and biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acid. In addition, MeGa caused differential metabolism pathways ofarachidonic acid and tryptophan that affect the inflammatory response and suppression of appetite. We concluded that MeGa is safe,and its slimming effects are due to the differential metabolism of lipids.

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