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(−)−Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate Inhibits Pancreatic Lipase and Reduces Body Weight Gain in High Fat‐Fed Obese Mice

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Tea (Camellia sinensis, Theaceae) has been shown to have obesity preventive effects in laboratory studies. We hypothesized that dietary epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) could reverse metabolic syndrome in high fat-fed obese C57bl/6J mice, and that these effects were related to inhibition of pancreatic lipase (PL). Following treatment with 0.32% EGCG for 6 weeks, a 44% decrease in body weight (BW) gain in high fat-fed, obese mice (P < 0.01) was observed compared to controls. EGCG treatment increased fecal lipid content by 29.4% (P < 0.05) compared to high fat-fed control, whereas in vitro, EGCG dose-dependently inhibited PL (IC(50) = 7.5 µmol/l) in a noncompetitive manner with respect to substrate concentration. (-)-Epicatechin-3-gallate exhibited similar inhibitory activity, whereas the nonester-containing (-)-epigallocatechin did not. In conclusion, EGCG supplementation reduced final BW and BW gain in obese mice, and some of these effects may be due to inhibition of PL by EGCG.

Source: Obesity

DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.139

Authors: Kimberly A. Grove, Sudathip Sae‐Tan, Mary J. Kennett, Joshua D. Lambert

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Tea Polyphenols and Effects

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health