B vitamins are enzyme cofactors that play an important role in energy metabolism.The aim of this study was to elucidate whether B vitamin administration can reduce body weight（BW） gain by improving energy metabolism...B vitamins are enzyme cofactors that play an important role in energy metabolism.The aim of this study was to elucidate whether B vitamin administration can reduce body weight（BW） gain by improving energy metabolism-related enzyme activities in rats fed on a highfat diet.Fifty rats were randomly assigned to one of the following five groups：control group（C）,including rats fed on standard rat chow;four treatment groups（H0,H1,H2,and H3）,in which rats were fed on a high-fat diet.Rats in the H1 group were treated daily with 100 mg/kg BW thiamine（VB1）,100 mg/kg BW riboflavin（VB2）,and 250 mg/kg BW niacin（VPP）;rats in the H2 group were treated daily with 100 mg/kg BW pyridoxine（VB6）,100 mg/kg BW cobalamin（VB12）,and 5 mg/kg BW folate（FA）;and rats in the H3 group were treated daily with all of the B vitamins administered to the H1 and H2 groups.After 12 weeks,the BW gains from the initial value were 154.5±58.4 g and 159.1±53.0 g in the H1 and C groups,respectively,which were significantly less than the changes in the H0 group（285.2±14.8 g,P〈0.05）.In the H0 group,the plasma total cholesterol（CHO） and triglyceride（TG） levels were 1.59±0.30 mmol/L and 1.55±0.40 mmol/L,respectively,which were significantly greater than those in the H1 group（1.19±0.18 mmol/L and 0.76±0.34 mmol/L,respectively,P〈0.05）.The activities of transketolase（TK）,glutathione reductase,and Na^＋/K^＋ adenosine triphosphatase were significantly increased in the B vitamin-treated groups and were significantly greater than those in the H0 group（P〈0.05）.Furthermore,the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase,pyruvic acid kinase,and succinate dehydrogenase activities also were increased after treatment with B vitamins.Supplementation with B vitamins could effectively reduce BW gain and plasma levels of lipids by improving energy metabolism-related enzyme activities in rats,thus possibly providing potential benefits to humans.展开更多
文摘B vitamins are enzyme cofactors that play an important role in energy metabolism.The aim of this study was to elucidate whether B vitamin administration can reduce body weight（BW） gain by improving energy metabolism-related enzyme activities in rats fed on a highfat diet.Fifty rats were randomly assigned to one of the following five groups：control group（C）,including rats fed on standard rat chow;four treatment groups（H0,H1,H2,and H3）,in which rats were fed on a high-fat diet.Rats in the H1 group were treated daily with 100 mg/kg BW thiamine（VB1）,100 mg/kg BW riboflavin（VB2）,and 250 mg/kg BW niacin（VPP）;rats in the H2 group were treated daily with 100 mg/kg BW pyridoxine（VB6）,100 mg/kg BW cobalamin（VB12）,and 5 mg/kg BW folate（FA）;and rats in the H3 group were treated daily with all of the B vitamins administered to the H1 and H2 groups.After 12 weeks,the BW gains from the initial value were 154.5±58.4 g and 159.1±53.0 g in the H1 and C groups,respectively,which were significantly less than the changes in the H0 group（285.2±14.8 g,P〈0.05）.In the H0 group,the plasma total cholesterol（CHO） and triglyceride（TG） levels were 1.59±0.30 mmol/L and 1.55±0.40 mmol/L,respectively,which were significantly greater than those in the H1 group（1.19±0.18 mmol/L and 0.76±0.34 mmol/L,respectively,P〈0.05）.The activities of transketolase（TK）,glutathione reductase,and Na^＋/K^＋ adenosine triphosphatase were significantly increased in the B vitamin-treated groups and were significantly greater than those in the H0 group（P〈0.05）.Furthermore,the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase,pyruvic acid kinase,and succinate dehydrogenase activities also were increased after treatment with B vitamins.Supplementation with B vitamins could effectively reduce BW gain and plasma levels of lipids by improving energy metabolism-related enzyme activities in rats,thus possibly providing potential benefits to humans.
