Streptozotocin(STZ)으로 유도된 당뇨 흰쥐에게 연교의 에탄올 추출물을 1일 1회 7일간 1,000㎎/㎏.b.w의 용량으로 투여 후 glucose함량과 이에 관여하는 효소(glucokinase(GK), glucose-6-phosphatase(G-6-Pase), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6-PDH)활성과 glycogen 함량, triglyceride(T.G), total cholesterol등의 지질대사에 관여하는 물질들의 함량을 측정한 결과 연교 에탄올 추출물 투여군이 glucose, T.G, total cholesterol 등의 함량과 G-6-Pase 활성이 유의적인 감소를 나타내었으며 glycogen 함량과 GK의 활성이 유의적인 증가를 나타내었다. 이와 같이 연교 에탄올 추출물을 1,000㎎/㎏.b.w을 당뇨 흰쥐에게 투여한 결과 혈당저하, 지질대사의 개선 효과를 갖는 유효성분을 함유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

This study was carried to investigate the antidiabetic effect of ethanol extract in Streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by intravenous injection of STZ at a dose of 45㎎/㎏ dissolved in citrate buffer. The ethanol extract of Forsythia Koreana(F.K) was orally administrated once a day for 7 days at a dose of 1,000㎎/㎏. The contents of serum glucose, triglyceride(TG), total cholesterol were significantly decreased in F.K treated group compared to the those of STZ-control group. The content of hepatic glycogen and activity of glucokinase(GK) were significantly increased, and activity of glucose-6-phoshatase(G-6-Pase) was significantly decreased in F.K treated group compared to the those of STZ-control group, but activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6-PDH) was not significantly increased, These results indicated that ethanol extract of F.K would have antidiabetic effect in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

• 김옥경(대진대학교 자연과학대학 식품영양학과) | Ok-Kyung Kim Corresponding author