Society’s emphasis on a thin body ideal may intensify an individual’s negative perceptions of fatness. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between sociocultural attitudes toward appearance (awareness and internalization of the female ideal) and anti-fat attitudes among middle-aged Korean women. In addition, the aim was to examine whether the body internalization of female ideals was a mediator in the proposed model. Participants included a sample of 264 middle-aged Korean women who completed a series of measures online. The following information was collected through online questionnaires: awareness and internalization of the female ideal, attitudes toward fat, body weight perception, and demographics. Data were analyzed using correlation analysis, descriptive analysis, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. The measurement model and the structural model testing provided an acceptable fit to the data, and all proposed pathways in the research model were statistically significant. Awareness of the female ideal was significantly and positively associated with internalization, and it significantly and positively predicted both constructs of anti-fat attitudes. Additionally, awareness of the female ideal was significantly and positively indirectly associated with attitudes toward fat peopledislike and willpower mediated by internalization. Overall, these findings suggest that society’s emphasis on female appearance and a thin body can ultimately result in significant stigmatization of overweight/obese individuals. This study emphasizes the importance of establishing a healthy appearance standard to reduce anti-fat prejudice.

Purpose: 본 연구의 목적은 4주기간동안 횡격막 호흡을 적용한 기구 필라테스 운동이 20대 성인의 유연성, 복부 근 두께, 근육량, 체지방, 호흡에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하는 것이다. Methods: 근골격계 질환이 없는 대상자 35명을 대상으로 수행하였으며, 횡격막 호흡을 하는 그룹과 횡격막 호흡을 하지 않는 그룹으로 나누었으며, 두 그룹 모두 필라테스를 수행하였다. 실험에 사용한 기기로는 Ultrasonography(US), Pulmonary function tests(FEV1 / FVC), Bioeletic Impedance Analysis, Sit and reach test를 사용하였다. 정규성 검증을 실시한 후, 반복측정분산분석 (repeated measures of ANOVA)를 사용하여 운동 전, 호흡을 적용한 운동, 호흡 비적용 운동을 비교하였다. 사후 분석을 위해 Fisher’s LSD를 실시하였다. Results: 필라테스 운동은 복근의 두께와 유연성에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤습니다. SaR test는 운동 전과 호흡을 적용한 운동과 호흡을 적용하지 않은 운동 사이에 유의한 유의성을 보였다(P <0.05). 근육두께 측정 TRA, EO, IO 모두 운동 전보다 호흡 적용 운동과 비호흡 운동에서 유의한 차이가 있었고(P <0.05), TRA와 IO에서는 추가 시간 사이에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 호흡하지 않는 운동(P >0.05). 그러나 EO에서는 호흡운동을 추가한 시간과 호흡운동을 하지 않은 시간 사이에 유의한 차이가 있었다( P <0.05). Conlusion: 결론적으로, 횡격막 호흡을 이용한 필라테스 운동과 횡격막 호흡이 없는 필라테스 운동은 복근의 두께와 유연성에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 횡격막 호흡과 비횡격막 호흡 사이에는 큰 차이가 없었다.

It has been well known that IKK-β, -ε and –γ play a pivotal role in IMD pathway. In this study, TmIKK-ε was identified and their functions in countering pathogenic infections were investigated. We identified TmIKK-ε gene which including 2,196 bp nucleotides (encoding 731 amino acid residues). Domain analysis of TmIKK-ε indicates that there is one Serine/Threonine protein kinases catalytic domain. TmIKK-ε gene was highly expressed in 2 day-old pupal stage and the expression was gradually decreased until 1 day-old adults. Then the expression was slightly increased until 4 day-old adult stage. Tissue specific expression of TmIKK-ε mRNA was high in the gut, integuments and hemocytes in last instar larvae, and fat body, Malpighian tubules and testis in 5-daysold adult. In hemocytes, TmIKK-ε was drastically induced by E. coli injection after 3 h and by S. aureus at 3 and 12 h-post injection. In gut, expression level of TmIKK-ε was high at 6 h-post injection of microbial injection. Expression of TmIKK-ε in fat body was drastically induced by E. coli at 3 and 24 h-post injection while it was not significantly induced by S. aureus and C. albicans. To understand the immunological role of TmIKK-ε, gene specific RNAi and mortality assay were performed. TmIKK-ε RNAi caused increased larval mortality against E. coli, not S. aureus and C. albicans. Finally, to investigate the induction patterns of Tenebrio fourteen AMP genes in response TmIKK-ε RNAi, three microorganisms were treated into TmIKK-ε-silenced T. molitor larvae. Nine out of fourteen AMP genes were not induced by microbial challenge in TmIKK-β dsRNA-injected group. Taken together, our results indicate that TmIKK-ε may regulates nine antimicrobial peptide genes in response to microbial challenge in T. molitor fat body.

곤충은 넓은 범위의 온도영역에 사는 것으로 알려져 있으나, 40℃가 넘는 고온이나 빙결온도 이하의 저온에서는 생존이 어렵다. 본 연구는 사육온도 조건이 다른 환경에서 대사중심 조직인 지방체의 유전자 발현을 분석하기 위해, 온도조건을 달리하여 담배나방을 저온 사육충 (3~10℃), 고온 사육충 (35℃)로 나누고 상온 사육충 (25℃)을 대조구로 사용하여 전사체 분석을 수행하였다. 저온에서 특이적으로 높은 발현을 보인 유전자는 표피단백질, △9 불포화효소, 글리세롤 3-인산 탈수소효소이며, 저온에서 발현이 낮아진 유전자는 키틴 합성효소, catalase, UDP-당전이 효소이다. 고온에서 특이적으로 높은 발현을 보인 유전자는 과산화물제거효소, metallothionein 2, phosphenolpyruvate carboxykinase, 트레할로스 운반단백질이었다. 고온에서 높고 저온에서 낮은 대조적 발현을 보인 유전자는 열충격단백질, glutathione peroxidase이었다. 이들 온도 특이적이거나 대조적 발현을 보이는 유전자는 기후변화에 관련한 특이마커로 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

This study was performed to investigate the body fat-lowering effect of garlic powder in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1 α (PGC-1α)-luciferase transgenic mice (TG). In this study, we generated transgenic mice with a PGC-1α promoter (—970/+412 bp) containing luciferase as a reporter gene. Mice were fed a 45% high-fat diet for 8 weeks to induce obesity. Subsequently, mice were maintained on either a high-fat control diet (CON), or high-fat diets supplemented with 2% (GP2) or 5% (GP5) garlic powder for an additional 8 weeks. Dietary garlic powder reduced the body weight in the GP2 and GP5 groups, compared to the CON group. Furthermore, garlic supplementation significantly decreased the plasma levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and leptin in the GP5 group, compared to the CON group. Specifically, luciferase activity in liver, white adipose tissue (WAT), and brown adipose tissue (BAT) was increased by garlic supplementation in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that the body fat-lowering effect of garlic powder might be related to PGC-1α by the increase in luciferase activity in liver, WAT, and BAT. Furthermore, transgenic mice might be useful for evaluating the body fat-lowering effect of various health functional foods.

Recently, the existence of non-neuronal, soluble AChEs with non-classical functions, such as stress response and chemical defense, has been reported in both vertebrates and invertebrates. With this in mind, it is intriguing to hypothesize that fat body is a main tissue to express non-neuronal AChE at least in some insects. As an initial step for the systematic approach to investigate the distribution of non-neuronal AChEs in insect fat body and to elucidate their physiological functions, we have selected 12 different insect species across different orders and isolated fat body tissues from them. Then, the presence or absence of AChE and its solubility nature were determined by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in conjunction with western blot analysis insect-specific AChE1 and 2 antibodies. Among 12 insects examined, soluble AChE1 was determined to be expressed in fat bodies of insects involving honey bees, brown plant hoppers, dynastid beetles, lice, etc, AChE2 in fruit flies, bed bugs, mealworm beetles. However, no AChE was detected in fat bodies of the remaining two species American cockroaches and dragonflies Our findings clearly show that AChE is widely distributed in the fat body tissue of diverse insect species. More extensive investigation on in a wider variety of insect species would be necessary to deduce the evolutionary origin of fat body-specific AChE, which would be the ancestor of AChE with non-neuronal function.

As a measure of health, the percentage of body fat has been utilized for many ergonomist, physician, athletic trainers, and work physiologists. Underwater weighing procedure for measuring the percentage of body fat is popular and accurate. However, it is relatively expensive, difficult to perform and requires large space. Anthropometric techniques can be utilized to predict the percentage of body fat in the field setting because they are easy to implement and require little space. In this concern, the purpose of this study was to find a regression model to easily predict the percentage of body fat using the anthropometric circumference measurements as predictor variables. In this study, the data for 10 anthropometric circumference measurements for 252 men were analyzed. A full model with ten predictor variables was constructed based on subjective knowledge and literature. The linear regression modeling consists of variable selection and various assumptions regarding the anticipated model. All possible regression models and the assumptions are evaluated using various statistical methods. Based on the evaluation, a reduced model was selected with five predictor variables to predict the percentage of body fat. The model is : % Body Fat = 2.704-0.601 (Neck Circumference) + 0.974 (Abdominal Circumference) -0.332 (Hip Circumference) + 0.409 (Arm Circumference) - 1.618 (Wrist Circumference) + ε. This model can be used to estimate the percentage of body fat using only a tape measure.

Relationship between lipid intake and obesity has been well-addressed but recent findings indicated that the type of lipid or composition of lipid in the diet also contributes to body fat accumulation and consequential health outcome. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of nutrition intake including fatty acids, lipids and lipid soluble nutrients between the obese and lean college students and to analyze the relationship between the intake of certain fatty acids and body fat accumulation. Anthropometric elements including body weight, height, body fat and composition were measured, and dietary recall was conducted on a total of 114 college students. Data showed that total calorie intake and total lipid intake were not significantly different between the obese and lean subjects, in both male and female students. However, male obese subjects ate more amount of plant lipids and palmitic acids (C16:0) from their diet (p<0.05), while female obese subjects consumed more linoleic acids (18:2) and linolenic acids (C18:3) compared to normal subjects (p<0.01). Correlation analysis revealed that the consumption of palmitoleic acid (C16:1) and lipid soluble vitamin D were negatively (p<0.05) correlated with body fat accumulation in all subjects and these findings were supported by simple linear regression analyses for those variables. These results implicate that rather than only considering the amount of lipids, suggesting a proper type of lipids or lipid metabolites can be considered in nutrition counseling or education.

The purpose of this study was to compare the validity of obesity indices among the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and body fat percentage (BF%), and to determine which is the most useful index to predict the risk of chronic diseases of elderly people. This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study at welfare centers in Seoul. The total number of subjects was 261 (68 men and 193 women) with age ≥60 years. The distribution of obesity using 3 obesity indices in the subjects with hypertension, diabetes, or arthritis was BF%>WC>BMI in elderly men and WC>BF%>BMI in elderly women. In elderly women, odds ratios (ORs) for hypertension in BMI and WC quartiles were significantly increased in quartile 2 and 3 (p<0.05). The ORs for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and arthritis in BF% quartiles were significantly increased in quartile 3 and 4 (p<0.05). The BF% was sensitive obesity index for predicting the occurrence of chronic disease in men, and the WC was sensitive index in women. Our results suggested maintaining BMI less than 23.5 kg/m2, WC less than 82 cm, and BF less than 35% in order to prevent chronic diseases in elderly women.

본 연구는 Sprague-Dawley 흰쥐 16마리를 이용하여 흰쥐 복강 및 피하지방 감소 후보 항체가 체중, in vivo 타장기 안전성 및 혈액성상 등 영양생리대사에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 실시하였다. 무처리구(control), 비면역항체 처리구(NAb), 면양을 이용하여 기 개발된 흰쥐 복강(AAb) 및 피하지방 감소 후보항체(SAb)를 복강 주사하였을 때 주사 후 1주차에 SAb 처리구에서 사료 및 물 섭취량의 일시적인 감소가 나타났으나 그 이후에는 정상적으로 회복되는 것으로 보아 항체의 효과보다는 개체 차이에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다. 흰쥐 체중의 경우 항체 주사 처리 전․후 및 실험구 간 통계적인 유의차는 나타나지 않았다(p>0.05). SAb 처리구에서 나타난 주사 처리 후 1-2주 동안 일시적인 체중 감소 현상이 발생했으나, 통계적 유의성은 없었다(p>0.05). 후보 항체 주사 시 흰쥐 AAb 처리구는 control과 비교해서 생체 신장의 무게가 유의적으로 낮은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 하지만, NAb 처리구의 신장 무게 역시 유의적인 감소를 보여(p<0.05) 결국 AAb 처리구의 신장 무게 감소는 주사에 의한 스트레스 또는 개체 간의 변이 때문인 것으로 생각된다. 신장을 제외하고는 후보 항체에 의한 주요 장기들(심장, 간장, 폐 및 비장)의 무게에는 실험구 간 유의적인 차이가 나타나지 않았다(p>0.05). 후보 항체에 의해 혈중 glucose, triglyceride 및 total cholesterol 농도에는 실험구 간 유의적인 변화가 나타나지 않았으며(p>0.05), 각 혈액대사물질의 농도는 일반적인 수준으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때, 본 연구에서 이용된 흰쥐AAb 및 SAb는 in vivo 영양생리대사에 부정적 영향을 미치지 않는 안전한 항체로 판단된다.

본 연구에서는 뽕잎차와 Monascus pilosus로 발효시킨 뽕잎차가 ICR mouse의 체중과 간 조직 항산화계 효소류의 활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 정상대조군(NC), 고지방식이 대조군(HC), 뽕잎차 분말을 2% 혼합한 고지방 식이군(UM), 발효 뽕잎차 분말을 2% 혼합한 고지방 식이군(FM)으로 나누어 8주간 사육하였다. 체중증가량에 있어서는 HC군의 주당 체중증가량은 NC군에 비해 2.13배로 높았으나, UM군과 FM군은 NC군의 1.80 및 1.67배로 체중증가량이 크게 완화되었다. 장기 중량은 고지방 식이군에서 증가되었던 간의 중량은 UM과 FM군에서 회복되는 경향을 보였으며, 신장의 경우에도 NC군 수준으로 회복되는 경향을 나타내었다. 부고환 주변 지방의 함량은 UM과 FM군의 경우 모두 고지방식이로 현저하게 증가된 지방함량을 유의적으로 감소시켰으며, 그 효과는 FM군에서 현저하였다. ALT 활성은 HC군이 NC군에 비하여 2.56배나 높은 수치를 나타내었으며, UM군과 HC 간의 유의차는 보이지 않으나 FM군은 HC군에 비하여 유의적으로 낮았다. TG, TC, LDL-cholesterol의 함량 및 동맥경화지수(AI)는 HC군은 NC군에 비하여 각각 18.42%, 39.59%, 212.56% 및 230.70%가 증가하였으며, HDLcholesterol 함량은 17.84%가 감소하였다. UM군의 TG, TC, HDL- 및 LDL-cholesterol 함량은 HC군과 유의적인 차이가 없으나, FM군에서는 유의적인 차이를 보였으며, 동맥경화지수도 HC군 2.63, UM군 2.09, FM군 1.70으로 FM군에서 양호한 결과를 나타내었다. 간 조직 TG 함량은 UM 및 FM군이 HC군에 비하여 25.18∼25.72%가 감소되었으며, 총 콜레스테롤의 함량에서도 TG와 유사한 경향을 보였다. Glutathione(GSH)의 함량은 FM군이 UM군에 비하여 유의적으로 증가하였으며, lipid peroxide(LPO)의 함량은 UM군과 FM군은 HC군에 비하여 각각 49.82% 및 44.52% 감소하였다. Xanthine oxidase(XO) 활성은 UM군과 FM군에서는 HC군에 비하여 각각 38.41% 및 53.62%가 감소하였다. SOD 활성은 UM과 FM군 모두 NC군과 유사한 활성을 나타내었다. Glutathione S-transferase(GST)활성은 UM군과 FM군은 고지방 식이에 의해 감소된 HC군의 활성을 14.81∼23.46% 증가시켰다. Glutathione peroxidase(GPX) 활성(NADPH nmole/min/mg protein)은 고지방 식이 대조군인 HC군에서의 활성은 NC군의 65.59%에 불과하였으나, UM군과 FM군은 HC군에 비하여 각각 22.95% 및 38.52% 증가하였다. 간 조직을 검경한 결과, 고지방 식이 대조군인 HF군에서는 간 조직 세포가 지방 방울의 축적에 의해 확장되어 간굴모세혈관(hepatic sinusoids)이 폐쇄된 상태였다. 하지만, UM군과 FM군에서는 중심정맥 주위의 세포들이 정상적으로 잘 보존되어 있으며, 간 소엽의 간세포삭과 간 조직 세포 내에 지방방울의 축적이 보이긴 하나 구분이 가능하며, UM군에 비하여 FM군 쪽의 간 손상이 보다 경미한 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 실험결과, M. pilosus로 발효시킨 뽕잎차는 정상식 이군에서는 간 조직 손상과 관련된 LPO의 함량을 경감시키는 효과와 함께 경미한 체중 감소 효과가 있는 것으로 사료되며, 고지방 식이에 의한 비정상 생리 상태에서는 비만 해소와 ROS 생성계효소의 저해와 소거계 항산화 효소의 활성화를 통한 간 기능 증진과 조직 손상을 예방 또는 경감시키는 효과가 있는 것으로 생각된다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of resistance exercise training on % body fat and insulin resistance in obese middle school male students. Subjects were composed of 20 students(exercise training group: 10, control group: 10, body

본 연구는 가축 체지방 감소를 위한 수동면역학적 기법의 기초자료 확보를 위해 흰쥐 지방부위별(복강 및 피하지방) 특이 다클론 항체를 개발하고자 실시되었다. 흰쥐 부위별 지방 조직에서 지방세포를 분리하고 각각 primary 배양시킨 후 개발된 복강지방(AAb) 및 피하지방 특이 다클론 항체(SAb)를 주입한 뒤 media 내 lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) 방출 수준을 조사하였다. 희석배율 1:1,000배를 기준으로 비면역혈청은 항원-항체 결합 반응이 거의 측정되지 않았고, AAb 및 SAb는 희석배율 1:128,000배까지 각각 항원-항체 반응이 감지되었다. 부위별 지방과 비교했을 때, AAb 및 SAb는 흰쥐 타 장기들과는 특이한 반응을 나타내지 않았다(p<0.001). 본 연구에서 개발한 두 항체들은 모두 항원으로 이용된 부위의 지방세포 PMP와 가장 높은 반응을 나타내었으며, 지방세포 배양을 통한 LDH 수준 검사에서는 AAb 및 SAb 모두 비면역혈청에 비해 유의적으로 높은 세포파괴가 일어났음을 확인할 수 있었다(p<0.01). 이상의 결과를 종합할 때 본 연구에서 개발된 AAb 및 SAb는 높은 역가, 타장기 안전성 및 in vitro 지방 감소 효과가 있었다고 생각된다.

In previous studies, we performed joint animal studies and clinical trials between Yonsei University and Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical Co. Ltd. We have shown that coffee bean extract has potent anti-obesity and hypotriglyceridemic activities as well as beneficial effects on body fat reduction.In this study, the effects of coffee bean extract (100 mg/capsule) on body fat reduction were evaluated in overweight/obese women (body mass index of 25~30 kg/m2 or body fat 〉 30%) not diagnosed with any type of disease. Subjects were randomly assigned to a coffee bean extract group (n=10) or placebo group (n=10). We measured anthropometric parameters, abdominal fat distribution by computed tomography and blood components before and after the 8week intervention period. After supplementation, the coffee bean extract group showed body weight (p=0.08), body mass index (p=0.06), hip circumference (p〈0.05), and upper waist circumference (p〈 0.01). In addition, after 8 weeks, the coffee bean extract group showed a significant decrease in abdominal internal fat area compared to 0 weeks (0 weeks : 155.8cm2; 8 weeks : 145.9cm2, δ change : -9.9cm2, respectively). However, there were no significant differences in lipid profiles or serological measurements between the coffee bean extract group and placebo group. The results of our human study demonstrated that coffee bean extract supplementation for 8 weeks has beneficial effects on reducing abdominal internal fat area as well as hip and waist circumferences.