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Boric acid and Borax Supplementation Reduces Weight Gain in Overweight Rats and Alter L-Carnitine and IGF-I Levels    
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Onur ATAKİŞİ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kezban YILDIZ DALGINLI
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Canan GÜLMEZ SAMSA
Iğdır Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Rüya Kaya
Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Özkan ÖZDEN
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Asım Kart
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Emine ATAKİŞİ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of boric acid (BA) and borax (BX) on live weight and obesity associated molecules including leptin, L-carnitine, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I), and heat shock proteins 70 (HSP70) in rats fed with high-fat diet. A total of 60 rats were equally allocated as ND (normal diet), HF (high-fat diet), HF+BA, HF+BX, ND+BX, ND+BA. Body weight increases in HF+BA (85 g) and HF+BX (86 g) were significantly lower (p<0.05) compared to HF group (126 g). Boron treatment decreased serum L-carnitine level in high-fat diet (HF+BA 11.12 mg/L, HF+BX 10.51 mg/L, p<0.05) compared to HF group (15.57 mg/L), while no change was observed in groups ND+BA (7.55 mg/L) and ND+BX (7.57 mg/L) compared to group ND (8.29 mg/L). Neither BA nor BX supplementation in ND and HF groups altered the serum levels of HSP70 and leptin. BA and BX supplementation in rats fed HF resulted in a significant reduction in live weight. Boron compounds altered L-carnitine and IGF-1 levels in rats. These results indicate that boron compounds are beneficial in the treatment of obesity as well as in the prevention of high-fat diet-induced weight increase. Alterations in serum L-carnitine and IGF-1 levels in boron treated rats also indicate possible role of boron compounds in energy metabolism in response to high fat diet.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Boron compounds,L-Carnitine,Leptin,IGF-1,HSP70,High-fat diet
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
Dergi ISSN 0300-9831
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2020
Cilt No 90
Sayfalar 221 / 227
Doi Numarası 10.1024/0300-9831/a000518
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1024/0300-9831/a000518