Sains Malaysiana 52(8)(2023): 2297-2308
http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2023-5208-10
The Effects of Abelmoschus esculentus (L.)
Moench Seed on High Fat Diet Induced Metabolic and Cognitive Impairments in
C57BL/6J Mice
(Kesan Biji Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench pada Kemerosotan Metabolik dan Kognitif Terinduksi Diet Tinggi
Lemak dalam Tikus C57BL/6J)
PAWEENA WONGWITWICHOT1, SUPATTRA PROM-IN2,
JASADEE KAEWSRICHAN1, NUNTIKA WANGPRADIT3, CHUA KIEN HUI4,
MOHAMAD FAIRUZ YAHAYA5, AZIZAH UGUSMAN4 & JAYA KUMAR4
1Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Delivery System Excellence Center, Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla
90110, Thailand
2Department
of Thai Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Thaksin
University, 93210, Thailand
3International
College of Dentistry and Biomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak
University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand
4Department
of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
5Department
of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Diserahkan:
14 Februari 2023/Diterima: 26 Julai 2023
Abstract
Okra is known for its neuroprotective and antioxidant
properties. We aimed to investigate the potential effects of okra seed powder
in alleviating high far diet (HFD) induced cognitive deficit and hypercholesterolemia. We randomly allocated thirty-six C57BL/6J
male mice into: (i) control, mice fed with a normal fat level diet; (ii) HFD,
mice fed with HFD; (iii) HFD-OS1; (iv) HFD-OS2; (v) HFD-OS3, mice fed with HFD
and okra seed powder (200, 400, or 800 mg/kg/day, respectively); (vi) HFD-SIM,
mice fed with HFD and simvastatin (20 mg/kg/day). After 10 weeks of treatment
period, the mice were tested with an episodic-like memory test (EMT) and Morris
water maze (MWM). We found significantly higher total and LDL cholesterol
levels in mice fed with HFD. Compared to the HFD group, the control group
performed better in the EMT test, and also learned and retrieved spatial
reference memory better in the MWM test. The okra seed powder significantly improved spatial learning in four
days of acquisition trials and the highest dose of okra profoundly improved
spatial reference memory retention during the probe trial. Contrary to the MWM
results, the okra-treated animals did not perform significantly better than the
HFD-treated animals in EMT. At present, we recommend future studies testing the
potential neuroprotective or cognitive enhancing effects of okra to assess
different cognitive domains using various disease models to have a better
understanding on the potential neuroprotective properties of okra.
Keywords: Abelmoschus
esculentus (L.) Moench (okra); cognitive impairment; high-fat diet
Abstrak
Okra terkenal dengan kesan antioksidan dan
neuropelindungnya. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai sama ada serbuk biji
bendi mampu mengurangkan kerosakan kognitif dan hiperkolesterolemia akibat HFD.
Kami secara rawak membahagikan tiga puluh enam mencit jantan C57BL/6J kepada:
(i) kawalan, mencit yang diberi makan dengan diet yang mengandungi tahap lemak
normal; (ii) HFD, mencit diberi makan dengan HFD; (iii) HFD-SIM, mencit diberi
makan dengan HFD dan diberikan simvastatin (20 mg/kg/hari); (iv) HFD-OS1; (v)
HFD-OS2; (vi) HFD-OS3, mencit yang diberi HFD dan serbuk biji bendi
(masing-masing 200, 400, atau 800 mg/kg/hari). Setelah 10 minggu rawatan,
mencit telah didedahkan kepada ujian ingatan seperti episodik (EMT) dan Morris Water Maze (MWM). Mencit yang
diberi makan dengan HFD mencatatkan jumlah dan tahap kolesterol LDL yang jauh
lebih tinggi. Untuk EMT, haiwan kawalan berprestasi lebih baik daripada
kumpulan HFD. Dalam ujian MWM, haiwan kawalan belajar dan mendapatkan semula
ingatan rujukan reruang dengan lebih ketara berbanding kumpulan HFD. Serbuk
biji bendi tidak menghasilkan sebarang kesan ketara dalam EMT, walau
bagaimanapun, pembelajaran reruang bertambah baik dengan ketara dalam empat
hari percubaan pemerolehan dan dos tertinggi bendi meningkatkan pengekalan
memori rujukan reruang dengan ketara semasa Probe
Trial. Walaupun dengan ketara meningkatkan pembelajaran reruang dan
pengekalan ingatan dalam MWM, tiada haiwan yang dirawat okra menunjukkan
prestasi yang lebih baik daripada kumpulan HFD dalam EMT. Oleh itu, kami
mengesyorkan kajian masa depan yang berkaitan dengan okra untuk menguji
komponen kognitif yang berbeza untuk mempunyai pemahaman yang jelas tentang
kesan neuropelindung okra.
Kata kunci: Abelmoschus
esculentus (L.) Moench (okra); diet tinggi lemak; kemerosotan kognitif
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