Background: Obesity is one of the most popular topic in the field of research. In order to defeat this highly widespread disease, the mechanism of fat accumulation at the molecular level and its elimination are crucial. The use of boron has been showing promising results during the recent years.
Methods: In this study, anti-obesity potential of Sodium Pentaborate Pentahydrate (SPP) used as a dietary supplement on BALB/c mice fed with a high-fat diet was evaluated. Mice were divided into four groups with different diets, consisting of a normal diet, a high-fat diet (HFD) (containing 60 % fat), a HFD-supplemented with 0.5 mg/g body weight (BW) of SPP and a HFD-supplemented with 1.5 mg/g body weight (BW) of SPP. The animals were then observed for 10 weeks and physically monitored, and were sacrificed at the end of the experiment for physical and physicochemical evaluation.
Results: According to the physical parameters measured -body weight, food and water intake ratios-, the results indicate that SPP decreased weight gain in a dose dependent manner. Measurement of the hormone levels in the blood and fat accumulation in organs of mice also supported the anti-obesity effects of SPP. Expressions of adipogenesis related genes were also negatively regulated by SPP administration in white adipose tissue (WAT) tissue.
Conclusion: These findings promise a treatment approach and drug development that can be used against obesity when SPP is used in the right doses. As a future aspect, clinical studies with SPP will reveal the effect of boron derivatives on obesity.
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