Preventive obesity agent montmorillonite adsorbs dietary lipids and enhances lipid excretion from the digestive tract

Scientific Reports
Pengfei XuYonggong Zhai

Abstract

Western diets are typically high in fat and are associated with long-term complications such as obesity and hepatic steatosis. Because of the enjoyable taste of high-fat diets (HFDs), we are interested in determining how to decrease lipid absorption and enhance lipid excretion from the digestive tract after the consumption of eating fatty foods. Montmorillonite was initially characterized as a gastrointestinal mucosal barrier protective agent for the treatment of diarrhoea. Dietary lipid adsorbent- montmorillonite (DLA-M) was isolated and purified from Xinjiang montmorillonite clay via the water extraction method. Here, we show that DLA-M has an unexpected role in preventing obesity, hyperlipidaemia and hepatic steatosis in HFD-fed rats. Interestingly, combined application of polarized light microscopy and lipid staining analyses, showed that DLA-M crystals have dietary lipid-adsorbing ability in vitro and in vivo, which enhances lipid excretion via bowel movements. In summary, our results indicate that DLA-M prevent HFD-induced obesity. This novel dietary lipid-adsorbing agent can help prevent obesity and its comorbidities.

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Feb 16, 2017·Journal of Pineal Research·Pengfei XuYonggong Zhai
Feb 8, 2018·Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture·Eun-Sook LeeYoung-Do Nam
Apr 25, 2018·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Pengfei XuJing Wang
Dec 7, 2018·Pharmaceutical Research·Tahnee J DeningClive A Prestidge
May 5, 2017·FEBS Open Bio·Pengfei XuYonggong Zhai
Dec 10, 2016·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·Tahnee J DeningClive A Prestidge

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