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[Effects of hops on ovariectomized obese rats]
Jiangbi Wang1, Rong Luo, Xuesong Tian
1Lanzhou Medical College, Lanzhou 730000.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of hops on obesity in ovariectomy rats. MEHTODS: After ablating bilateral ovarian, adult Sprague-Dawley rats were drinken water extracts of hops and its effects on body weight were observed. On the seventh weekend, blood was collected to assay serum free fat acid (FFA), total anti-oxidative capacity (T-AOC), malondialdehyde (MDA), estrogen, testosterone and insulin.
Results:
Compared with SHAM group, rats in OVX group displayed the higher weight, serum FFA, MDA and levels of insulin, lower serum levels of estrogen and testosterone and T-AOC. After drinken water extracts of hops, compared with OVX group, rats in OVX + hops group had lower weight, serum FFA, MDA, levels of insulin and higher serum T-AOC.
Conclusion:
Hops could promote weight loss in OVX rats. Hops maybe have estrogen activity. It can increase sensibitity of insulin and elevate anti-oxidative capacity.

