Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) Reduces Obesity and Blood Pressure in Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rats

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Thomaz, Fernanda Santos, Tan, Yuen P., Williams, Craig M., Ward, Leigh C., Worrall, Simon and Panchal, Sunil K.. 2022. "Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) Reduces Obesity and Blood Pressure in Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rats." Foods. 11 (21). https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213435
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Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) Reduces Obesity and Blood Pressure in Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rats

ERA Journal ID210470
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsThomaz, Fernanda Santos, Tan, Yuen P., Williams, Craig M., Ward, Leigh C., Worrall, Simon and Panchal, Sunil K.
Journal TitleFoods
Journal Citation11 (21)
Article Number3435
Number of Pages12
Year2022
PublisherMDPI AG
Place of PublicationSwitzerland
ISSN2304-8158
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213435
Web Address (URL)https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/21/3435
Abstract

6-(Methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MSITC) has several biological functions. The present study aimed to evaluate the composition of hydroponically grown Tasmanian wasabi (Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.) for 6-MSITC in all plant tissues and investigate the influence of wasabi (rhizome and stem blend) in high-carbohydrate, high-fat (H) diet-fed rats. Male Wistar rats were fed either a corn starch (C) or H diet. After the initial 8 weeks, half of the animals on the C and H diets were given 5% (w/w) wasabi powder in their respective diets for an 8-week duration (CW and HW). The control animals received diets without supplementation throughout the 16-week experiment. Our findings demonstrated that wasabi grown under hydroponic conditions contained 6-MSITC in all parts of the plant such as the stem, leaf and flower, as well as the commonly used rhizome, albeit at lower concentrations. Rats treated with wasabi showed reductions in body weight (H, 460.0 ± 9.5; HW, 416.0 ± 3.6 g), fat mass (H, 178 ± 14; HW, 120 ± 23 g), plasma triglycerides (H, 1.7 ± 0.3; HW, 0.9 ± 0.3 mmol/L) and total cholesterol (H, 1.5 ± 0.1; HW, 1.0 ± 0.04 mmol/L), and the plasma activities of aspartate transaminase. Systolic blood pressure and the area under the curve of blood glucose concentration were decreased by wasabi treatment. Thus, wasabi may be a novel alternative treatment to assist in the management of obesity and related metabolic disorders.

Keywordswasabi; obesity; 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate; glucosinolate; metabolic syndrome
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Queensland
University of Southern Queensland
Western Sydney University
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