Abstract:Objective To study the influences of Cassia aqueous extract on endogenous metabolites of blood in rats with hyperlipemia by using metabonomic method. Methods The rats were fed on fat diet to induce hyperlipemia, then treated with cassia aqueous extract. We analyzed metabolic finger print data of rats' plasma in the control, model and treated group. The plasma samples underwent preparation, derivation and GC/MS analysis. Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was performed to detect the metabolic profile difference between the three groups. Results Through the metabonomic research, 9 biomarkers were found, which were L-valine, alanine, glycine, fumaric acid, isoleucine, leucine, serine, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and cholesterol. Conclusions Metabonomic study based on GC-MS shows a good recognition of the lipid regulating effect of cassia aqueous extract.