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Pei S, Zhao H, Chen L, He X, Hua Q, Meng X, Shi R, Zhang J, Zhang H, Liu R, Li D. Preventive Effect of Ellagic Acid on Cardiac Dysfunction in Diabetic Mice through Regulating DNA Hydroxymethylation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:1902-1910. [PMID: 35129965 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ellagic acid (EA) improves mitochondrial dysfunction and protects diabetic hearts. The mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle regulates DNA 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) levels by affecting activity of 10-11 translocation enzymes (TETs). Therefore, we hypothesized that EA prevents diabetic cardiac dysfunction by modulating DNA 5hmC levels. C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat diet to induce diabetes and treated with EA (100 mg kg-1 day-1) for 8 weeks. Serum concentrations of glucose, insulin, and triglyceride and aspartate transaminase and creatine kinase activities were significantly lower in the EA group than the diabetes mellitus (DM) group. DNA 5hmC levels of mice hearts were significantly higher in the EA group than the DM group. The protein levels of TET, complexes I/III/V were significantly higher in the EA group than the DM group. The results shows that EA has a preventive effect on diabetic cardiac dysfunction, which may be achieved by upregulating TET activity through improving the TCA cycle, to reshape DNA 5hmC levels of mice hearts.
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- Shengjie Pei
- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Qingdao Institute for Food and Drug Control, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nutrition & Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China
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Valdenegro M, Bernales M, Knox M, Vinet R, Caballero E, Ayala-Raso A, Kučerová D, Kumar R, Viktorová J, Ruml T, Figueroa CR, Fuentes L. Characterization of Fruit Development, Antioxidant Capacity, and Potential Vasoprotective Action of Peumo ( Cryptocarya alba), a Native Fruit of Chile. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10121997. [PMID: 34943100 PMCID: PMC8698990 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10121997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The peumo (Cryptocarya alba) is a native fruit from central Chile that belongs to the Lauraceae family. To characterize the development and the potential health benefits of this edible fruit, quality and physiological parameters, along with antioxidant capacity, were evaluated during three clearly defined developmental stages of the fruit in two seasons. The most distinguishable attributes of ripe fruit were the change in size and color. Low CO2 production and no detectable ethylene levels suggested non-climacteric behavior of the peumo fruit. Peumo demonstrate a significant increase in their antioxidant capacity per 1 g of fresh weight (FW) of the sample, from small to ripe fruit. Higher values in ripe fruit (FRAP: 37.1–38.3 µmol FeSO4/gFW, TEAC: 7.9–8.1 mmol TE/gFW, DPPH: 8.4-8.7 IC50 μg/mL, and ORAC: = 0.19–0.20 mmol TE/gFW) were observed than those in blueberry fruit (FRAP: 4.95 µmol FeSO4/gFW, TEAC: 1.25 mmol TE/gFW, DPPH: 11.3 IC50 μg/mL, and ORAC: 0.032 mmol TE/ gFW). The methanol extracts of ripe fruit displayed the presence of polyphenol acids and quercetin, an ORAC value of 0.637 ± 0.061 mmol TE per g dried weight (DW), and a high cellular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential, the latter exceeding the effect of quercetin and indomethacin used as standard molecules. Also, the assay of isolated rat aorta with endothelium-dependent relaxation damage demonstrated that the peumo extract induced vascular protection, depending on its concentration under a high glucose condition. These results demonstrate that these endemic fruits have a good chance as ingredients or foods with functional properties.
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- Mónika Valdenegro
- Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y de los Alimentos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Casilla 4-D, Quillota 2260000, Chile; (M.V.); (M.B.)
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- Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y de los Alimentos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Casilla 4-D, Quillota 2260000, Chile; (M.V.); (M.B.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Center of Micro Bioinnovation (CMBi), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile; (M.K.); (R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Center of Micro Bioinnovation (CMBi), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile; (M.K.); (R.V.)
- Centro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos Saludables (CREAS), CONICYT-Regional GORE Valparaíso Proyecto R17A10001, Avenida Universidad 330, Placilla, Curauma, Valparaíso 2362696, Chile;
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- Centro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos Saludables (CREAS), CONICYT-Regional GORE Valparaíso Proyecto R17A10001, Avenida Universidad 330, Placilla, Curauma, Valparaíso 2362696, Chile;
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- Instituto de Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (R.K.); (J.V.); (T.R.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (R.K.); (J.V.); (T.R.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (R.K.); (J.V.); (T.R.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (R.K.); (J.V.); (T.R.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3465548, Chile;
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- Centro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos Saludables (CREAS), CONICYT-Regional GORE Valparaíso Proyecto R17A10001, Avenida Universidad 330, Placilla, Curauma, Valparaíso 2362696, Chile;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +56-322372868
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Xi J, Rong Y, Zhao Z, Huang Y, Wang P, Luan H, Xing Y, Li S, Liao J, Dai Y, Liang J, Wu F. Scutellarin ameliorates high glucose-induced vascular endothelial cells injury by activating PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 271:113855. [PMID: 33485979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.113855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Scutellarin (Scu) is one of the main active ingredients of Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.) Hand.-Mazz which has been used to treat cardiovascular disease including vascular dysfunction caused by diabetes. Scu also has a protective effect on vascular endothelial cells against hyperglycemia. However, molecular mechanisms underlying this effect are not clear. AIM OF THE STUDY This aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Scu on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) injury induced by high glucose (HG), especially the regulation of PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1)/Parkin-mediated mitophagy. MATERIALS AND METHODS HUVECs were exposed to HG to induce vascular endothelial cells injury in vitro. Cell viability was assessed by MTT assay. The extent of cell apoptosis was measured by Hoechst staining and flow cytometry. Mitophagy was assayed by fluorescent immunostaining, transmission electron microscope and immunoblot. Besides, virtual docking was conducted to validate the interaction of PINK1 protein and Scu. RESULTS We found that Scu significantly increased cell viability in HG-treated HUVECs. Scu reduces the expression of Bcl-2, Bax and cytochrome C (Cyt.c) to inhibit apoptosis through a mitochondria-dependent pathway. Meanwhile, Scu improved the overload of reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and SOD2 protein expression, and reversed the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential. Besides, Scu increased autophagic flux, improved the expression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 Ⅱ (LC3 II), Beclin 1 and autophagy-related gene 5 (Atg 5) and decreased the expression of Sequestosome1/P62 in HG-treated HUVECs. Furthermore, Scu improved the expressions of PINK1, Parkin, and Mitofusin2, which revealed the enhancement of mitophagy. Moreover, the beneficial effects of Scu on HG-induced low expression of Parkin, overproduction of ROS, and over expressions of P62, Cyt.c and Cleaved caspase-3 were weakened by PINK1 gene knockdown. Molecular docking suggested good interaction of Scu and PINK1 protein. CONCLUSION These results suggest that Scu may protect vascular endothelial cells against hyperglycemia-induced injury by up-regulating mitophagy via PINK1/Parkin signal pathway.
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- Junxiao Xi
- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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Li S, Xu Y, Guo W, Chen F, Zhang C, Tan HY, Wang N, Feng Y. The Impacts of Herbal Medicines and Natural Products on Regulating the Hepatic Lipid Metabolism. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:351. [PMID: 32265720 PMCID: PMC7105674 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The dysregulation of hepatic lipid metabolism is one of the hallmarks in many liver diseases including alcoholic liver diseases (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD). Hepatic inflammation, lipoperoxidative stress as well as the imbalance between lipid availability and lipid disposal, are direct causes of liver steatosis. The application of herbal medicines with anti-oxidative stress and lipid-balancing properties has been extensively attempted as pharmaceutical intervention for liver disorders in experimental and clinical studies. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying their hepatoprotective effects warrant further exploration, increasing evidence demonstrated that many herbal medicines are involved in regulating lipid accumulation processes including hepatic lipolytic and lipogenic pathways, such as mitochondrial and peroxisomal β-oxidation, the secretion of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), the non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) uptake, and some vital hepatic lipogenic enzymes. Therefore, in this review, the pathways or crucial mediators participated in the dysregulation of hepatic lipid metabolism are systematically summarized, followed by the current evidences and advances in the positive impacts of herbal medicines and natural products on the lipid metabolism pathways are detailed. Furthermore, several herbal formulas, herbs or herbal derivatives, such as Erchen Dection, Danshen, resveratrol, and berberine, which have been extensively studied for their promising potential in mediating lipid metabolism, are particularly highlighted in this review.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Plant Extracts and Reactive Oxygen Species as Two Counteracting Agents with Anti- and Pro-Obesity Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184556. [PMID: 31540021 PMCID: PMC6770307 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Obesity is a complex disease of great public health significance worldwide: It entails several complications including diabetes mellitus type 2, cardiovascular dysfunction and hypertension, and its prevalence is increasing around the world. The pathogenesis of obesity is closely related to reactive oxygen species. The role of reactive oxygen species as regulatory factors in mitochondrial activity in obese subjects, molecules taking part in inflammation processes linked to excessive size and number of adipocytes, and as agents governing the energy balance in hypothalamus neurons has been examined. Phytotherapy is the traditional form of treating health problems using plant-derived medications. Some plant extracts are known to act as anti-obesity agents and have been screened in in vitro models based on the inhibition of lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells and activity of pancreatic lipase methods and in in vivo high-fat diet-induced obesity rat/mouse models and human models. Plant products may be a good natural alternative for weight management and a source of numerous biologically-active chemicals, including antioxidant polyphenols that can counteract the oxidative stress associated with obesity. This review presents polyphenols as natural complementary therapy, and a good nutritional strategy, for treating obesity without serious side effects.
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Salazar-Gómez A, Sánchez-Chávez AC, Zepeda-Vallejo G, Chamorro-Cevallos G, Garduño-Siciliano L, Vargas-Díaz E. Hypolipidemic Effect of Trixis angustifoliaAqueous Extract on Triton WR-1339- and High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemic Mice. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x19864218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the hypolipidemic effect of Trixis angustifolia aqueous extract (TxAE) on Triton WR-1339- and high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic mice. In the Triton model, treatment with TxAE at 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight produced a significant decrease in triglycerides and very low-density lipoprotein levels and a significant increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Similarly, administration of TxAE along with the high-fat diet induced a significant decrease in serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins, and increase in HDL. In addition, a phytochemical study of TxAE led to the isolation of 2 previously described compounds: pebrellin and xanthomicrol. This is the first time that these compounds have been identified in a plant extract with hypolipidemic effect. The results suggest the possible therapeutic potential of TxAE as a hypolipidemic agent supporting the usage of T. angustifolia as a traditional medicine.
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- Anuar Salazar-Gómez
- Laboratorio de toxicología de productos naturales, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de toxicología de productos naturales, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de toxicología de productos naturales, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Non-estrogenic Xanthohumol Derivatives Mitigate Insulin Resistance and Cognitive Impairment in High-Fat Diet-induced Obese Mice. Sci Rep 2018; 8:613. [PMID: 29330372 PMCID: PMC5766630 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18992-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Xanthohumol (XN), a prenylated flavonoid from hops, improves dysfunctional glucose and lipid metabolism in animal models of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, its metabolic transformation into the estrogenic metabolite, 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN), poses a potential health concern for its use in humans. To address this concern, we evaluated two hydrogenated derivatives, α,β-dihydro-XN (DXN) and tetrahydro-XN (TXN), which showed negligible affinity for estrogen receptors α and β, and which cannot be metabolically converted into 8-PN. We compared their effects to those of XN by feeding C57BL/6J mice a high-fat diet (HFD) containing XN, DXN, or TXN for 13 weeks. DXN and TXN were present at higher concentrations than XN in plasma, liver and muscle. Mice administered XN, DXN or TXN showed improvements of impaired glucose tolerance compared to the controls. DXN and TXN treatment resulted in a decrease of HOMA-IR and plasma leptin. C2C12 embryonic muscle cells treated with DXN or TXN exhibited higher rates of uncoupled mitochondrial respiration compared to XN and the control. Finally, XN, DXN, or TXN treatment ameliorated HFD-induced deficits in spatial learning and memory. Taken together, DXN and TXN could ameliorate the neurocognitive-metabolic impairments associated with HFD-induced obesity without risk of liver injury and adverse estrogenic effects.
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Xu F, Zhang Y, Cui W, Yi T, Tang Z, Dong J. The association between metabolic syndrome and body constitution in traditional Chinese medicine. Eur J Integr Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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