Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
The efficacy of α-cubebenol isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> has been studied in several diseases, including cecal ligation, puncture challenge-induced sepsis, and degranulation of neutrophils. To identify the novel functions of α-cubebenol on lipid metabolism, alterations on th...
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| author | Su Jin Lee Ji Eun Kim Yun Ju Choi Jeong Eun Gong You Jeong Jin Da Woon Lee Young Whan Choi Dae Youn Hwang |
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| description | The efficacy of α-cubebenol isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> has been studied in several diseases, including cecal ligation, puncture challenge-induced sepsis, and degranulation of neutrophils. To identify the novel functions of α-cubebenol on lipid metabolism, alterations on the regulation of lipogenesis, lipolysis, and inflammatory response were observed in 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with α-cubebenol. Most lipogenic targets, including lipid accumulation, level of lipogenic transcription factors, and expression of lipogenic regulators, were suppressed in MDI (3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, dexamethasone, and insulin)-stimulated 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with α-cubebenol without significant cytotoxicity. In addition, similar inhibition effects were observed in the iNOS-induced COX-2 mediated pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome pathway of MDI-stimulated 3T3-L1 cells treated with α-cubebenol. Lipolytic targets, such as cAMP concentration, expression of adenylyl cyclase and PDE4, and their downstream signaling pathway, in MDI-stimulated 3T3-L1 cells were stimulated by the α-cubebenol treatment. The levels of transcription factors and related proteins for β-oxidation were significantly higher in the MDI + α-cubebenol treated group than in the MDI + Vehicle treated group. These results show that α-cubebenol has a novel role as a lipogenesis inhibitor, lipolysis and β-oxidation stimulator, and inflammasome suppressor in MDI-stimulated 3T3-L1 adipocytes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-762b7da63876452aaf407a9ed278a4a62023-11-22T22:34:19ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2021-11-011111165010.3390/biom11111650Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 AdipocytesSu Jin Lee0Ji Eun Kim1Yun Ju Choi2Jeong Eun Gong3You Jeong Jin4Da Woon Lee5Young Whan Choi6Dae Youn Hwang7Department of Biomaterials Science (BK21 FOUR Program), Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaDepartment of Biomaterials Science (BK21 FOUR Program), Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaDepartment of Biomaterials Science (BK21 FOUR Program), Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaDepartment of Biomaterials Science (BK21 FOUR Program), Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaDepartment of Biomaterials Science (BK21 FOUR Program), Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaDepartment of Biomaterials Science (BK21 FOUR Program), Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaDepartment of Horticultural Bioscience, Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources & Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaDepartment of Biomaterials Science (BK21 FOUR Program), Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, KoreaThe efficacy of α-cubebenol isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> has been studied in several diseases, including cecal ligation, puncture challenge-induced sepsis, and degranulation of neutrophils. To identify the novel functions of α-cubebenol on lipid metabolism, alterations on the regulation of lipogenesis, lipolysis, and inflammatory response were observed in 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with α-cubebenol. Most lipogenic targets, including lipid accumulation, level of lipogenic transcription factors, and expression of lipogenic regulators, were suppressed in MDI (3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, dexamethasone, and insulin)-stimulated 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with α-cubebenol without significant cytotoxicity. In addition, similar inhibition effects were observed in the iNOS-induced COX-2 mediated pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome pathway of MDI-stimulated 3T3-L1 cells treated with α-cubebenol. Lipolytic targets, such as cAMP concentration, expression of adenylyl cyclase and PDE4, and their downstream signaling pathway, in MDI-stimulated 3T3-L1 cells were stimulated by the α-cubebenol treatment. The levels of transcription factors and related proteins for β-oxidation were significantly higher in the MDI + α-cubebenol treated group than in the MDI + Vehicle treated group. These results show that α-cubebenol has a novel role as a lipogenesis inhibitor, lipolysis and β-oxidation stimulator, and inflammasome suppressor in MDI-stimulated 3T3-L1 adipocytes.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/11/1650α-cubebenolobesitylipogenesisβ-oxidationlipolysisinflammasome |
| spellingShingle | Su Jin Lee Ji Eun Kim Yun Ju Choi Jeong Eun Gong You Jeong Jin Da Woon Lee Young Whan Choi Dae Youn Hwang Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Biomolecules α-cubebenol obesity lipogenesis β-oxidation lipolysis inflammasome |
| title | Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes |
| title_full | Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes |
| title_fullStr | Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes |
| title_short | Anti-Obesity Effect of α-Cubebenol Isolated from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes |
| title_sort | anti obesity effect of α cubebenol isolated from i schisandra chinensis i in 3t3 l1 adipocytes |
| topic | α-cubebenol obesity lipogenesis β-oxidation lipolysis inflammasome |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/11/1650 |
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