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- Title
Oligonol suppresses lipid accumulation and improves insulin resistance in a palmitate-induced in HepG2 hepatocytes as a cellular steatosis model.
- Authors
Jae-Yeo Park; Younghwa Kim; Jee Ae Im; Hyangkyu Lee
- Abstract
Background: Oligonol is a low molecular weight form of polyphenol polymers derived from lychee fruits. Several studies suggest that Oligonol has an anti-obesity effect. Since obesity is tightly associated with insulin resistance, we investigated a possible remission effect of Oligonol on lipid accumulation and insulin resistance in human hepatic HepG2 cells. Methods: HepG2 cells were treated with palmitate for 24 h to induce cellular hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance. The cells were then treated with Oligonol at subtoxic concentrations and examined for lipid metabolism, cytokine production, and insulin signaling using quantitative RT-PCR and western blot analysis. Results: Oligonol treatment reversed the palmitate-induced intracellular lipid accumulation, down regulated the expression of lipogenic genes, and up-regulated genes for fatty acid degradation. Oligonol restored insulin sensitivity, as was determined by the phosphorylation states of IRS-1. Oligonol also inhibited STAT3-SOCS3 signaling and increased AMPK phosphorylation in HepG2 cells. Conclusion: Oligonol treatment improved palmitate-induced cellular steatosis and insulin resistance in HepG2 cells with concomitant reduction of inflammatory cytokines and decrease in STAT3-SOCS3 and AMPK-mTOR pathways. Oligonol may have beneficial effects in lipid metabolism and insulin resistance in the liver.
- Subjects
LIPID metabolism; BIOLOGICAL assay; BIOLOGICAL models; CELL culture; CELLULAR signal transduction; CYTOKINES; FATTY acids; FATTY liver; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN resistance; LIPIDS; POLYMERASE chain reaction; POLYPHENOLS; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); WESTERN immunoblotting; PLANT extracts; DATA analysis; REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ONE-way analysis of variance
- Publication
BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-6882
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12906-015-0709-1