Phytol and bilimbi phytocompounds induce thermogenic adipocyte differentiation: An in vitro study on potential anti-obesity effects.

Autor: Md Fauzi F; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Block 5A, Halaman Bukit Gambir, 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia., Hamzah MF; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Block 5A, Halaman Bukit Gambir, 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia., Mahmud MZ; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Block 5A, Halaman Bukit Gambir, 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia., Amanah A; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Block 5A, Halaman Bukit Gambir, 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia., Mohd Noor MH; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Block 5A, Halaman Bukit Gambir, 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia., Zainuddin Z; Analytical Biochemistry Research Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, USM, Penang, Malaysia., Lau WK; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Block 5A, Halaman Bukit Gambir, 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Heliyon [Heliyon] 2024 Nov 22; Vol. 10 (23), pp. e40518. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 22 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40518
Abstrakt: Obesity is a major health concern associated to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Brown adipocytes, which specialise in thermogenesis, offer a potential therapeutic target for obesity prevention and related conditions. This study builds on previous findings of the browning activity of Averrhoa bilimbi hexane fractions and aims to elucidate the underlying mechanisms in vitro. Squalene and phytol, key phytocompounds from bilimbi leaf extract and fractions, were assessed for their ability to induce thermogenic adipocyte using 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and C2C12 myoblasts in vitro models. The result shows that bilimbi fractions F7, F8, and F9, along with squalene and phytol, effectively induced thermogenic adipocyte differentiation. This was evidenced by the upregulation of key markers, including Ucp1 , Prdm16 , and Pgc1α , and increased expression of the brown adipocyte-specific protein CIDEA in treated 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Notably, all treatments promoted thermogenic adipocytes differentiation in C2C12 myoblasts via the upregulation of Pgc1α, Ucp1 genes, and UCP1 protein. These findings suggest that bilimbi fractions and its phytocompounds may hold potential as nutraceutical interventions for obesity management.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE