Food-Derived β-Carboline Alkaloids Ameliorate Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Human Hepatocytes

Autor: Dya Fita Dibwe, Saki Oba, Nire Takeishi, Toshihiro Sakurai, Takayuki Tsukui, Hitoshi Chiba, Shu-Ping Hui
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Pharmaceuticals, Vol 15, Iss 5, p 578 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8247
DOI: 10.3390/ph15050578
Popis: Lipid droplet accumulation (LDA) in hepatocytes is the initial stage of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In the search for natural compounds for the prevention of NAFLD, a series of β-carboline alkaloid derivatives, inspired by flazin and its derivative, newly identified in Crassostrea gigas Thunberg. extracts, were examined for LDA inhibition (LDAI) activity in oleic acid–loaded hepatocytes (HepG2). Eight compounds with a piperidine or pyridine C-ring were chemically synthesized (1–8). Among them, compounds 2 and 4 (flazin) with a carboxy group at C-3 and furfuryl alcohol moiety at C-1 showed low cytotoxicity and they exhibited significant LDAI activity. Compound 2 with piperidine C-ring was identified for the first time in C. gigas extract, and ameliorated the lipid accumulation with the LDAI value of 25.4%. Active compounds 2 and 4 significantly inhibited triacylglycerol species accumulation in cells. These compounds upregulated ATGL and downregulated SREBP1, FASN, and SCD1 genes, suggesting that they activated lipolysis and suppressed lipogenesis, respectively. These results suggest that β-carboline alkaloids, especially compounds 2 and 4, might be potentially useful for preventing NAFLD.
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