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Art ID :258557(Ay)FLAVONOID EXTRACTS OF CITRUS AURANTIUM L. VAR. AMARA ENGL. PROMOTE BROWNING OF WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE IN HIGH-FAT DIET-INDUCED MICE.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology
2024
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1,2,3. Song-Xia Lin, 1,2,3. Chun Yang, 1,2,3. Ru-Shan Jiang, 1,2,3. Chao Wu, 1,2,3. Deng-Qin Lang, 1,2,3. Ya-Li Wang, 1,2,3. Xiao-Yi Li, 1,2,3. Cui-Ping Jiang, 1,2,3. Qiang Liu, 1,2,3. Chun-Yan Shen.
1. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China. 2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China. 3. Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Preparation Technology, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
1. Cui-Ping Jiang, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China. Email: cuipingjiangcpu@163.com; 2. Chun-Yan Shen, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China. Email: shenchunyan@smu.edu.cn
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Abstract/ Summary/ Synopsis/ Outline:

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Obesity has become a public burden worldwide due to its booming incidence and various complications, and browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) is recognized as a hopeful strategy to combat it. Blossom of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl. (CAVA) is a popular folk medicine and dietary supplement used for relieving dyspepsia, which is recorded in the Chinese Materia Medica. Our previous study showed that blossom of CAVA had anti-obesity potential, while its role in browning of WAT was still unclear. Aim of the study: This study aimed to characterize the constituents in flavonoids from blossom of CAVA (CAVAF) and to clarify the anti-obesity capacities especially the effects on browning of WAT. Materials and methods: Gradient ethanol eluents from blossom of CAVA were obtained by AB-8 macroporous resin. 3T3-L1 cells and pancreatic lipase inhibition assay were employed to investigate the potential anti-obesity effects in vitro. HPLC and UPLC/MS assays were performed to characterize the chemical profiles of different eluents. Network pharmacology and molecular docking assays were used to reveal potential anti-obesity targets. Furthermore, high-fat diet (HFD)-induced mice were constructed to explore the anti-obesity actions and mechanisms in vivo. Results: 30% ethanol eluents with high flavonoid content and great inhibition on proliferation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and pancreatic lipase activity were regarded as CAVAF. 19 compounds were identified in CAVAF. Network pharmacology analysis demonstrated that AMPK and PPARa were potential targets for CAVAF in alleviating obesity. Animal studies demonstrated that CAVAF intervention significantly decreased the body weight, WAT weight, serum TG, TC and LDL-C levels in HFD-fed obese mice. HFD-induced insulin resistance and morphological changes in WAT and brown adipose tissue were also markedly attenuated by CAVAF treatment. CAVAF supplementation potently inhibited iWAT inflammation by regulating IL-6, IL-1ß, TNF-a and IL-10 mRNA expression in iWAT of mice. Furthermore, the gene expression levels of thermogenic markers including Cyto C, ATP synthesis, Cidea, Cox8b and especially UCP1 in iWAT of mice were significantly up-regulated by CAVAF administration. CAVAF intervention also markedly increased the expression levels of PRDM16, PGC-1a, SIRT1, AMPK-a1, PPARa and PPAR? mRNA in iWAT of mice. Conclusion: CAVAF treatment significantly promoted browning of WAT in HFD-fed mice. These results suggested that flavonoid extracts from blossom of CAVA were probably promising candidates for the treatment of obesity.
Citrus aurantium , adipose tissue , obesity , 3T3-L1 preadipocytes , pancreatic lipase activity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874124000497
10.1016/j.jep.2024.117749
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