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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition 2012; 41(7): 895-900
Published online July 31, 2012
Copyright © The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition.
Yanghee You and Woojin Jun
Dept. Food and Nutrition, and Human Ecology Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 550-757, Korea
The effects of three fractions, hexane (BHHH), chloroform (BHHC), and ethyl acetate (BHHE), from water extract of Benincasa hispida on the underlying mechanisms of adipogenesis were investigated in 3T3-L1 cells. Intracellular lipid droplets were stained with Oil Red O dye and quantified. Compared to control, lipid accumulation significantly decreased by 11% and 13% upon treatment with BHHC and BHHE, respectively at a concentration of 50 μg/mL. Intracellular triglyceride (TG) levels were also reduced by 21% and 16%, respectively, at the same concentration. To determine the mechanism behind the reductions in TG content and lipid accumulation, glycerol release and expression levels of adipogenic marker genes were measured. The levels of free glycerol released into culture medium increased by 13% and 17% upon treatment with BHHC and BHHE, respectively. In subsequent measurements using real-time polymerization chain reaction, the mRNA levels of PPARγ, C/EBPα, and leptin significantly decreased upon treatment with BHHE (45%, 67%, and 35%) in comparison with non-treated control. These results suggest that BHHE inhibits adipocyte differentiation by blocking PPARγ, C/EBPα, and leptin gene expression in 3T3-L1 cells, resulting in reduced lipid accumulation, increased glycerol release, and intracellular triglycerides.
Keywords: Benincasa hispida, adipogenesis, 3T3-L1, lipid accumulation, triglyceride
Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition 2012; 41(7): 895-900
Published online July 31, 2012
Copyright © The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition.
Yanghee You and Woojin Jun
Dept. Food and Nutrition, and Human Ecology Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 550-757, Korea
The effects of three fractions, hexane (BHHH), chloroform (BHHC), and ethyl acetate (BHHE), from water extract of Benincasa hispida on the underlying mechanisms of adipogenesis were investigated in 3T3-L1 cells. Intracellular lipid droplets were stained with Oil Red O dye and quantified. Compared to control, lipid accumulation significantly decreased by 11% and 13% upon treatment with BHHC and BHHE, respectively at a concentration of 50 μg/mL. Intracellular triglyceride (TG) levels were also reduced by 21% and 16%, respectively, at the same concentration. To determine the mechanism behind the reductions in TG content and lipid accumulation, glycerol release and expression levels of adipogenic marker genes were measured. The levels of free glycerol released into culture medium increased by 13% and 17% upon treatment with BHHC and BHHE, respectively. In subsequent measurements using real-time polymerization chain reaction, the mRNA levels of PPARγ, C/EBPα, and leptin significantly decreased upon treatment with BHHE (45%, 67%, and 35%) in comparison with non-treated control. These results suggest that BHHE inhibits adipocyte differentiation by blocking PPARγ, C/EBPα, and leptin gene expression in 3T3-L1 cells, resulting in reduced lipid accumulation, increased glycerol release, and intracellular triglycerides.
Keywords: Benincasa hispida, adipogenesis, 3T3-L1, lipid accumulation, triglyceride
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