Oroxylin-A alleviates hepatic lipid accumulation and apoptosis under hyperlipidemic conditions via AMPK/FGF21 signaling
- Authors
- Cho, Wonjun; Choi, Sung Woo; Oh, Heeseung; Abd El-Aty, A.M.; Hacimuftuoglu, Ahmet; Jeong, Ji Hoon; Song, Jin-Ho; Shin, Yong Kyoo; Jung, Tae Woo
- Issue Date
- Mar-2023
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Keywords
- Hepatocyte; Lipogenesis; NAFLD; Obesity; Oroxylin-A
- Citation
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, v.648, pp 59 - 65
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Volume
- 648
- Start Page
- 59
- End Page
- 65
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/69870
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.090
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
1090-2104
- Abstract
- Oroxylin-A (OA) is an O-methylated flavone that has been demonstrated to have anti-inflammatory properties in various disease models. However, the roles of OA in hepatic lipid metabolism and the specific molecular mechanisms by which it exerts these effects are not yet fully understood. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the effects of OA on hepatic lipid deposition and apoptosis, which play a pivotal role in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obesity in vitro models. We found that treatment with OA attenuated lipid accumulation, the expression of lipogenesis-associated proteins and apoptosis in palmitate-treated primary mouse hepatocytes. OA treatment suppressed phosphorylated NFκB and IκB expression in as well as TNFα and MCP-1 release from hepatocytes treated with palmitate. Treatment of hepatocytes with OA augmented AMPK phosphorylation and FGF21 expression. siRNA of AMPK or FGF21 abolished the effects of OA on inflammation as well as lipid accumulation and apoptosis in hepatocytes under palmitate treatment conditions. In conclusion, OA improves inflammation through the AMPK/FGF21 pathway, thereby attenuating lipid accumulation and apoptosis in hepatocytes. This study may help identify new targets for developing treatments for NAFLD. © 2023 Elsevier Inc.
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