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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10122638
Keywords
adipocyte; differentiation; uric acid; xanthine oxidoreductase; blueberry leaf
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Blueberry leaf extract (BLEx) has been found to suppress lipid accumulation and uric acid production in adipocytes, mainly due to the highly polymerized proanthocyanidin-rich fraction. Additionally, BLEx can inhibit uric acid production in adipocytes under hypoxic conditions.
Blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum Aiton; Kinisato 35 Gou) leaves have recently attracted increasing attention as a useful material for the prevention of lifestyle diseases. Here, we examined the effects of the hot water extract of blueberry leaves (BLEx) on lipogenesis and uric acid production in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The results showed that BLEx suppressed lipid accumulation and the mRNA expression of differentiation markers in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. A fractionation study showed that the highly polymerized proanthocyanidin-rich fraction was responsible for this effect. Upon maturation to adipocytes, 3T3-L1 cells produced uric acid and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and hypoxia stimulated the production of uric acid and xanthine oxidoreductase activity. BLEx suppressed the production of uric acid under these conditions. Although BLEx inhibited the enzymatic activity of xanthine oxidase, this activity was observed in several fractions containing catechin, epicatechin, chlorogenic acid, rutin, and low molecular weight proanthocyanidins. Taken together, these results indicate that BLEx contains various compounds with the ability to suppress lipid accumulation and uric acid production in adipocytes.
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