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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 648, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.090
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Oroxylin-A; Hepatocyte; Obesity; Lipogenesis; NAFLD
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OA can improve inflammation by activating the AMPK/FGF21 pathway, thereby reducing lipid accumulation and apoptosis in hepatocytes. This study is of great importance for developing treatments for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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 lipogenesisassociated proteins and apoptosis in palmitate-treated primary mouse hepatocytes. OA treatment suppressed phosphorylated NFkB and IkB expression in as well as TNFa 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. (c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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