Journal
LIPIDS
Volume 51, Issue 11, Pages 1249-1257Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-016-4200-7
Keywords
Hispidulin; PPAR alpha; Dyslipidemia
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Hispidulin is a naturally occurring flavonoid isolated from a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, Saussurea involucrata. In this study, the regulating role of hispidulin on the mRNA expression level of enzymes involved in lipid metabolism was examined in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, the in vivo lipid-modulating effect of hispidulin was compared with that of fenofibrate, a classical PPAR alpha agonist. Our results in present study demonstrated that hispidulin can directly bind to and activate PPAR alpha as an agonist and thus modulate the downstream lipid-metabolizing genes. Moreover, hispidulin could attenuate dyslipidemia in high fat diet induced dyslipidemia rat model. Although further studies are needed, this study provided evidence for the potential use of hispidulin in dyslipidemia management.
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