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NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 591-603Publisher
KOREAN NUTRITION SOC
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2021.15.5.591
Keywords
Diabetes mellitus; hesperetin; inflammation; macrophages; NF-kappa B
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- Chonnam National University [2018-3468]
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The study found that hesperetin can reduce tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 levels under hyperglycemic conditions, inhibit the increase in TLR2/4 and MyD88 activity, decrease levels of NF-kappa B and Acetyl-NF-kappa B, and increase SIRT3 and SIRT6 expression. These results suggest that hesperetin may be a potential agent for suppressing inflammation in diabetes.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Unregulated inflammatory responses caused by hyperglycemia may induce diabetes complications. Hesperetin, a bioflavonoid, is a glycoside in citrus fruits and is known to have antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. However, the effect of inflammation on the diabetic environment has not been reported to date. In this study, we investigated the effect of hesperetin on proinflammatory cytokine secretion and its underlying mechanistic regulation in THP-1 macrophages with co-treatment LPS and hyperglycemic conditions. MATERIALS/METHODS: THP-1 cells differentiated by PMA (1 mu M) were cultured for 48 h in the presence or absence of hesperetin under normoglycemic (5.5 mM/L glucose) or hyperglycemic (25 mM/L glucose) conditions and then treated with LPS (100 ng/mL) for 6 h before harvesting. Inflammation-related proteins and mRNA levels were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, western blot, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses. RESULTS: Hesperetin (0-100 mu M, 48 h) treatment did not affect cell viability. The tumor necrosis factor-a and interleukin-6 levels increased in cells co-treated with LPS under hyperglycemic conditions compared to normoglycemic conditions, and these increases were decreased by hesperetin treatment. The TLR2/4 and MyD88 activity levels increased in cells co-treated with LPS under hyperglycemic conditions compared to normoglycemic conditions; however, hesperetin treatment inhibited the TLR2/ 4 and MyD88 activity increases. In addition, nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) and Acetyl-NF-kappa B levels increased in response to treatment with LPS under hyperglycemic conditions compared to normoglycemic conditions, but those levels were decreased when treated with hesperetin. SIRT3 and SIRT6 expressions were increased by hesperetin treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that hesperetin may be a potential agent for suppressing inflammation in diabetes.
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