Journal
MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH
Volume 61, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201600717
Keywords
Adipocyte; Diet-induced obesity; Lipid Metabolism; Mitochondria; Sesamol
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- Science and Technology Coordination Project of Innovation in Shaanxi province [2014KTCL02-07]
- Scientific Startup Funds for Doctors of Northwest AF University [Z109021611]
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Scope: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of sesamol, a natural powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phenol derivative of sesame oil, on adiposity and adiposity-related metabolic disturbances in mice fed with western diet, and the potential underlying mechanisms focusing on the mitochondria-lipid metabolism. Methods and results: In the experimental model that consisted of 3-month-old C57BL/6J mice divided into three groups with/without sesamol in the drinking water including standard diet, high fat and high fructose diet (HFFD), and HFFD with sesamol. Results demonstrated that sesamol mitigated bodyweight gain, development of insulin resistance induced by HFFD. Sesamol was found partially normalized serum and hepatic lipid contents, as well as suppressed HFFD-induced lipogenesis in liver via regulatingmitochondria-related triglyceride/cholesterol metabolism genes expressions. Importantly, sesamol decreased mass and adipocyte sizes of white adipose tissues and brown adipose tissues by improving mitochondria-related genes expressions including Pgc1a and Ucp1. Moreover, sesamol was also found to reduce differentiation and mitochondrial metabolic inhibitors (oligomycin and antimycin A) stimulated lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Conclusion: Taken together, this study provides compelling evidence that sesamol supplementation reduced adipocyte size and adipogenesis of diet-induced obesity by regulatingmitochondria lipid metabolism.
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