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Yang H, Wang Q, Xi Y, Yu W, Xie D, Morisaki H, Morisaki T, Cheng J. AMPD2 plays important roles in regulating hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2023; 577:112039. [PMID: 37567359 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2023.112039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Dysregulation of hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism can instigate the onset of various metabolic disorders including obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease. Adenosine monophosphate (AMP) deaminase (AMPD), which converts AMP to inosine monophosphate, plays a key role in maintaining adenylate energy charge. AMPD2 is the major isoform present in the liver. However, the mechanistic link between AMPD2 and hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism remains elusive. In this study, we probed into the hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism in AMPD2-deficient (A2-/-) mice. These mice exhibited reduced body weight, fat accumulation, and blood glucose levels, coupled with enhanced insulin sensitivity while maintaining consistent calorie intake and spontaneous motor activity compared with wild type mice. Furthermore, A2-/- mice showed mitigated obesity and hyper-insulinemia induced by high-fat diet (HFD) but elevated levels of the serum triglyceride and cholesterol. The hepatic mRNA levels of several fatty acid and cholesterol metabolism-related genes were altered in A2-/- mice. RNA sequencing unveiled multiple alterations in lipid metabolic pathways due to AMPD2 deficiency. These mice were also more susceptible to fasting or HFD-induced hepatic lipid accumulation. The liver exhibited elevated AMP levels but unaltered AMP/ATP ratio. In addition, AMPD2 deficiency is not associated with the adenosine production. In summary, this study established a link between purine metabolism and hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism via AMPD2, providing novel insights into these metabolic pathways.
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- Haiyan Yang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Genetics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Department of Medical Genecics, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Genetics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China; Department of Internal Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Nucleic Acid Metabolism and Regulation, Xiamen, Fujian, China; Department of Bioscience and Genetics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Kwek E, Yan C, Ding H, Hao W, He Z, Liu J, Ma KY, Zhu H, Chen ZY. Effects of hawthorn seed oil on plasma cholesterol and gut microbiota. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2022; 19:55. [PMID: 35962418 PMCID: PMC9373405 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-022-00690-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Hypercholesterolemia and gut microbiota dysbiosis are associated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Hawthorn fruits has shown to be cardioprotective and hypocholesterolemic. However, no studies to date have studied the biological activity of hawthorn seed oil (HSO). The present study was to investigate if HSO could favourably reduce plasma cholesterol and modulate gut microbiota in hypercholesterolemia hamsters. Methods Golden Syrian hamsters (age, 8 weeks) were randomly divided into five groups (n = 8, each) and fed one of the following five diets, namely a non-cholesterol diet, a high cholesterol diet containing 0.15% cholesterol (HCD); a HCD diet with addition of 4.75% HSO (LHSO), a HCD diet with addition of 9.5% HSO (HHSO), a HCD diet with addition of 0.50% cholestyramine as positive control diet. After 6-week dietary intervention, plasma lipids, inflammatory markers, atherosclerosis plaque, hepatic and fecal lipids were quantified. Microbiota in fresh feces were analysed by sequencing 16S rRNA genes, while RT-PCR and Western blot analyses were employed to quantify the expression of genes involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Results HSO at a dose of 9.5% HSO could decrease plasma cholesterol and non-HDL-cholesterol by 15%. Additionally, both HSO experimental groups also suppressed mRNA of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase (HMG-CoA-R). Supplementation of HSO at 4.75% could significantly increase the excretion of fecal acidic sterols, accompanied by elevation of short-chain fatty acid levels in feces. The analyses of gut microbiome indicated that HSO supplementation could selectively alter the genera abundance of gut bacteria that were correlated with cholesterol metabolism including unclassified_f__Christensenellaceae, Ruminococcaceae_NK4A214_ group, norank_o_Gastranaerophilales, Faecalibaculum, Peptococcus, norank_f__Clostridiales_vadinBB60_group and Ruminococcus_2. Conclusions HSO supplementation was able to decrease plasma cholesterol by favourably modulating gut microbiota composition and gut-derived metabolites associated with cholesterol regulation. Graphical Abstract ![]()
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- Erika Kwek
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.,School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. .,School of Food Science and Engineering / South China Food Safety Research Center, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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Kwek E, Zhu H, Ding H, He Z, Hao W, Liu J, Ma KY, Chen ZY. Peony seed oil decreases plasma cholesterol and favorably modulates gut microbiota in hypercholesterolemic hamsters. Eur J Nutr 2022; 61:2341-2356. [PMID: 35107625 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-021-02785-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Peony (Paeonia spp.) seed oil (PSO) contains a high amount of α-linolenic acid. The effects of PSO on hypercholesterolemia and gut microbiota remains unclear. The present study was to investigate effects of PSO supplementation on cholesterol metabolism and modulation of the gut microbiota. METHODS Male Golden Syrian hamsters (n = 40) were randomly divided into five groups (n = 8, each) fed one of the following diets namely low-cholesterol diet (LCD); high cholesterol diet (HCD); HCD with PSO substituting 50% lard (LPSO), PSO substituting 100% lard (HPSO) and HCD with addition of 0.5% cholestyramine (PCD), respectively, for 6 weeks. RESULTS PSO supplementation dose-dependently reduced plasma total cholesterol (TC) by 9-14%, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) by 7-18% and triacylglycerols (TG) by 14-34% (p < 0.05). In addition, feeding PSO diets reduced the formation of plaque lesions by 49-61% and hepatic lipids by 9-19% compared with feeding HCD diet (p < 0.01). PSO also altered relative genus abundance of unclassified_f__Coriobacteriaceae, unclassified_f__Erysipelotrichaceae, Peptococcus, unclassified_f__Ruminococcaceae, norank_o__Mollicutes_RF9 and Christensenellaceae_R-7_group. CONCLUSIONS It was concluded that PSO was effective in reducing plasma cholesterol and hepatic lipids and favorably modulating gut microbiota associated with cholesterol metabolism.
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- Erika Kwek
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- School of Food Science and Engineering/South China Food Safety Research Center, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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Bragagnolo FS, Álvarez-Rivera G, Breitkreitz MC, Ibáñez E, Cifuentes A, Funari CS. Metabolite Profiling of Soy By-Products: A Comprehensive Approach. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:7321-7341. [PMID: 35652359 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Soy is the major oilseed crop as soybeans are widely used to produce biofuel, food, and feed. Other parts of the plant are left on the ground after harvest. The accumulation of such by-products on the soil can cause environmental problems. This work presents for the first time a comprehensive metabolite profiling of soy by-products collected directly from the ground just after mechanical harvesting. A two-liquid-phase extraction using n-heptane and EtOH-H2O 7:3 (v/v) provided extracts with complete characterization by gas chromatography and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography both coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A total of 146 metabolites, including flavones, flavonols, isoflavonoids, fatty acids, steroids, mono-, sesqui-, di-, and triterpenoids, were tentatively identified in soy by-products and soybeans. These proved to be sources of a wide range of bioactive metabolites, thus suggesting that they could be valorized while reducing potential environmental damage in line with a circular economy model.
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- Felipe Sanchez Bragagnolo
- Green Biotech Network, School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo - 18610-034, Brazil
- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Green Biotech Network, School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo - 18610-034, Brazil
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Yin R, Fu Y, Yousaf L, Xue Y, Hu J, Hu X, Shen Q. Crude and refined millet bran oil alleviate lipid metabolism disorders, oxidative stress and affect the gut microbiota composition in high‐fat diet‐induced mice. Int J Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.15063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Ruiyang Yin
- Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Grain processing National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetable Processing College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Grain processing National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetable Processing College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Grain processing National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetable Processing College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Grain processing National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetable Processing College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Grain processing National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetable Processing College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Grain processing National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetable Processing College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Grain processing National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetable Processing College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing 100083 China
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Manasa V, Tumaney AW. Evaluation of the anti-dyslipidemic effect of spice fixed oils in the in vitro assays and the high fat diet-induced dyslipidemic mice. FOOD BIOSCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Fragrant rapeseed oil consumption prevents blood cholesterol accumulation via promoting fecal bile excretion and reducing oxidative stress in high cholesterol diet fed rats. J Funct Foods 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Dong HS, Shen QB, Lan HY, Zhao W, Cao P, Chen P. Fecal Bile Acids Profile of Crewmembers Consuming the Same Space Food in a Spacecraft Simulator. Front Physiol 2021; 12:593226. [PMID: 34658900 PMCID: PMC8517451 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.593226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction: Recently, bile acids (BAs) are increasingly being considered as unique metabolic integrators and not just for the cholesterol metabolism and absorption of dietary lipids. Human BAs profiles are evolved to be individual under different environmental, dietary, and inherited factors. Variation of BAs for crewmembers from freshly prepared kitchen diets to wholly prepackaged industrial foods in a ground-based spacecraft simulator has not been clearly interpreted. Methods: Three crewmembers were confined in a docked spacecraft and supplied with 7 days periodic wholly prepackaged industrial foods for 50 days. Fecal samples were collected before entry in the spacecraft simulator and after evacuation. Determination of 16 kinds of BAs was carried out by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. Results: Bile acids metabolism is sensitive to diet and environment transition from freshly prepared kitchen diets in the canteen to wholly prepackaged industrial foods in a ground-based spacecraft simulator, which is also specific to individuals. A significant positive relationship with a coefficient of 0.85 was found for primary BAs as chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and cholic acid (CA), and a significantly negative relationship with a coefficient of −0.69 for secondary BAs as lithocholic acid (LCA) and deoxycholic acid (DCA). Discussion: The profile of BA metabolism of individuals who share the same food in the same environment appears to be unique, suggesting that the inherent ability of different individuals to adapt to diet and environment varies. Since the transition from the free diet in open space to whole prepackaged space food diet in a space station simulator causes the variations of BAs pool in an individual manner, assessment of BA metabolic profiles provides a new perspective for personalized diet design, astronaut selection and training, and space flight diet acclimatization.
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- Hai-Sheng Dong
- State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, Key Laboratory of Space Nutrition and Food Engineering, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, China
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- Innovation Center of Space Nutrition and Food Engineering, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, Key Laboratory of Space Nutrition and Food Engineering, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, Key Laboratory of Space Nutrition and Food Engineering, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, Key Laboratory of Space Nutrition and Food Engineering, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, Key Laboratory of Space Nutrition and Food Engineering, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, China
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Li H, Yu XH, Ou X, Ouyang XP, Tang CK. Hepatic cholesterol transport and its role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and atherosclerosis. Prog Lipid Res 2021; 83:101109. [PMID: 34097928 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2021.101109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a quickly emerging global health problem representing the most common chronic liver disease in the world. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease represents the leading cause of mortality in NAFLD patients. Cholesterol metabolism has a crucial role in the pathogenesis of both NAFLD and atherosclerosis. The liver is the major organ for cholesterol metabolism. Abnormal hepatic cholesterol metabolism not only leads to NAFLD but also drives the development of atherosclerotic dyslipidemia. The cholesterol level in hepatocytes reflects the dynamic balance between endogenous synthesis, uptake, esterification, and export, a process in which cholesterol is converted to neutral cholesteryl esters either for storage in cytosolic lipid droplets or for secretion as a major constituent of plasma lipoproteins, including very-low-density lipoproteins, chylomicrons, high-density lipoproteins, and low-density lipoproteins. In this review, we describe decades of research aimed at identifying key molecules and cellular players involved in each main aspect of hepatic cholesterol metabolism. Furthermore, we summarize the recent advances regarding the biological processes of hepatic cholesterol transport and its role in NAFLD and atherosclerosis.
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- Heng Li
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Arteriosclerotic Disease, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 460106, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, Hunan 410005, China
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience Research, Hengyang Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration and Cognitive Impairment, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Arteriosclerotic Disease, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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He Z, Kwek E, Hao W, Zhu H, Liu J, Ma KY, Chen ZY. Hawthorn fruit extract reduced trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO)-exacerbated atherogenesis in mice via anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2021; 18:6. [PMID: 33413490 PMCID: PMC7789617 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-020-00535-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Consumption of hawthorn fruit is believed to be cardio-protective, yet whether it is able to suppress the TMAO-induced atherosclerosis remains unexplored. The present study was to investigate the effects of hawthorn fruit extract (HFE) on TMAO-exacerbated atherogenesis.
Methods Five groups of male Apolipoprotein E knock-out (ApoE−/−) mice were fed a low-fat diet (LFD), a Western high-fat diet (WD), or one of the three WDs containing 0.2% TMAO (WD + TMAO), 0.2% TMAO plus 1% HFE (WD + TMAO + L-HFE), or 0.2% TMAO plus 2% HFE (WD + TMAO + H-HFE), respectively. After 12-weeks of intervention, plasma levels of TMAO, lipid profile, inflammatory biomarkers, and antioxidant enzyme activities were measured. Atherosclerotic lesions in the thoracic aorta and aortic sinus were evaluated. The sterols and fatty acids in the liver and feces were extracted and measured. Hepatic expressions of inflammatory biomarkers and antioxidant enzymes were analyzed. Results Dietary TMAO accelerated atherogenesis, exacerbated inflammation, and reduced antioxidant capacities in the plasma and the liver. TMAO promoted hepatic cholesterol accumulation by inhibiting fecal excretion of acidic sterols. HFE could dose-dependently reduce the TMAO-aggravated atherosclerosis and inflammation. HFE was also able to reverse the TMAO-induced reduction in antioxidant capacity by up-regulating the expression of antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), SOD2, glutathione peroxidase 3 (GSH-Px3), and catalase (CAT) in the liver. Moreover, the hepatic cholesterol content was lowered by HFE via enhanced fecal excretion of neutral and acidic sterols. Conclusions The present results indicated that HFE was able to reduce the TMAO-exacerbated atherogenesis by attenuating inflammation and improving antioxidant capacity at least in mice. Graphic abstract ![]()
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- Zouyan He
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.,School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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Rayhan MA, Islam MK, Khatun MA, Islam D, Rahman MN. Remedial role of exercise training to deep-fried oil-induced metabolic and histological changes in Wistar rats. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13458. [PMID: 32869884 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Exercise training is a well-known lifestyle to maintain good health. The present study was conducted to explore the effect of regular exercise training (for 15 min) on biochemical, physiological, and histological changes in fried oil intake (5 g/kg body weight, for 5 weeks) with or without raw oil supplementation. Liver disease and heart muscle injury were accounted for by significant (p < .05) increase in liver and heart biomarker enzymes in serum. Creatinine and urea level were also significantly increased in the fried oil-fed group as a sign of kidney injury. But all the biological markers including triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was decreased significantly (p < .05) in the exercise-trained rat group. These metabolic changes were substantiated by the histological study of respective organs. Therefore, people should avoid repeatedly deep-fried oil consumption rather than fresh ones though regular exercise training has been found to resolve these metabolic abnormalities. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Exercise training is a common practice to reduce the onset of some metabolic abnormalities for example cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and also prevents various cell and tissue damages. Repeated frying of vegetable oil not only reduces its nutritional value but also produce free fatty acids and other toxic compounds. The present study revealed that repeatedly heated vegetable oil consumption causes injuries in the heart, liver, kidney, and small intestine by the oxidative products. As a result, the level of biomarkers of these responsive organs was found to be elevated. But regular exercise training ameliorated these detrimental effects. So, in terms of public health concern, regular exercise is one of the best ways to keep the body fit especially those who are consuming deep-fried oil.
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- Md Abu Rayhan
- Laboratory of Lipid Research and Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Lipid Research and Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Food Safety and Quality Analysis Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Lipid Research and Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Hao W, Kwek E, He Z, Zhu H, Liu J, Zhao Y, Ma KY, He WS, Chen ZY. Ursolic acid alleviates hypercholesterolemia and modulates the gut microbiota in hamsters. Food Funct 2020; 11:6091-6103. [PMID: 32568327 DOI: 10.1039/d0fo00829j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ursolic acid (UA) is a triterpenoid acid widely abundant in fruits and vegetables such as apple, blueberry and cranberry. The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of UA supplementation in diet on blood cholesterol, intestinal cholesterol absorption and gut microbiota in hypercholesterolemic hamsters. A total of thirty-two hamsters were randomly assigned to four groups and given a non-cholesterol diet (NCD), a high-cholesterol diet containing 0.1% cholesterol (HCD), an HCD diet containing 0.2% UA (UAL), or an HCD diet containing 0.4% UA (UAH) for 6 weeks. Results showed that UA supplementation reduced plasma cholesterol by 15-16% and inhibited intestinal cholesterol absorption by 2.6-9.2%. The in vitro micellar cholesterol solubility experiment clearly demonstrated that UA could displace 40% cholesterol from micelles. In addition, UA decreased the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes, whereas it enhanced the growth of short chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria in the intestine. In conclusion, UA possessed a cholesterol-lowering activity and could favorably modulate the gut microbiota.
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- Wangjun Hao
- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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Hao W, Zhu H, Chen J, Kwek E, He Z, Liu J, Ma N, Ma KY, Chen ZY. Wild Melon Seed Oil Reduces Plasma Cholesterol and Modulates Gut Microbiota in Hypercholesterolemic Hamsters. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:2071-2081. [PMID: 31984735 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Wild melon (Cucumis melo var. agrestis) seed oil (CO) contains 71.3% polyunsaturated fatty acids. The present study investigated the effects of CO on blood cholesterol and gut microbiota. Hamsters (n = 32) were randomly divided into four groups and given one of four diets, namely noncholesterol diet (NCD), high-cholesterol diet containing 0.1% cholesterol (HCD), HCD containing 4.75% CO (COL), and HCD containing 9.5% CO (COH) for 6 weeks. CO supplementation at 9.5% in the diet reduced plasma cholesterol by 24% and enhanced the excretion of fecal bile acids by 150%. CO supplementation upregulated the gene expression of hepatic cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1). In addition, supplementation of CO in the diet remarkably increased the production of fecal short-chain fatty acids and favorably altered the relative abundances of Eubacteriaceae, Clostridiales_vadinBB60_group, Ruminococcaceae, Streptococcaceae, and Desulfovibrionaceae at a family level. It was concluded that CO could reduce plasma cholesterol via promoting the excretion of fecal acidic sterols and modulating gut microbiota.
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- Wangjun Hao
- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
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- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
- Department of Food Science , Foshan University , Foshan , Guangdong Province 528231 , China
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- College of Food Science and Technology , Henan University of Technology , Zhengzhou 450001 , China
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- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
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- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
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- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
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- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
- College of Food Science and Engineering , Nanjing University of Finance and Economics , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
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- School of Life Sciences , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT , Hong Kong , China
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He WS, Li L, Rui J, Li J, Sun Y, Cui D, Xu B. Tomato seed oil attenuates hyperlipidemia and modulates gut microbiota in C57BL/6J mice. Food Funct 2020; 11:4275-4290. [DOI: 10.1039/d0fo00133c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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TSO can significantly improve fatty acid metabolism and cholesterol metabolism, thereby inhibiting obesity and hypercholesterolemia. TSO can favorably modulate the gut microbiota.
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- Wen-Sen He
- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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He WS, Cui D, Li L, Rui J, Tong LT. Plasma triacylglycerol-reducing activity of ergosterol linolenate is associated with inhibition of intestinal lipid absorption. J Funct Foods 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.103686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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He Z, Hao W, Kwek E, Lei L, Liu J, Zhu H, Ma KY, Zhao Y, Ho HM, He WS, Chen ZY. Fish Oil Is More Potent than Flaxseed Oil in Modulating Gut Microbiota and Reducing Trimethylamine- N-oxide-Exacerbated Atherogenesis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:13635-13647. [PMID: 31736303 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis. We compared the potency of fish oil with flaxseed oil in reducing TMAO-exacerbated atherogenesis. Five groups of ApoE-/- mice were given one of five diets, namely, a low-fat diet, a Western high fat diet (WD), a WD plus 0.2% TMAO, and two WDs containing 0.2% TMAO with 50% lard being replaced by flaxseed oil or fish oil. TMAO accelerated atherosclerosis and disturbed cholesterol homeostasis. Compared with flaxseed oil, fish oil was more effective in inhibiting TMAO-induced atherogenesis by lowering plasma cholesterol and inflammatory cytokines. Both oils could reverse TMAO-induced decrease in fecal acidic sterols. Fish oil promoted fecal output of neutral sterols and downregulated hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis. Fish oil was more effective than flaxseed oil in promoting the growth of short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria and lowering microbial generation of lipopolysaccharide. In conclusion, fish oil is more potent than flaxseed oil to ameliorate TMAO-exacerbated atherogenesis.
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- Zouyan He
- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
- College of Food Science , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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- School of Chinese Medicine , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering , Jiangsu University , 301 Xuefu Road , Zhenjiang 212013 , Jiangsu , China
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- Food & Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , NT, Hong Kong , China
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Yang Y, Sun Q, Xu X, Yang X, Gao Y, Sun X, Zhao Y, Ding Z, Ge W, Cheng R, Zhang J. Oral Administration of Succinoglycan Riclin Improves Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia in Mice. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:13307-13317. [PMID: 31679333 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that hypercholesterolemia is associated with an elevated risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. In addition to the available cholesterol-lowering drugs, nutritionally balanced diets containing functional foods have attracted much interest as potential candidates to improve hypercholesterolemia. In the study, we demonstrated that dietary succinoglycan riclin effectively alleviated diet-induced hypercholesterolemia. Compared with the high-cholesterol-diet (HCD) group, the high-riclin group significantly decreased levels of the serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and hepatic cholesterol (34, 40, and 51%, respectively), consequently improving hepatic steatosis and reducing proinflammatory cytokine expressions. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based lipidomics and metabolomics analyses revealed that the riclin group partially reversed metabolic profile changes induced by the HCD, approaching that of the normal diet (ND) group. Riclin has no direct effects on cholesterol metabolism-related gene expression among the three HCD model groups. Basically, riclin increased the solution viscosity and interfered in the process of bile acid-cholesterol emulsification, decreasing cholesterol digestion and promoting cholesterol and bile acid excretion in the feces. These results suggested potential therapeutic utility of succinoglycan riclin as a food additive for people suffering from hypercholesterolemia and related diseases.
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- Yunxia Yang
- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , China
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Chen J, Tang G, Zhou J, Liu W, Bi Y. The characterization of soybean germ oil and the antioxidative activity of its phytosterols. RSC Adv 2019; 9:40109-40117. [PMID: 35541380 PMCID: PMC9076239 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08771k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterize the composition of soybean germ and its oil from Northeast (NE-SG) and Shandong Province (SD-SG) of China with a focus on the composition of fatty acids and phytosterols as well as physicochemical properties. The results show that the average contents of water, protein, crude fat, crude fiber and ash of NE-SG and SD-SG were 8.23 ± 0.11%, 40.47 ± 0.10%, 11.65 ± 0.14%, 6.20 ± 0.09% and 4.79 ± 0.14%, respectively. The major fatty acids of the two soybean germ oils were linoleic acid (NE-SGO, 55.45%; SD-SGO, 52.15%), alpha-linolenic acid (NE-SGO, 16.21%; SD-SGO, 18.50%), palmitic acid (NE-SGO, 12.59%; SD-SGO, 11.40%) and oleic acid (NE-SGO, 9.87%; SD-SGO, 10.96%). The soybean germs were rich in phytosterols (NE-SGO, 3168 mg/100 g oil; SD-SGO, 3010 mg/100 g oil) consisting of β-sitosterol, Δ7-stigmastenol, campesterol, stigmastanol, and citrostadienol. The antioxidant ability of soybean germ phytosterols was evaluated using DPPH˙ and OH˙ radical scavenging assays, β-carotene protection assay and a heating oil system. The results demonstrated that soybean germ phytosterols had better antioxidant ability in oil systems than in non-oil systems. The antioxidant ability of these phytosterols was temperature- and time-dependent since it was more effective at lower temperatures (60 °C) with longer times as compared to higher temperatures (120 °C and 180 °C) with shorter times. These results prove that soybean germ phytosterols could be used as antioxidants in preventing lipid oxidation in foods stored at a low temperature for a long time.
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- Jingnan Chen
- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450001 China +86-371-67758022 +86-371-67758022
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450001 China +86-371-67758022 +86-371-67758022
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450001 China +86-371-67758022 +86-371-67758022
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450001 China +86-371-67758022 +86-371-67758022
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology Zhengzhou 450001 China +86-371-67758022 +86-371-67758022
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Zhu H, Chen J, He Z, Hao W, Liu J, Kwek E, Ma KY, Bi Y. Plasma Cholesterol-Lowering Activity of Soybean Germ Phytosterols. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11112784. [PMID: 31731675 PMCID: PMC6893772 DOI: 10.3390/nu11112784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Soybean germ phytosterols (SGP) largely exist in soybean germ oil. Our previous study demonstrated that soybean germ oil was effective in reducing plasma cholesterol. However, it remains unknown if its phytosterols are the active ingredients responsible for the plasma cholesterol-lowering activity. The present study aimed to test the effect of SGP on plasma cholesterol and to investigate its associated underlying mechanisms using hamsters as animal model. Male hamsters (n = 40) were randomly divided into five groups (n = 8/group) and fed one of the five diets: a non-cholesterol diet (NCD), a high cholesterol diet (HCD), a HCD diet containing 0.5% cholestyramine (PC), and two HCD diets containing 0.1% (LP) and 0.2% (HP) SGP, respectively, for six weeks. Results showed that SPG reduced plasma cholesterol level in a dose-dependent manner, whereas it dose-dependently increased the excretion of both fecal neutral and acidic sterols. SGP was also effective in displacing cholesterol from micelles. It was concluded that SGP possessed hypocholesterolemic activity, likely by inhibiting cholesterol absorption in the intestine and promoting fecal sterol excretion.
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- Hanyue Zhu
- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China; (H.Z.); (Z.H.); (W.H.); (J.L.); (E.K.); (K.Y.M.)
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, China;
- Correspondence: ; Fax: +86-371-6775-8022
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China; (H.Z.); (Z.H.); (W.H.); (J.L.); (E.K.); (K.Y.M.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China; (H.Z.); (Z.H.); (W.H.); (J.L.); (E.K.); (K.Y.M.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China; (H.Z.); (Z.H.); (W.H.); (J.L.); (E.K.); (K.Y.M.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China; (H.Z.); (Z.H.); (W.H.); (J.L.); (E.K.); (K.Y.M.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China; (H.Z.); (Z.H.); (W.H.); (J.L.); (E.K.); (K.Y.M.)
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, China;
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Hao W, He Z, Zhu H, Liu J, Kwek E, Zhao Y, Ma KY, He WS, Chen ZY. Sea buckthorn seed oil reduces blood cholesterol and modulates gut microbiota. Food Funct 2019; 10:5669-5681. [DOI: 10.1039/c9fo01232j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sea buckthorn seed oil favorably decreases plasma cholesterol.
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- Wangjun Hao
- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering
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- School of Life Sciences
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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