Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide-rich lotus leaf extract promotes a brown-fat-phenotype in C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal stem cells

Wang, Z, Xue, C, Wang, X, Zeng, M, Wang, Z, Chen, Q, Chen, J, Christian, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1616-4179 and He, Z, 2022. Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide-rich lotus leaf extract promotes a brown-fat-phenotype in C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal stem cells. Food Research International: 112198. ISSN 0963-9969

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Abstract

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is an aquatic perennial crop planted worldwide and its leaf (also called “He-Ye”) has therapeutic effects on obesity. However, whether the underlying mechanism leads to increased energy expenditure by activation of brown adipocytes has not been clarified. Here, murine C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were employed to investigate the effects of ethanol extracts from lotus leaf (LLE) on brown adipocytes formation and the underlying molecular mechanisms. The results showed LLE was rich in polyphenols (383.7 mg/g) and flavonoids (178.3 mg/g), with quercetin 3-O-glucuronide (Q3G) the most abundant (128.2 μg/mg). In LLE-treated C3H10T1/2 MSCs, the expressions of lipolytic factors (e.g., ATGL, HSL, and ABHD5) and brown regulators (e.g., Sirt1, PGC-1α, Cidea, and UCP1) were significantly upregulated compared to that in the untreated MSCs. Furthermore, LLE promoted mitochondrial biogenesis and fatty acid β-oxidation, as evidenced by increases in the expression of Tfam, Cox7A, CoxIV, Cox2, Pparα, and Adrb3. Likewise, enhanced browning and mitochondrial biogenesis were also observed in Q3G-stimulated cells. Importantly, LLE and Q3G induced phosphorylation of AMPK accompanied by a remarkable increase in the brown fat marker UCP1, while pretreatment with Compound C (an AMPK inhibitor) reversed these changes. Moreover, stimulating LLE or Q3G-treated cells with CL316243 (a beta3-AR agonist) increased p-AMPKα/AMPKα ratio and UCP1 protein expression, indicating β3-AR/AMPK signaling may involve in this process. Collectively, these observations suggested that LLE, especially the component Q3G, stimulates thermogenesis by activating brown adipocytes, which may involve the β3-AR/AMPK signaling pathway.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Food Research International
Creators:	Wang, Z., Xue, C., Wang, X., Zeng, M., Wang, Z., Chen, Q., Chen, J., Christian, M. and He, Z.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	19 November 2022
ISSN:	0963-9969
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112198 DOI 1620982 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	22 Nov 2022 15:32
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2023 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/47477

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