Curcumin inhibits preadipocyte differentiation by reducing CREB transcriptional activity / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Aim To investigate the effect of curcumin on differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and its mechanism.Methods 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were treated with curcumin at different concentrations (10,20,40 μmol · L-1) and cell differentiation was synergistically induced.The proliferation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes was detected by MTT assay.The lipid accumulation was detected by oil red O staining method,and the levels of CREB,C/EBPβ,C/EBPα,PPARγmRNA and protein in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot.Results MTT results showed that curcumin had a significant inhibitory effect on proliferation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in a dose-and time-dependent manner.Oil red O staining showed that curcumin inhibited the differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in a dose-dependent manner.When 0,20,40 μmol · L-1 curcumin treatment of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were performed,the levels of p-CREB,C/EBPβ,C/EBPα,PPARγ mRNA and protein significantly decreased with the increasing dose of curcumin (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Curcumin can effectively inhibit the proliferation and differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes.The mechanism may be that curcumin inhibits CREB transcriptional activity and inhibits the expression of C/EBPβ,C/EBPα and PPARγ.