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J Nutr Biochem ; 21(12): 1170-7, 2010 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20092995

RESUMO

Obesity, the related metabolic syndrome and associated liver diseases represent an epidemic problem and demand for effective therapeutic strategies. In this regard, natural compounds derived from Oriental medicine such as green tea polyphenols influencing adipogenesis attract growing attention. In Korea, an aqueous extract from the Japanese spice bush Lindera obtusiloba is traditionally used for treatment of inflammation and prevention of liver damage. We here investigated effects of the L. obtusiloba extract on cell growth, apoptosis, Wnt signaling and differentiation of (im)mature adipocytes using 3T3-L1, an established cell line for studying adipogenesis. L. obtusiloba extract reduced the de novo DNA synthesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in a concentration dependent manner with an IC(50) of ∼135 µg/ml paralleled by induction of caspase 3/7 mediated apoptosis. Hormone-induced 3T3 L1 differentiation in the presence of L. obtusiloba extract resulted in a reduced accumulation of intracellular lipid droplets by 70%, in down-regulated expression of the adipogenesis-associated proteins glucose transporter-4 and vascular endothelial growth factor, in reduced secretion of the proadipogenic matrix metalloproteinase-2, and in dampened phosphorylation of the Wnt pathway effector protein ß-catenin with subsequent diminished expression of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ. Treatment of mature adipocytes with L. obtusiloba extract also significantly reduced intracellular lipid droplets. In addition to this strong interference of L. obtusiloba extract with adipogenesis, L. obtusiloba extract exerted anti-inflammatory effects. L. obtusiloba extract significantly attenuated lipopolysaccharide- and tumor necrosis factor α-induced secretion of IL-6 by preadipocytes, thus influencing insulin resistance and inflammatory state characterizing obesity. In conclusion, extracts of L. obtusiloba should be evaluated as a potential complementary treatment option for obesity associated with the metabolic syndrome.


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Adipócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Adipogenia , Lindera/química , Fitoterapia , Proteínas Wnt/metabolismo , Células 3T3-L1 , Animais , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Apoptose , Diferenciação Celular , Proliferação de Células , Regulação para Baixo , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Metaloproteinase 2 da Matriz/metabolismo , Camundongos , Obesidade/tratamento farmacológico , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Transdução de Sinais , beta Catenina/metabolismo
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Cytotherapy ; 11(2): 114-28, 2009.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19242838

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BACKGROUND AIMS: Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are promising candidates for cell therapy because of their intriguing properties (high proliferation and differentiation capacity, microenvironmental function and immune modulation). However, MSC are heterogeneous and a better understanding of the heterogeneity of the cells that form the MSC cultures is critical. METHODS: Human MSC were generated in standard cultures and stained with carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) for cell division tracking. Gene expression profiling of MSC that were sorted based on functional parameters (i.e. proliferation characteristics) was utilized to characterize potential MSC subpopulations (progenitor content and differentiation capacity) and identify potential MSC subpopulation markers. RESULTS: The majority of MSC had undergone more than two cell divisions (79.7+/-2.0%) after 10 days of culture, whereas 3.5+/-0.9% of MSC had not divided. MSC were then sorted into rapidly dividing cells (RDC) and slowly/non-dividing cells (SDC/NDC). Colony-forming unit-fibroblast (CFU-F) frequencies were lowest in NDC and highest in RDC with low forward-/side-scatter properties (RDC(lolo)). Comparative microarray analysis of NDC versus RDC identified 102 differentially expressed genes. Two of these genes (FMOD and VCAM1) corresponded to cell-surface molecules that enabled the prospective identification of a VCAM1(+)/FMOD(+) MSC subpopulation, which increased with passage and showed very low progenitor activity and limited differentiation potential. CONCLUSIONS: These data clearly demonstrate functional differences within MSC cultures. Furthermore, this study shows that cell sorting based on proliferation characteristics and gene expression profiling can be utilized to identify surface markers for the characterization of MSC subpopulations.


Assuntos
Antígenos de Diferenciação/metabolismo , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Proteoglicanas/metabolismo , Células Estromais/citologia , Molécula 1 de Adesão de Célula Vascular/metabolismo , Medula Óssea , Diferenciação Celular , Proliferação de Células , Separação Celular , Células Cultivadas , Ensaio de Unidades Formadoras de Colônias , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/genética , Fibromodulina , Citometria de Fluxo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Humanos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Proteoglicanas/genética , Células Estromais/metabolismo , Molécula 1 de Adesão de Célula Vascular/genética
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