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Anti-oxidant and anti-adipogenic effects of acorn ( Quercus acutissima CARR.) shell extracts via regulation of wnt signaling in 3T3-L1 cells.
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Food science and biotechnology [Food Sci Biotechnol] 2016 Jun 30; Vol. 25 (3), pp. 875-882. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jun 30 (Print Publication: 2016). - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Acorn ( Quercus acutissima CARR.) is a nut from the Fagaceae family that has been used in traditional medicine for many years. However, shells from acorns are regarded as a by-product and are mostly discarded. Anti-adipogenic activities of acorn shells were investigated using 3T3-L1 cells and methanol shell extracts (AE-M). AE-M demonstrated Cu <superscript>2+</superscript> -chelation activities and anti-oxidant activities via reduction of oxidative stress levels induced using AAPH. Six days after adipocyte differentiation, 50 and 100 μg/mL AE-M completely suppressed 3T3-L1 adipogenesis and the anti-adipogenic effect was stronger than for the positive control 50 μM quercetin. Treatment with AE-M in 3T3-L1 cells reduced mRNA expression levels of adipogenic genes. AE-M-inhibition was found in pre-adipogenic, early, and intermediate stages of adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is required for AE-M-inhibition of 3T3-L1 adipogenesis.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2092-6456
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Food science and biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30263348
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-016-0144-1