Adipogenetic effects of retrofractamide A derivatives in 3T3-L1 cells.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett
; 23(17): 4813-6, 2013 Sep 01.
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| ID: mdl-23910984
ABSTRACT
In a previous study, retrofractamide A from the fruit of Piper chaba was shown to promote adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. In the present study, retrofractamide A and its derivatives were synthesized, and their adipogenetic effects in 3T3-L1 cells were examined. Among the tested compounds, an amide composed of 9-(3',4'-methylenedioxyphenyl)-nona-2E,4E,8E-trienoic acid and an n-butyl or n-pentyl amine showed strongest activity. Moreover, the amide with the n-pentyl amine moiety significantly increased the uptake of 2-deoxyglucose into the cells, and also increased the mRNA levels of adiponectin, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 (PPARγ2), glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), fatty acid-binding protein (aP2), and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) α and ß in a similar manner as the PPARγ agonist troglitazone, although it had less agonistic activity against PPARγ.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Benzodioxoles
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Adipogenesis
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Amides
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Journal subject:
BIOQUIMICA
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QUIMICA
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan