In Vitro Comparative Analysis of the Effect and Structure-Based Influencing Factors of Flavonols on Lipid Accumulation.
J Agric Food Chem
; 72(14): 8237-8246, 2024 Apr 10.
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ABSTRACT
Flavonols represented by quercetin have been widely reported to have biological activities of regulating lipid metabolism. However, the differences in flavonols with different structures in lipid-lowering activity and the influencing factors remain unclear. In this study, the stability, transmembrane uptake ratio, and lipid metabolism regulation activities of 12 flavonol compounds in the 3T3-L1 cell model were systematically compared. The results showed that kaempferide had the highest cellular uptake ratio and the most potent inhibitory effect on adipogenesis at a dosing concentration of 20 µM, followed by isorhamnetin and kaempferol. They inhibited TG accumulation by more than 65% and downregulated the expression of PPARγ and SREBP1c by more than 60%. The other four aglycones, including quercetin, did not exhibit significant activity due to the structural instability in the cell culture medium. Meanwhile, five quercetin glucosides were quite stable but showed a low uptake ratio that no obvious activity was observed. Correlation analysis also showed that for 11 compounds except galangin, the activity was positively correlated with the cellular uptake ratio (p < 0.05, r = 0.6349). These findings may provide a valuable idea and insight for exploring the structure-based activity of flavonoids at the cellular level.
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MEDLINE
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Quercetin
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Flavonols
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En
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J Agric Food Chem
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J. agric. Food chem
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Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
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2024
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