卡路里限制(calorie restriction,CR)是饮食干预的一种方式,通常被设置为不高于40%的限制量。已知卡路里限制在延长寿命、缓解炎性衰老和调控生物节律等方面发挥着重要的作用,而卡路里限制对小鼠代谢影响的研究不多。文章设置了低脂对照...卡路里限制(calorie restriction,CR)是饮食干预的一种方式,通常被设置为不高于40%的限制量。已知卡路里限制在延长寿命、缓解炎性衰老和调控生物节律等方面发挥着重要的作用,而卡路里限制对小鼠代谢影响的研究不多。文章设置了低脂对照(Control)、10%CR、20%CR和40%CR这4个限制梯度,研究小鼠脂肪组织代谢的改变。结果表明:随着卡路里限制程度的加深,小鼠脂肪组织和肝脏质量的降低越剧烈,白色脂肪细胞体积越小,多腔室细胞数目越多;卡路里限制后,小鼠白色脂肪解偶联蛋白1(uncoupling protein 1,UCP1)的蛋白水平显著上升。由此可见,CR显著促进了小鼠白脂的代谢和棕脂化。展开更多
We investigated the ability of fetal mesenchymal stem cells （fMSCs） to differentiate into brown and white adi- pocytes and compared the expression of a number of marker genes and key regulatory factors. We showed th...We investigated the ability of fetal mesenchymal stem cells （fMSCs） to differentiate into brown and white adi- pocytes and compared the expression of a number of marker genes and key regulatory factors. We showed that the expression of key adipocyte regulators and markers during differentiation is similar to that in other human and mu- rine adipocyte models, including induction of PPARy2 and FABP4. Notably, we found that the preadipocyte marker, Pref-1, is induced early in differentiation and then declines markedly as the process continues, suggesting that fMSCs first acquire preadipocyte characteristics as they commit to the adipogenic lineage, prior to their differentiation into mature adipocytes. After adipogenic induction, some stem cell isolates differentiated into cells resembling brown adi- pocytes and others into white adipocytes. Detailed investigation of one isolate showed that the novel brown fat-deter- mining factor PRDM16 is expressed both before and after differentiation. Importantly, these cells exhibited elevated basal UCP-1 expression, which was dependent on the activity of the orphan nuclear receptor ERRa, highlighting a novel role for ERRa in human brown fat. Thus fMSCs represent a useful in vitro model for human adipogenesis, and provide opportunities to study the stages prior to commitment to the adipocyte lineage. They also offer invaluable in- sights into the characteristics of human brown fat.展开更多
Palm fatty acid distillate （PFAD）, a by-product of deodorization in palm oil refining, contains about 0.7%-1% vitamin E. The advantage of PFAD over other vitamin E sources is higher amount of tocotrienols than that ...Palm fatty acid distillate （PFAD）, a by-product of deodorization in palm oil refining, contains about 0.7%-1% vitamin E. The advantage of PFAD over other vitamin E sources is higher amount of tocotrienols than that of tocopherols. Vitamin E purification of unsaponiable matter of PFAD was aimed to remove other impurities to obtain high vitamin E concentration, mainly tocotrienols. This research used low temperature solvent crystallization to purify vitamin E. To optimize response of vitamin concentration, a response surface method was applied with three factors, i.e., the ratio between solvent and unsaponifiable matter （A）, crystallization temperature （B）, and crystallization time （C）. The relation of three factors was quadratic with equation Y = -128.54361 ＋ 41.33904A - 0.87995B ＋ 1.58941C ＋ 0.00290AB - 0.044324AC ＋ 0.00120BC - 3.33113A2 - 0.039535B2 - 0.02710C2. The optimum crystallization condition was obtained at ratio of solventto unsaponifiable matter of 6.04：1, crystallization temperature of-10.54 ℃, and crystallization time of 24.16 hours. Vitamin E enriched fraction from optimum crystallization conditions contained vitamin E of 20.13% （w/w）.展开更多
A palm fatty acid distillate （PFAD） has been used for biodiesel production. An efficient sulfonated-glucose acid catalyst （SGAC） was prepared by sulfonation to catalyze the esterification reaction. The effect of t...A palm fatty acid distillate （PFAD） has been used for biodiesel production. An efficient sulfonated-glucose acid catalyst （SGAC） was prepared by sulfonation to catalyze the esterification reaction. The effect of three variables i.e. methanol-to-PFAD molar ratio, catalyst amount and reaction time, on the yield of PFAD esters was studied by the response surface methodology （RSM）. The optimum reaction conditions were： 12.2：1 methanol-to- PFAD molar ratio, 2.9% catalyst concentration and 134 rain of time as predicted by the RSM. The reaction under the optimum conditions resulted in 94.5% of the free fatty acid （FFA） conversion with 92.4% of the FAME yield. The properties of the PFAD esters were determined according to biodiesel standards.展开更多
Zinc finger in the cerebellum 1 （Zicl） is known to regulate neurogenesis and myogenesis in the develop- mental stage and widely used as one of the brown adipocyte-specific markers. In this study, we examined the eff...Zinc finger in the cerebellum 1 （Zicl） is known to regulate neurogenesis and myogenesis in the develop- mental stage and widely used as one of the brown adipocyte-specific markers. In this study, we examined the effect of Zicl on brown adipogenesis. Overexpression of Zicl attenuated the lipid accumulation and the expressions of PPAR72 and C/EBPα in C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal stem cells. The mRNA levels of BAT-specific thermogenic genes （PRDM16, PGC-1α and UCP1） and fatty acid oxidation regulatory genes （PPARα, CPT1α, CPT1β and COX7α1） were suppressed in Zicl-overexpressed cells. Moreover, overexpression of Zicl reduced the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation （OXPHOS） regulatory proteins including ATP5α, UQCRC2, SDHB and NDUFB5. These results indicate a potential role of Zicl in the regulation of brown adipogenesis via inhibiting adipogenesis, fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial OXPHOS.展开更多
Objective： To explore the effect of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α（PGC-1α） and uncoupling protein-1（UCP-1） in the brown adipose tissue（BAT） of obese rats in the process of acupu...Objective： To explore the effect of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α（PGC-1α） and uncoupling protein-1（UCP-1） in the brown adipose tissue（BAT） of obese rats in the process of acupuncture treatment for obesity.Methods： Fifty clean-grade male Wistar rats with the age of 3 months were randomly divided into highfat diet group（n = 40） and normal diet group（control group, n = 10）. Nutritional obesity animal models were established through feeding with high-fat diet. Twenty-four animal models in the high-fat diet group were established successfully, and then they were randomly divided into model group, acupuncture group and non-acupoint group,with 8 rats in each group. In acupuncture group, Zusanli（足三里ST36） and Tianshu（天枢ST 25） were selected. In non-acupoint group,the non-acupoints located on 5 mm beside ST 36 and ST 25 were selected as acupuncture points, and electroacupuncture intervention was adopted for 5 times/week for 8 weeks. The body mass of obese rats was measured, the body fat ratio in BAT of rats was calculated, and the expression levels of PGC-1α and UCP-1 in BAT of rats were detected by immunohistochemical method.Results： ① After treatment, the body mass of rats in acupuncture group reduced significantly, which increased in the other three groups. The changing value of body mass of rats in acupuncture group was higher than that in model group（P 0.05）, the changing value of body mass of rats in acupuncture group was higher than that in non-acupoint group（P 0.05） and the difference in body mass changing value of rats between non-acupoint group and model group was not statistically significant（P 0.05）,the body fat ratio in BAT of rats in non-acupoint group was lower than that in acupuncture group, and the differences were statistically significant（P0.05）. ② Compared with model group, the body fat ratio in BAT of rats in acupuncture group increased significantly（P 0.05）,and the difference in body fat ratio in BAT of rats between non-acupoint group and model group was not statistically significant（P 0.05）.③ Compared with model group, the PGC-la and UCP-1 levels in BAT of obese rats in acupuncture group increased（P 0.05）, and the difference in expression levels of PGC-la and UCP-1 in BAT of rats between non-acupoint group and model group was not statistically significant（P 0.05）, the expression levels in non-acupoint group were lower than that in acupuncture group, and the differences were statistically significant（P 0.05）.Conclusion： Electroacupuncture at ＂ST 36＂ and ＂ST 25＂ can effectively up-regulate the expression levels of PGC-la and UCP-1 of diet induced obesity rats, it indicates that ＂ST 36＂ and ＂ST 25＂ have close relationship with obesity and it is may be one of the effect mechanisms of electroacupuncture in losing weight through facilitating the ＂browning reaction＂ of white adipose tissue.展开更多
Epidemiological evidence and experimental studies suggest that drinking green tea is associated with a lower risk of obesity and related diseases. However, the mechanisms of these effects are not clear. In the present...Epidemiological evidence and experimental studies suggest that drinking green tea is associated with a lower risk of obesity and related diseases. However, the mechanisms of these effects are not clear. In the present study, we investigated the anti-obesity mechanisms of green tea catechins (GTCs) through modulation of peroxisome proliferator activated-receptor (PPAR) pathways in high-fat diet-induced obesity in rats. GTC supplementation significantly attenuated the increased body and liver weights and the elevated serum and liver triglyceride levels. Meanwhile, GTCs increased the PPARγ levels in subcutaneous white adipose tissue (SWAT) and decreased the PPAR levels in visceral white adipose tissue (VWAT). In addition, GTC treatment up-regulated the levels of PPARδ in SWAT, VWAT, and brown adipose tissue and increased the expression of genes involved in fatty acid oxidation in brown adipose tissue. Our results suggest that GTCs exert their anti-obesity mechanism in part by modulating PPAR signaling pathways.展开更多
文摘卡路里限制(calorie restriction,CR)是饮食干预的一种方式,通常被设置为不高于40%的限制量。已知卡路里限制在延长寿命、缓解炎性衰老和调控生物节律等方面发挥着重要的作用,而卡路里限制对小鼠代谢影响的研究不多。文章设置了低脂对照(Control)、10%CR、20%CR和40%CR这4个限制梯度,研究小鼠脂肪组织代谢的改变。结果表明:随着卡路里限制程度的加深,小鼠脂肪组织和肝脏质量的降低越剧烈,白色脂肪细胞体积越小,多腔室细胞数目越多;卡路里限制后,小鼠白色脂肪解偶联蛋白1(uncoupling protein 1,UCP1)的蛋白水平显著上升。由此可见,CR显著促进了小鼠白脂的代谢和棕脂化。
文摘We investigated the ability of fetal mesenchymal stem cells （fMSCs） to differentiate into brown and white adi- pocytes and compared the expression of a number of marker genes and key regulatory factors. We showed that the expression of key adipocyte regulators and markers during differentiation is similar to that in other human and mu- rine adipocyte models, including induction of PPARy2 and FABP4. Notably, we found that the preadipocyte marker, Pref-1, is induced early in differentiation and then declines markedly as the process continues, suggesting that fMSCs first acquire preadipocyte characteristics as they commit to the adipogenic lineage, prior to their differentiation into mature adipocytes. After adipogenic induction, some stem cell isolates differentiated into cells resembling brown adi- pocytes and others into white adipocytes. Detailed investigation of one isolate showed that the novel brown fat-deter- mining factor PRDM16 is expressed both before and after differentiation. Importantly, these cells exhibited elevated basal UCP-1 expression, which was dependent on the activity of the orphan nuclear receptor ERRa, highlighting a novel role for ERRa in human brown fat. Thus fMSCs represent a useful in vitro model for human adipogenesis, and provide opportunities to study the stages prior to commitment to the adipocyte lineage. They also offer invaluable in- sights into the characteristics of human brown fat.
文摘Palm fatty acid distillate （PFAD）, a by-product of deodorization in palm oil refining, contains about 0.7%-1% vitamin E. The advantage of PFAD over other vitamin E sources is higher amount of tocotrienols than that of tocopherols. Vitamin E purification of unsaponiable matter of PFAD was aimed to remove other impurities to obtain high vitamin E concentration, mainly tocotrienols. This research used low temperature solvent crystallization to purify vitamin E. To optimize response of vitamin concentration, a response surface method was applied with three factors, i.e., the ratio between solvent and unsaponifiable matter （A）, crystallization temperature （B）, and crystallization time （C）. The relation of three factors was quadratic with equation Y = -128.54361 ＋ 41.33904A - 0.87995B ＋ 1.58941C ＋ 0.00290AB - 0.044324AC ＋ 0.00120BC - 3.33113A2 - 0.039535B2 - 0.02710C2. The optimum crystallization condition was obtained at ratio of solventto unsaponifiable matter of 6.04：1, crystallization temperature of-10.54 ℃, and crystallization time of 24.16 hours. Vitamin E enriched fraction from optimum crystallization conditions contained vitamin E of 20.13% （w/w）.
基金Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI),Malaysia for providing the e Science Project (Project No. 06-01-04-SF1780Vot No.5450746)
文摘A palm fatty acid distillate （PFAD） has been used for biodiesel production. An efficient sulfonated-glucose acid catalyst （SGAC） was prepared by sulfonation to catalyze the esterification reaction. The effect of three variables i.e. methanol-to-PFAD molar ratio, catalyst amount and reaction time, on the yield of PFAD esters was studied by the response surface methodology （RSM）. The optimum reaction conditions were： 12.2：1 methanol-to- PFAD molar ratio, 2.9% catalyst concentration and 134 rain of time as predicted by the RSM. The reaction under the optimum conditions resulted in 94.5% of the free fatty acid （FFA） conversion with 92.4% of the FAME yield. The properties of the PFAD esters were determined according to biodiesel standards.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program(XDB13030000)Key Research Program(KJZD-EW-L01-3)+1 种基金the One Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2012CBA01301 and 2012CB944701,respectively)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31171131,81370951)
文摘Zinc finger in the cerebellum 1 （Zicl） is known to regulate neurogenesis and myogenesis in the develop- mental stage and widely used as one of the brown adipocyte-specific markers. In this study, we examined the effect of Zicl on brown adipogenesis. Overexpression of Zicl attenuated the lipid accumulation and the expressions of PPAR72 and C/EBPα in C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal stem cells. The mRNA levels of BAT-specific thermogenic genes （PRDM16, PGC-1α and UCP1） and fatty acid oxidation regulatory genes （PPARα, CPT1α, CPT1β and COX7α1） were suppressed in Zicl-overexpressed cells. Moreover, overexpression of Zicl reduced the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation （OXPHOS） regulatory proteins including ATP5α, UQCRC2, SDHB and NDUFB5. These results indicate a potential role of Zicl in the regulation of brown adipogenesis via inhibiting adipogenesis, fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial OXPHOS.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China:81674081~~
文摘Objective： To explore the effect of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α（PGC-1α） and uncoupling protein-1（UCP-1） in the brown adipose tissue（BAT） of obese rats in the process of acupuncture treatment for obesity.Methods： Fifty clean-grade male Wistar rats with the age of 3 months were randomly divided into highfat diet group（n = 40） and normal diet group（control group, n = 10）. Nutritional obesity animal models were established through feeding with high-fat diet. Twenty-four animal models in the high-fat diet group were established successfully, and then they were randomly divided into model group, acupuncture group and non-acupoint group,with 8 rats in each group. In acupuncture group, Zusanli（足三里ST36） and Tianshu（天枢ST 25） were selected. In non-acupoint group,the non-acupoints located on 5 mm beside ST 36 and ST 25 were selected as acupuncture points, and electroacupuncture intervention was adopted for 5 times/week for 8 weeks. The body mass of obese rats was measured, the body fat ratio in BAT of rats was calculated, and the expression levels of PGC-1α and UCP-1 in BAT of rats were detected by immunohistochemical method.Results： ① After treatment, the body mass of rats in acupuncture group reduced significantly, which increased in the other three groups. The changing value of body mass of rats in acupuncture group was higher than that in model group（P 0.05）, the changing value of body mass of rats in acupuncture group was higher than that in non-acupoint group（P 0.05） and the difference in body mass changing value of rats between non-acupoint group and model group was not statistically significant（P 0.05）,the body fat ratio in BAT of rats in non-acupoint group was lower than that in acupuncture group, and the differences were statistically significant（P0.05）. ② Compared with model group, the body fat ratio in BAT of rats in acupuncture group increased significantly（P 0.05）,and the difference in body fat ratio in BAT of rats between non-acupoint group and model group was not statistically significant（P 0.05）.③ Compared with model group, the PGC-la and UCP-1 levels in BAT of obese rats in acupuncture group increased（P 0.05）, and the difference in expression levels of PGC-la and UCP-1 in BAT of rats between non-acupoint group and model group was not statistically significant（P 0.05）, the expression levels in non-acupoint group were lower than that in acupuncture group, and the differences were statistically significant（P 0.05）.Conclusion： Electroacupuncture at ＂ST 36＂ and ＂ST 25＂ can effectively up-regulate the expression levels of PGC-la and UCP-1 of diet induced obesity rats, it indicates that ＂ST 36＂ and ＂ST 25＂ have close relationship with obesity and it is may be one of the effect mechanisms of electroacupuncture in losing weight through facilitating the ＂browning reaction＂ of white adipose tissue.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30170239, 30930036)
文摘Epidemiological evidence and experimental studies suggest that drinking green tea is associated with a lower risk of obesity and related diseases. However, the mechanisms of these effects are not clear. In the present study, we investigated the anti-obesity mechanisms of green tea catechins (GTCs) through modulation of peroxisome proliferator activated-receptor (PPAR) pathways in high-fat diet-induced obesity in rats. GTC supplementation significantly attenuated the increased body and liver weights and the elevated serum and liver triglyceride levels. Meanwhile, GTCs increased the PPARγ levels in subcutaneous white adipose tissue (SWAT) and decreased the PPAR levels in visceral white adipose tissue (VWAT). In addition, GTC treatment up-regulated the levels of PPARδ in SWAT, VWAT, and brown adipose tissue and increased the expression of genes involved in fatty acid oxidation in brown adipose tissue. Our results suggest that GTCs exert their anti-obesity mechanism in part by modulating PPAR signaling pathways.
