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ArticleJournal of biomedical science2014

Flavonoid ingredients of Ginkgo biloba leaf extract regulate lipid metabolism through Sp1-mediated carnitine palmitoyltranferase 1A up-regulation.

Ting Wei, Fei-fei Xiong, Shi-dong Wang, Ke Wang, Yong-yu Zhang, Qing-hua Zhang

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Article in Journal of biomedical science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ting WeiResearch Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. ting_life@126.com.
Fei-fei XiongSchool of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. f_ashley@163.com.
Shi-dong WangResearch Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. sdwang@wayenbio.com.
Ke WangShanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, National Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai, Shanghai, China. wangke8430@163.com.
Yong-yu ZhangResearch Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. dryyz@sina.com.
Qing-hua ZhangResearch Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. qhzhang@wayenbio.com.
Chinese National Human Genome Center · CNTongji University · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLipid accumulation is the primary evidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) and its flavonoid ingredients (quercetin, kaempferol, and isorhamnetin) could lessen the lipid accumulation associated with up-regulation of the rate-limiting enzyme, carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A), in the β-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms by which GBE and its flavonoids induced expression of CPT1A.

resultsCPT1A inhibition with RNAi resulted in triglyceride accumulation in HepG2 cells. Through deletion and mutation analysis of CPT1A's promoter combined with electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments, the CPT1A promoter region (-50 to -5 nt) was determined to contain two putative Sp1 binding sites, namely Sp1a and Sp1b, which might act as the GBE regulation response DNA element. Sp1 might be induced to transfer from cytoplasma to nucleus to bind the promoter region of -50 to -5 nt by GBE. The regulatory effects of GBE on CPT1A were also verified on the flavonoid ingredients quercetin, kaempferol, and isorhamnetin.

conclusionSp1 was crucial in regulating CPT1A expression with GBE and its flavonoid ingredients, and the -50 to -5 nt region of CPT1A promoter played important roles in Sp1 binding.

Indexed as

Carnitine O-PalmitoyltransferaseChromatin ImmunoprecipitationElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayFlavonoidsGinkgo bilobaHep G2 CellsHumansLipid MetabolismPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesRNA InterferenceSp1 Transcription FactorUp-RegulationCarnitine O-PalmitoyltransferaseCPT1A protein, humanFlavonoidsPlant ExtractsSP1 protein, humanSp1 Transcription Factor

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PMID25183267
PMCPMC4428510
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