ArticleBiochimie open2015
Citrulline counteracts overweight- and aging-related effects on adiponectin and leptin gene expression in rat white adipose tissue.
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- Effects of L-citrulline supplementation and watermelon intake on arterial stiffness and endothelial function in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Skeletal Muscle and Circulating microRNAs Adaptations to 12-Week HIIT With or Without L-Citrulline in Obese Older Adults.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Trial
- Inflammatory markers response to citrulline supplementation in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial.BMC research notes · 2019Trial
- Poly-L-Lactic Acid Filler Increases Adipogenesis and Adiponectin in Aged Subcutaneous Tissue.Polymers · 2025Article
- Metabolite Profiling Under Dietary Myo-Inositol Supplementation in Laying Hens from Two High-Performing Strains.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Dermal white adipose tissue: A new modulator in wound healing and regeneration.Regenerative therapy · 2025Review
- The Effect of L-Citrulline Supplementation on Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients under Mechanical Ventilation; a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2023Article
- PGC-1α activity and mitochondrial dysfunction in preterm infants.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- The effects of citrulline supplementation on meta-inflammation and insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2021Article
- l-Citrulline Supplementation: Impact on Cardiometabolic Health.Nutrients · 2018Review
- Nutritional approaches for managing obesity-associated metabolic diseases.The Journal of endocrinology · 2017Review
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Abstract
We recently demonstrated that citrulline (CIT) reduced the expression of inflammatory genes in cultured explants from retroperitoneal (RET) white adipose tissue (WAT) from young (2-4 months) but not old (25 months) rats. Here we show that in RET WAT from old rats and high-fat-diet-fed (HFD) young rats, the basal expression of the leptin gene was increased (275-345%) whereas that of the adiponectin gene was decreased (48-60%), when compared to those from control-diet-fed (CD) young rats. We show also that in RET WAT from old rats, a diet supplemented with CIT for 3 months reduced macrophage (F4/80, CD68) and inflammation (interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α) marker genes 23-97%. CIT supplementation lowered leptin mRNA 62% and increased adiponectin mRNA 232%. In cultured explants of RET WAT from 4 month-old CD, 4 month-old HFD and 25-month-old CD rats, the exposure to 2.5 mmol/L CIT for 24 h up-regulated adiponectin gene expression 151%, 362% and 216% respectively. In contrast, leptin gene expression was down-regulated 66% selectively in CIT-treated explants from 25-month-old CD rats. These results further support the proposed beneficial effect of CIT to counteract the deleterious effects of aging and overweight on the metabolic, inflammatory and endocrine functions of WAT.
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