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ArticleNutrition research and practice2018

Red pepper seed water extract inhibits preadipocyte differentiation and induces mature adipocyte apoptosis in 3T3-L1 cells.

Hwa-Jin Kim, Mi-Kyoung You, Young-Hyun Lee, Hyun-Jung Kim, Deepak Adhikari, Hyeon-A Kim

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Article in Nutrition research and practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hwa-Jin KimHisol Inc., Jeonbuk, 55717, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-818X
Mi-Kyoung YouDepartment of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0908-113X
Young-Hyun LeeDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Mokpo National University, 1666, Yeongsan-ro, Cheonggye-myeon, Muan-gun, Jeonnam 58554, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-6899
Hyun-Jung KimCollege of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-6173
Deepak AdhikariCollege of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9226-8781
Hyeon-A KimDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Mokpo National University, 1666, Yeongsan-ro, Cheonggye-myeon, Muan-gun, Jeonnam 58554, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-4828
Mokpo National University · KRUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesReducing the number of adipocytes by inducing apoptosis of mature adipocytes as well as suppressing differentiation of preadipocytes plays an important role in preventing obesity. This study examines the anti-adipogenic and pro-apoptotic effect of red pepper seed water extract (RPS) prepared at 4℃ (RPS4) in 3T3-L1 cells. MATERIALS/

methodsEffect of RPS4 or its fractions on lipid accumulation was determined in 3T3-L1 cells using oil red O (ORO) staining. The expressions of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and adipogenic associated proteins [peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins α (C/EBP α), sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c), fatty acid synthase (FAS), and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC)] were measured in 3T3-L1 cells treated with RPS4. Apoptosis and the expression of Akt and Bcl-2 family proteins [B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated death promoter (Bad), Bcl-2 like protein 4 (Bax), Bal-2 homologous antagonist/killer (Bak)] were measured in mature 3T3-L1 cells treated with RPS4.

resultsTreatment of RPS4 (0-75 µg/mL) or its fractions (0-50 µg/mL) for 24 h did not have an apparent cytotoxicity on pre and mature 3T3-L1 cells. RPS4 significantly suppressed differentiation and cellular lipid accumulation by increasing the phosphorylation of AMPK and reducing the expression of PPAR-γ, C/EBP α, SREBP-1c, FAS, and ACC. In addition, all fractions except ethyl acetate fraction significantly suppressed cellular lipid accumulation. RPS4 induced the apoptosis of mature adipocytes by hypophosphorylating Akt, increasing the expression of the pro-apoptotic proteins, Bak, Bax, and Bad, and reducing the expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins, Bcl-2 and p-Bad.

conclusionsThese finding suggest that RPS4 can reduce the numbers as well as the size of adipocytes and might useful for preventing and treating obesity.

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adipocyteadipogenesisapoptosisCapsicumlipid metabolism

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