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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

The Effect of Silibinin on Protein Expression Profile in White Adipose Tissue of Obese Mice.

Fei Wang, Shuchun Chen, Luping Ren, Yichao Wang, Zelin Li, Tiantian Song, He Zhang, Qiwen Yang

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fei WangGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Shuchun ChenGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Luping RenDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yichao WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zelin LiGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Tiantian SongGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
He ZhangGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Qiwen YangDepartment of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Hebei General Hospital · CNHebei Medical University · CNHebei North University · CNNorth China University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of silibinin on the protein expression profile of white adipose tissue (WAT) in obese mice by using Tandem Mass Tag (TMT) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

methodsAccording to experimental requirements, 36 C57BL/6JC mice were randomly divided into normal diet group (WC group), high fat diet group (WF group), and high fat diet + silibinin group (WS group). WS group was intragastrically administered with 54 mg/kg body weight of silibinin, and the WC group and the WF group were intragastrically administered with equal volume of normal saline. Serum samples were collected to detect fasting blood glucose and blood lipids. IPGTT was used to measure the blood glucose value at each time point and calculate the area under the glucose curve. TMT combined with LC-MS/MS were used to study the expression of WAT, and its cellular processes, biological processes, corresponding molecular functions, and related network molecular mechanisms were analyzed by bioinformatics. Finally, RT-PCR and LC-MS/MS were used to detect the mRNA and protein expressions of FABP5, Plin4, GPD1, and AGPAT2, respectively.

resultsAlthough silibinin did not reduce the mice's weight, it did improve glucose metabolism. In addition, silibinin decreased the concentration of TC, TG, and LDL-C and increased the concentration of HDL-C in the serum of mice. In the WF/WS group, 182 differentially expressed proteins were up-regulated and 159 were down-regulated. While in the WS/WF group, 362 differentially expressed proteins were up-regulated and 176 were down-regulated. Further analysis found that these differential proteins are mainly distributed in the peroxisome proliferation-activated receptor (PPAR), lipolysis of fat cells, metabolism of glycerides, oxidative phosphorylation, and other signaling pathways, and participate in cell processes and lipid metabolism through catalysis and integration functions. Specifically, silibinin reduced the expression of several key factors such as FABP5, Plin4, GPD1, and AGPTA2.

conclusionHigh fat diet (HFD) can increase the expression of lipid synthesis and transport-related proteins and reduce mitochondrial related proteins, thereby increasing lipid synthesis, reducing energy consumption, and improving lipid metabolism

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liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryprotein expression profilesilibininTandem Mass Tagwhite adipose tissue

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