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ArticleAdipocyte2020

Zyflamend, a unique herbal blend, induces cell death and inhibits adipogenesis through the coordinated regulation of PKA and JNK.

Dexter Puckett, Mohammed Alquraishi, Dina S Alani, Samah Chahed, Victoria D Frankel, Dallas Donohoe, Brynn Voy, Jay Whelan, Ahmed Bettaieb

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Article in Adipocyte, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dexter PuckettDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.
Mohammed AlquraishiDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.
Dina S AlaniDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.
Samah ChahedDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.
Victoria D FrankelDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.
Dallas DonohoeDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.
Brynn VoyTennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture , Knoxville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1923-9110
Jay WhelanDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.
Ahmed BettaiebDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee Knoxville , Knoxville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2894-9608
University of Tennessee at Knoxville · USArkansas Agricultural Experiment Station · US

Funding

Metabolic Functions of Adipose Pyruvate Kinase M2R00DK100736 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE · PI BETTAIEB, AHMED · 2015 to 2017
$736k
NIDDK NIH HHS R00 DK100736
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities has sparked a worldwide concern to address rates of adipose tissue accrual. Recent studies have demonstrated a novel role of Zyflamend, a blend of natural herbal extracts, in regulating lipid metabolism in several cancer cell lines through the activation of the AMPK signalling pathway. Yet, the role of Zyflamend in adipogenic differentiation and lipid metabolism remains largely unexplored. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of Zyflamend on white 3T3-MBX pre-adipocyte differentiation and elucidate the molecular mechanisms. We demonstrate that Zyflamend treatment altered cell cycle progression, attenuated proliferation, and increased cell death of 3T3-MBX pre-adipocytes. In addition, treatment with Zyflamend inhibited lipid accumulation during the differentiation of 3T3-MBX cells, consistent with decreased expression of lipogenic genes and increased lipolysis. Mechanistically, Zyflamend-induced alterations in adipogenesis were mediated, at least in part, through the activation of AMPK, PKA, and JNK. Inhibition of AMPK partially reversed Zyflamend-induced inhibition of differentiation, whereas the inhibition of either JNK or PKA fully restored adipocyte differentiation and decreased lipolysis. Taken together, the present study demonstrates that Zyflamend, as a novel anti-adipogenic bioactive mix, inhibits adipocyte differentiation through the activation of the PKA and JNK pathways. ABBREVIATION: 7-AAD: 7-amino-actinomycin D; ACC: acetyl-CoA carboxylase; AKT: protein kinase B; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; ATGL: adipose triglyceride lipase; C/EBPα: CCAAT-enhancer binding protein alpha; DMEM: Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium; DMSO: dimethyl sulphoxide; DTT: dithiothreitol; EGTA: ethylene glycol-bis-(2-aminoethyl)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid; ERK: extracellular signal-regulated kinases; FASN: fatty acid synthase; FBS: foetal bovine serum; GLUT: glucose transporter; HSL: hormone-sensitive lipase; IR: insulin receptor; IRS: insulin receptor substrate; JNK: c-JUN N-terminal kinase; MGL: monoacylglycerol lipase; NaF: sodium fluoride; NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; PBS: phosphate buffered- saline; PCB: pyruvate carboxylase; PDE: phosphodiesterase; PKA: protein kinase cAMP-dependent; PMSF: phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride; PPARγ: perilipin peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; PREF-1: pre-adipocyte factor 1; PVDF: polyvinylidene fluoride; RIPA: radio-immunoprecipitation assay; SDS-PAGE: sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; SEM: standard error of the mean; SOX9: suppressor of cytokine signalling 9; TGs: triacylglycerols.

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3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytesAdipogenesisAnimalsCell Cycle CheckpointsCell DeathCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDose-Response Relationship, DrugJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLipolysisMicePlant ExtractsSignal TransductionCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPlant ExtractsZyflamendadipogenesisAMPKJNKlipolysisPKAZyflamend

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PMID32779962
PMCPMC7469463
OpenAlexW3048464108

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