Ramulus Mori (Sangzhi) Alkaloids Ameliorate Obesity-Linked Adipose Tissue Metabolism and Inflammation in Mice

Nutrients
2022.0

Abstract

Obesity has become a global epidemic disease as it is closely associated with a chronic low-grade inflammatory state that results in metabolic dysfunction. Ramulus Mori (Sangzhi) alkaloids (SZ-A) derived from Morus alba L. were licensed to treat type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in 2020. In this study, we explored the effect of SZ-A on adipose tissue metabolism and inflammation using an obesity model induced by a high-fat diet (HFD). C57BL/6J mice were fed high fat for 14 weeks and followed by SZ-A 400 mg/kg treatment via gavage for another six weeks, during which they were still given the high-fat diet. The results showed that SZ-A notably reduced body weight and serum levels of lipid metabolism-related factors, such as triglycerides (TG) and total cholesterol (TC); and inflammation-related factors, namely tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin 6 (IL6), fibrinogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), and leptin (LEP), in the HFD-induced mice. SZ-A increased the protein and mRNA expression of lipid metabolism-related factors, including phosphorylated acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (p-ACC), phosphorylated hormone-sensitive triglyceride lipase (p-HSL), adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR alpha), in adipose tissue. Immunohistochemistry results demonstrated that SZ-A significantly reduced the infiltration of pro-inflammatory M1-type macrophages in epididymal fat. The data also suggested that SZ-A down-regulates the transcriptional levels of inflammatory factors Il6, Tnf alpha, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (Mcp1), and F4/80, and up-regulates interleukin 4 (Il4), interleukin 10 (Il10), and interleukin 13 (Il13) in adipose tissue. Overall, the results indicate that SZ-A exhibits potential in regulating lipid metabolism and ameliorating obesity-linked adipose inflammation.

Knowledge Graph

Similar Paper

Ramulus Mori (Sangzhi) Alkaloids Ameliorate Obesity-Linked Adipose Tissue Metabolism and Inflammation in Mice
Nutrients 2022.0
Ramulus Mori (Sangzhi) Alkaloids Alleviate High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Antioxidants 2022.0
Integration of Transcriptomics and Lipidomics Profiling to Reveal the Therapeutic Mechanism Underlying Ramulus mori (Sangzhi) Alkaloids for the Treatment of Liver Lipid Metabolic Disturbance in High-Fat-Diet/Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice
Nutrients 2023.0
Pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of Ramulus Mori (Sangzhi) alkaloids in rats and its effects on liver enzyme activity
Frontiers in Pharmacology 2023.0
Morus alba L. (Sangzhi) alkaloids mitigate atherosclerosis by regulating M1/M2 macrophage polarization
Phytomedicine 2024.0
Morus alba L. (Sangzhi) alkaloids (SZ-A) exert anti-inflammatory effects via regulation of MAPK signaling in macrophages
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2021.0
New anti-diabetic drug Morus alba L. (Sangzhi) alkaloids (SZ-A) improves diabetic nephropathy through ameliorating inflammation and fibrosis in diabetic rats
Frontiers in Medicine 2023.0
Flavonol Acylglycosides from Flower of Albizia julibrissin and Their Inhibitory Effects on Lipid Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Cells
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2012.0
Tuberostemonine alleviates high-fat diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis by increasing energy consumption
Chemico-Biological Interactions 2023.0
Efficacy and Safety of Mulberry Twig Alkaloids Tablet for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, and Parallel Controlled Clinical Trial
Diabetes Care 2021.0