Brown Alga Ecklonia cava polyphenol extract ameliorates hepatic lipogenesis, oxidative stress, and inflammation by activation of AMPK and SIRT1 in high-fat diet-induced obese mice

J Agric Food Chem. 2015 Jan 14;63(1):349-59. doi: 10.1021/jf502830b.

Abstract

Obesity is considered to be a metaflammatory condition. Ecklonia cava, brown algae rich in polyphenols, has shown strong antioxidant activity in vitro. This study investigated the effect of E. cava polyphenol extract (ECPE) on the regulation of fat metabolism, inflammation, and the antioxidant defense system in high fat diet-induced obese mice. After obesity was induced by a high-fat diet (HFD), the mice were administered ECPE by gavage for 5 days/12 weeks. ECPE supplementation reduced body weight gain, adipose tissue mass, plasma lipid profiles, hepatic fat deposition, insulin resistance, and the plasma leptin/adiponectin ratio derived from HFD-induced obesity. Moreover, ECPE supplementation selectively ameliorated hepatic protein levels associated with lipogenesis, inflammation, and the antioxidant defense system as well as activation of AMPK and SIRT1. Collectively, ECPE supplement might have potential antiobesity effects via regulation of AMPK and SIRT1 in HFD-induced obesity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / genetics
  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Diet, High-Fat / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / drug therapy*
  • Inflammation / enzymology
  • Inflammation / genetics
  • Inflammation / metabolism
  • Lipogenesis* / drug effects
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Liver / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Obese
  • Obesity / drug therapy*
  • Obesity / enzymology
  • Obesity / genetics
  • Obesity / metabolism
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Phaeophyceae / chemistry*
  • Polyphenols / administration & dosage*
  • Sirtuin 1 / genetics
  • Sirtuin 1 / metabolism*

Substances

  • Polyphenols
  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Sirt1 protein, mouse
  • Sirtuin 1