TY - JOUR
T1 - Inhibition of lipid synthesis and secretion in long-term cultures of adult rat hepatocyes by α-asarone
AU - Hernandez, A.
AU - Lopez, M. L.
AU - Chamorro, G.
AU - Mendoza-Figueroa, T.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - In this work we studied the effect of α-asarone, a hypolipidemic active principle of Guatteria gaumeri Greenman, on hepatic lipid metabolism using adult rat hepatocytes cultured on a feeder layer of 3T3 cells. These cultures synthesize and secrete for at least two weeks various lipids from [14C]-acetic and [14C]-oleic acid. Exposure for one or two weeks to 10 μg/ml of α-asarone decreased the secretion of various lipids to the culture medium; triacylglycerol secretion was inhibited by 80-97%, phospholipid secretion by 70-87%, cholesterol by 64-70%, and cholesterol esters by 50-92%. The incorporation of [14C]-acetic acid into cellular lipids decreased by 30-81% and that of [14C]-oleic acid into phospholipids by 25-47% whereas the incorporation of [14C]-oleic acid into triglycerides and cholesterol esters increased 3.2 fold and by 28-36%, respectively. Similarly, the activities of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and malic enzyme, marker enzymes of glycerolipid and fatty acid synthesis, decreased by 22-50% and 30-76%, respectively. Our results show that the exposure of the 3T3-hepatocyte cultures to micromolar concentrations of α-asarone significantly inhibits lipid secretion and probably lipid synthesis. They also suggest that at least part of the hypolipidemic effect could be due to a decrease in the secretion of lipids (i.e., lipoproteins) by the hepatocytes.
AB - In this work we studied the effect of α-asarone, a hypolipidemic active principle of Guatteria gaumeri Greenman, on hepatic lipid metabolism using adult rat hepatocytes cultured on a feeder layer of 3T3 cells. These cultures synthesize and secrete for at least two weeks various lipids from [14C]-acetic and [14C]-oleic acid. Exposure for one or two weeks to 10 μg/ml of α-asarone decreased the secretion of various lipids to the culture medium; triacylglycerol secretion was inhibited by 80-97%, phospholipid secretion by 70-87%, cholesterol by 64-70%, and cholesterol esters by 50-92%. The incorporation of [14C]-acetic acid into cellular lipids decreased by 30-81% and that of [14C]-oleic acid into phospholipids by 25-47% whereas the incorporation of [14C]-oleic acid into triglycerides and cholesterol esters increased 3.2 fold and by 28-36%, respectively. Similarly, the activities of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and malic enzyme, marker enzymes of glycerolipid and fatty acid synthesis, decreased by 22-50% and 30-76%, respectively. Our results show that the exposure of the 3T3-hepatocyte cultures to micromolar concentrations of α-asarone significantly inhibits lipid secretion and probably lipid synthesis. They also suggest that at least part of the hypolipidemic effect could be due to a decrease in the secretion of lipids (i.e., lipoproteins) by the hepatocytes.
KW - Cultured hepatocytes
KW - Lipid metabolism
KW - α-Asarone
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U2 - 10.1055/s-2006-959625
DO - 10.1055/s-2006-959625
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0032-0943
VL - 59
SP - 121
EP - 124
JO - Planta Medica
JF - Planta Medica
IS - 2
ER -