Abstract
Peucedanum japonicum Thunb is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Umbelliferae. This study evaluated the anti-diabetic and anti-obesity effects of cis-3′,4′-diisovalerylkhellactone (cDIVK) isolated from Peucedanum japonicum Thunb leaves. cDIVK (30 and 50 μM) effectively inhibited adipocyte differentiation and fat accumulation, whereas it stimulated glucose uptake compared with the control in 3T3-L1 cells. cDIVK significantly increased AMPK activation and suppressed protein and mRNA expression of major adipogenic transcriptional factors such as C/EBPα, PPARγ and SREBP-1c in 3T3-L1 cells. In addition, cDIVK had potential α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. These results indicated that cDIVK may act as a natural dual therapeutic agent for diabetes and obesity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4655-4660 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- Adipocytes
- Adipogenesis
- Anti-diabetes
- Anti-obesity
- Peucedanum japonicum Thunb leaves