Research Article Details
Article ID: | A06365 |
PMID: | 32914125 |
Source: | Curr Res Food Sci |
Title: | Piceatannol attenuates fat accumulation and oxidative stress in steatosis-induced HepG2 cells. |
Abstract: | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which affects over 20% of the adult population, is the most common liver disease worldwide and can progress to inflammatory hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The need to alleviate NAFLD is imperative, but there are limited pharmacological therapies available. Based on previous reports that piceatannol, a stilbenoid metabolite of resveratrol, exhibits anti-obesity, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, the goal of this study was to determine the efficacy of piceatannol on prevention and/or treatment of NAFLD. The results showed that piceatannol significantly decreased fat accumulation and suppressed lipogenesis and fatty acids (FAs) uptake by decreasing sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP1) and cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) in steatosis-induced HepG2 hepatocytes. Piceatannol treatment also promoted FAs β-oxidation by increasing farnesoid X receptor (FXR), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα), and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1α (CPT1α) under steatosis conditions. Moreover, piceatannol significantly suppressed FA-induced oxidative stress and inhibited phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2). Overall, it is suggested that piceatannol reduced fat accumulation in steatosis-induced HepG2 cells by suppressing lipogenesis (SREBP1 and ACC) and FA uptake (CD36), and promoting FAs oxidation (FXR, PPARα and CPT1α). |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.crfs.2020.03.008 |

Strategy ID | Therapy Strategy | Synonyms | Therapy Targets | Therapy Drugs | |
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S04 | Anti-oxidative stress | oxidative stress | α-tocopherol: antioxidant | Vitamin E | Details |
S05 | Anti-inflammatory | inflammatory | Bile acid; TNF-a inhibitor; Dual PPAR-α and -δ agonists; Toll-Like Receptor; (TLR)-4 antagonist; Caspase inhibitor; ASK-1 inhibitor | Ursodeoxycholic Acid; Pentoxifylline; Elafibranor; JKB-121; Emricasan; Selonsertib; | Details |
S07 | Anti-lipogenesis | de novo lipogenesis; de novo lipogenesis; DNL; anti-lipogenic mechanisms; adipogenesis; anti-obesity | stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD-1); Acetyl-coenzyme carboxylase; acyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitor (ACC inhibitor); stearoyl Coenzyme A desaturase inhibitor (SCD inhibitor); THR-beta selective agonist; DGAT2 inhibitor; FASN inhibitor | Aramchol; Firsocostat (GS-0976); VK-2809; ION 224 | Details |
Target ID | Target Name | GENE | Action | Class | UniProtKB ID | Entry Name | |
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T07 | Bile acid receptor | NR1H4 | agonist | Nuclear hormone receptor | Q96RI1 | NR1H4_HUMAN | Details |
T10 | Caspase-1 | CASP1 | inhibitor | Enzyme | P29466 | CASP1_HUMAN | Details |
T17 | Farnesoid X-activated receptor | NR1H4 | agonist | Nuclear hormone receptor | Q96RI1 | NR1H4_HUMAN | Details |
T18 | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 | ACACA | inhibitor | Enzyme | Q13085 | ACACA_HUMAN | Details |
T20 | Fatty acid synthase | FASN | inhibitor | Enzyme | P49327 | FAS_HUMAN | Details |
Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |
Drug ID | Drug Name | Type | DrugBank ID | Targets | Category | Latest Progress | |
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D201 | L-Carnitine | Supplement | DB00583 | SLC22A4; SLC22A5; CRAT; MPO | -- | Under clinical trials | Details |
D579 | Emfilermin | Miscellany | -- | adipocytes | Enhance lipid metabolism | Under investigation | Details |
D301 | Resveratrol | Chemical drug | DB02709 | ALOX15; ALOX5; AHR; NR1I2; NR1I3 | Anticancer agent | Under clinical trials | Details |
D062 | Carnitine complex | Supplement | DB00583 | SLC22A4; SLC22A5; CRAT; MPO | -- | Under clinical trials | Details |