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Abstract Title:

EGCG Reduces Obesity and White Adipose Tissue Gain Partly Through AMPK Activation in Mice.

Abstract Source:

Front Pharmacol. 2018 ;9:1366. Epub 2018 Nov 22. PMID: 30524290

Abstract Author(s):

Fang Li, Chen Gao, Ping Yan, Meng Zhang, Yinghao Wang, Yue Hu, Xiaoyun Wu, Xuanjun Wang, Jun Sheng

Article Affiliation:

Fang Li

Abstract:

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is the most abundant catechin in green tea, has many potential health benefits, including decreased weight gain and/or adipose tissue weight. Suggested mechanisms for body weight reduction by EGCG include: (1) a decrease in calorie intake and (2) activation of AMPK in liver, skeletal muscle, and white adipose tissue. However, only one study supports the AMPK hypothesis. To determine the role of AMPK in EGCG-induced reduction of body weight, we administrated 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg per day to mice, together with a high-fat diet (HFD), for 20 weeks. EGCG had a significant effect on obesity and decrease in epididymal adipose tissue weight, and also affected serum lipid characteristics, including triglyceride, cholesterol (CHOL), and high- and low-density lipoprotein CHOL (HDL-C, LDL-C) concentrations. In addition, EGCG increased the excretion of free fatty acids from feces. By measuring the mRNA expression levels of genes involved in lipid metabolism, we found that EGCG inhibited the expression of genes involved in the synthesis offatty acids (,,,β,γ, and) and increased the expression of genes associated with lipolysis () and lipid oxidization in white adipose tissue, in both the HFD and the EGCG groups. However, EGCG significantly increased the expression of genes involved in the synthesis offatty acids compared with the HFD group. Increased AMPK activity was found in both subcutaneous and epididymal adipose tissues. In conclusion, EGCG can decrease obesity and epididymal white adipose tissue weight in mice, only partiallyactivation of AMPK.

Study Type : Animal Study

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