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ArticleACS omega2021

Feprazone Displays Antiadipogenesis and Antiobesity Capacities in in Vitro 3 T3-L1 Cells and in Vivo Mice.

Liqun Che, Bo Ren, Yuanyuan Jia, Yujia Dong, Yanbing Wang, Jie Shan, Yuchun Wang

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Article in ACS omega, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Liqun CheDepartment of Endocrinology Ward 3, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Bo RenDepartment of Endocrinology Ward 3, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Yuanyuan JiaDepartment of Endocrinology Ward 3, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Yujia DongDepartment of Endocrinology Ward 3, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Yanbing WangDepartment of Endocrinology Ward 3, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Jie ShanDepartment of Endocrinology Ward 3, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Yuchun WangDepartment of pharmacology, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Qiqihar Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeExcessive lipid accumulation in adipose tissues and deregulation of adipogenesis-induced obesity affect millions of people worldwide. Feprazone, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, has a wide clinical use. However, it is unknown whether Feprazone possesses an antiadipogenic ability. The aim of this study is to investigate whether Feprazone possesses an antiadipogenic ability in 3 T3-L1 cells and an antiobesity capacity in mouse models.

methodsAn MTT assay was used to determine the optimized incubation concentrations of Feprazone in 3 T3-L1 cells. The lipid accumulation was evaluated using Oil Red O staining. The concentrations of triglyceride and glycerol release were detected to check the lipolysis during 3 T3-L1 adipogenesis. A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to determine the expressions of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1C (SREBP-1C) and fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) in treated cells. The expressions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α (C/EBP-α), adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), and aquaporin-7 (AQP-7) were detected using qRT-PCR and Western blot analysis. After the high-fat diet (HFD) mice were treated with Feprazone, the pathological state of adipocyte tissues was evaluated using HE staining. The adipocyte size, visceral adipocyte tissue weight, and bodyweights were recorded.

resultsAccording to the proliferation result, 30 and 60 μM Feprazone were used as the optimized concentrations of Feprazone. In the in vitro study, lipid accumulation, elevated production of triglycerides, the release of glycerol, upregulated SREBP-1C, FABP4, PPAR-γ, and C/EBP-α and downregulated ATGL and AQP-7 in the 3 T3-L1 adipocytes induced by the adipocyte differentiation cocktail medium were significantly reversed by treatment with Feprazone. In the in vivo experiment, we found that the increased adipocyte size, visceral adipocyte tissue weight, and body weights induced by HFD feeding in mice were significantly suppressed by the administration of Feprazone.

conclusionFeprazone might display anti-adipogenic and antiobesity capacities in in vitro 3 T3-L1 cells and in vivo mice.

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