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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Anti-Obesity and Anti-Steatotic Effects of Chrysin in a Rat Model of Obesity Mediated through Modulating the Hepatic AMPK/mTOR/lipogenesis Pathways.

Ghaleb Oriquat, Inas M Masoud, Maher A Kamel, Hebatallah Mohammed Aboudeya, Marwa B Bakir, Sara A Shaker

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ghaleb OriquatDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Inas M MasoudDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria 21311, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0982-7106
Maher A KamelDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21561, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6791-9850
Hebatallah Mohammed AboudeyaDepartment of Human Physiology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21561, Egypt.
Marwa B BakirDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21561, Egypt.
Sara A ShakerDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21561, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7251-8648
Alexandria University · EGAl-Ahliyya Amman University · JOPharos University in Alexandria · EG

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Abstract

backgroundObesity is a complex multifactorial disease characterized by excessive adiposity, and is linked to an increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Flavonoids are natural polyphenolic compounds that exert interesting pharmacological effects as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and lipid-lowering agents. In the present study, we investigated the possible therapeutic effects of the flavonoid chrysin on obesity and NAFLD in rats, and the role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways in mediating these effects.

methodThirty-two Wistar male rats were divided into two groups: the control group and the obese group. Obesity was induced by feeding with an obesogenic diet for 3 months. The obese rats were subdivided into four subgroups, comprising an untreated group, and three groups treated orally with different doses of chrysin (25, 50, and 75 mg/kg/day for one month). Results revealed that chrysin treatment markedly ameliorated the histological changes and significantly and dose-dependently reduced the weight gain, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance in the obese rats. Chrysin, besides its antioxidant boosting effects (increased GSH and decreased malondialdehyde), activated the AMPK pathway and suppressed the mTOR and lipogenic pathways, and stimulated expression of the genes controlling mitochondrial biogenesis in the hepatic tissues in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, chrysin could be a promising candidate for the treatment of obesity and associated NAFLD, aiding in attenuating weight gain and ameliorating glucose and lipid homeostasis and adipokines, boosting the hepatic mitochondrial biogenesis, and modulating AMPK/mTOR/SREBP-1c signaling pathways.

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsAntioxidantsDiet, High-FatFlavonoidsLipidsLipogenesisLiverMaleObesityRatsRats, WistarTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWeight GainAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAntioxidantschrysinFlavonoidsLipidsmTOR protein, ratTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)chrysinflavonoidsmitochondrial biogenesisnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases (mTOR)

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