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ArticleNutrition & diabetes2025

Hepatic fibroblast growth factor 21 is required for curcumin or resveratrol in exerting their metabolic beneficial effect in male mice.

Jia Nuo Feng, Weijuan Shao, Lin Yang, Juan Pang, Wenhua Ling, Dinghui Liu, Michael B Wheeler, Housheng Hansen He, Tianru Jin

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Jia Nuo Feng *Division of Advanced Diagnostics, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-5798-4640
Weijuan Shao *Division of Advanced Diagnostics, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lin YangPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Juan PangDivision of Advanced Diagnostics, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Wenhua LingDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Dinghui LiuDivision of Advanced Diagnostics, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Michael B WheelerDivision of Advanced Diagnostics, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Housheng Hansen HePrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2898-3363
Tianru JinDivision of Advanced Diagnostics, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. tianru.jin@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-0307-7391

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur mechanistic understanding on metabolic beneficial effects of dietary polyphenols has been hampered for decades due to the lack of functional receptors for those compounds and their extremely low plasma concentrations. Recent studies by our team and others suggest that those dietary polyphenols target gut microbiome, and gut-liver axis and that hepatic fibroblast factor 21 (FGF21) serves as a common target for various dietary interventions.

methodsUtilizing liver-specific FGF21 null mice (lFgf21

resultsOn low-fat diet feeding, no appreciable defect on glucose disposal was observed in male or female lFgf21 CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE: We conclude that hepatic FGF21 is required for curcumin or resveratrol in exerting their major metabolic beneficial effect. The recognition that FGF21 as the common target of dietary intervention, demonstrated in current as well as previous investigations, brings us a novel angle in understanding metabolic disease treatment and prevention. It remains to be further explored how various dietary interventions regulate FGF21 expression and function, via certain common or unique gut-liver or gut-brain-liver axis.

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CurcuminFibroblast Growth FactorsLiverResveratrolAnimalsDiet, High-FatFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutObesityPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaTriglyceridesCurcuminfibroblast growth factor 21Fibroblast Growth FactorsPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPpargc1a protein, mouseResveratrolTriglycerides

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PMID39929809
PMCPMC11811165

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