Yuzhe LIU, Quancao ZHAN, Yan ZENG, et al. 6-gingerol ameliorates ectopic lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle of middle-aged rats induced by fructose[J]. Journal of Army Medical University, 2022, 44(8): 765-773.
DOI:
Yuzhe LIU, Quancao ZHAN, Yan ZENG, et al. 6-gingerol ameliorates ectopic lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle of middle-aged rats induced by fructose[J]. Journal of Army Medical University, 2022, 44(8): 765-773. DOI: 10.16016/j.2097-0927.202110157.
6-gingerol ameliorates ectopic lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle of middle-aged rats induced by fructose
To investigate the effect and mechanism of 6-gingerol on improving ectopic lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle of middle-aged rats induced by fructose.
Methods
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A total of 24 male SD rats (15 months old) were randomly and equally divided into 3 groups: control group (CON
with normal drinking water)
model group (FRU
with 10% fructose water) and 6-gingerol group (GIN
with 10% fructose water+0.2 mg/kg 6-gingerol by gavage). Gavage was performed once a day for consecutive 49 days. Levels of plasma glucose (GLU)
triglyceride (TG) and skeletal muscle TG were measured by GOD-PAP method; lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle was detected by oil red O staining (ORO); content of plasma insulin was determined by ELISA; protein levels of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)
p-AMPK
acetyl-coa carboxylase (ACC)
p-ACC
carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A)
peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPARα) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC1α) in skeletal muscle were examined with Western blotting. L6 rat skeletal muscle cells were divided into 3 groups: control group (Con)
model group (FRU
treated with 25 mmol/L fructose for 24 h) and 6-gingerol group (GIN
treated with 25 mmol/L fructose+10 μmol/L 6-gingerol for 24 h). TG level and lipid accumulation in L6 cells were determined by GOD-PAP and ORO staining
respectively. The expression of AMPK
p-AMPK
ACC
p-ACC and CPT1A was examined by Western blotting.
Results
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As compared with control group
the rat model group had higher levels of plasma GLU
TG and insulin (
P
<
0.05)
elevated TG content in both skeletal muscle tissues and cells (
P
<
0.05)
as well as notable lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle tissues and cells (
P
<
0.05). Western blotting showed that the p-AMPK/AMPK ratio
p-ACC/ACC ratio
and the protein levels of CPT1A
PPARα and PGC1α were all decreased in the model group (
P
<
0.05). However
6-gingerol significantly reduced the levels of plasma GLU
TG and insulin (
P
<
0.05)
alleviated the TG contents and lipid accumulation in skeletal muscles and cells (
P
<
0.05)
and greatly increased the p-AMPK/AMPK ratio
p-ACC/ACC ratio and the levels of CPT1A
PPARα and PGC1α in the GIN group (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
6-gingerol can improve the ectopic lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle of middle-aged rats induced by fructose
which may be related to the activation of AMPK/ACC/CPT1A pathway.
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