PMID- 23627466 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140213 LR - 20220408 IS - 1744-5116 (Electronic) IS - 1388-0209 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 7 DP - 2013 Jul TI - Genistein sensitizes hepatic insulin signaling and modulates lipid regulatory genes through p70 ribosomal S6 kinase-1 inhibition in high-fat-high-fructose diet-fed mice. PG - 815-24 LID - 10.3109/13880209.2013.766896 [doi] AB - CONTEXT: Genistein reduces high-calorie diet-induced insulin resistance and fat accumulation in animals, but the mechanism is unresolved. OBJECTIVE: This study explores whether action of genistein is associated with p70 ribosomal S6 kinase-1 (S6K1) inhibition. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Adult male mice were fed either normal diet or high-fat-high-fructose diet (HFFD) for 15 days, after which animals in each dietary group were divided into two groups and administered either genistein (1 mg kg(-1) day(-1), p.o.) in 0.5 ml of 30% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) or 30% DMSO (0.5 ml) for the next 45 days. At the end of the study, their liver was analyzed for lipid content. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR and western blotting methods were used to analyze lipid regulatory genes and insulin signaling proteins, respectively. RESULTS: Genistein significantly (p < 0.05) lowered HFFD-induced body and liver weight gain and plasma and hepatic lipid levels. Histology showed a 2.5-fold increase of lipid in HFFD compared to control. Genistein treatment to HFFD-fed animals significantly decreased lipid accumulation (by 40%) compared to HFFD. Insulin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor-beta and insulin receptor substrates-1 (IRS-1), IRS-1 associated phospatidylinositol-3kinase (PI3K) and Akt Ser(473) phosphorylation were improved while IRS-1 serine phosphorylation was significantly (p < 0.05) decreased by genistein in HFFD. Significant (p < 0.05) increase in adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) Thr(172) phosphorylation and decrease in S6K1 Thr(389) phosphorylation were observed in HFFD-plus genistein compared to HFFD. Genistein downregulated lipogenic genes and upregulated fatty acid oxidative genes in HFFD-fed mice. CONCLUSION: Genistein improves insulin signaling and attenuates fat accumulation in liver through S6K1 inhibition. FAU - Arunkumar, Elumalai AU - Arunkumar E AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. FAU - Karthik, Dhanapalan AU - Karthik D FAU - Anuradha, Carani Venkatraman AU - Anuradha CV LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130429 PL - England TA - Pharm Biol JT - Pharmaceutical biology JID - 9812552 RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 30237-26-4 (Fructose) RN - DH2M523P0H (Genistein) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Rps6ka1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Diet, High-Fat MH - Down-Regulation/drug effects MH - Fatty Acids/metabolism MH - Fructose/administration & dosage MH - Genistein/*pharmacology MH - Insulin/*metabolism MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Lipid Metabolism/drug effects MH - Lipogenesis/genetics MH - Liver/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects EDAT- 2013/05/01 06:00 MHDA- 2014/02/14 06:00 CRDT- 2013/05/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/02/14 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/13880209.2013.766896 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharm Biol. 2013 Jul;51(7):815-24. doi: 10.3109/13880209.2013.766896. Epub 2013 Apr 29.