PMID- 26788115 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160120 LR - 20201001 IS - 1743-7075 (Print) IS - 1743-7075 (Electronic) IS - 1743-7075 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2016 TI - Effects of selected bioactive food compounds on human white adipocyte function. PG - 4 LID - 10.1186/s12986-016-0064-3 [doi] LID - 4 AB - BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that intake of specific bioactive compounds may have beneficial clinical effects on adipose tissue partly due to their anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties. With the overall aim to contribute to better understanding of the mechanisms of selected bioactive nutrients on fat metabolism, we investigated their role on human white adipocyte function. METHODS: The influence of the omega-3-fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the anthocyanin (AC) cyanidin-3-glucoside and its metabolite protocatechuic acid, and the beta-glucan metabolite propionic acid (PI) on adipokine secretion, fatty acid metabolism (lipolysis/lipogenesis) and adipocyte differentiation (lipid accumulation) was studied in human fat cells differentiated in vitro. To investigate possible synergistic, additive or antagonistic effects, DHA was also combined with AC or PI. RESULTS: Each compound, alone or together with DHA, suppressed basal adipocyte lipolysis compared to control treated cells. DHA alone attenuated the secretion of pro-inflammatory adipokines such as chemerin, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2), whereas AC suppressed only the latter two. Treatment with PI decreased IL-6, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and adiponectin secretion. A combination of DHA and AC decreased TNFalpha secretion and increased insulin-stimulated lipogenesis. No effect was found on adipocyte differentiation. At the selected concentrations, none of the compounds was found to be cytotoxic. CONCLUSION: The studied bioactive food compounds or their metabolites have beneficial effects in human primary fat cells measured as decreased basal lipolytic activity and secretion of inflammatory markers. A minor effect was also observed on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake albeit only with the combination of DHA and AC. Taken together, our results may link the reported health benefits of the selected bioactives on metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia to effects on white adipocytes. FAU - Bjork, Christel AU - Bjork C AD - Lipid Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden ; Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Lipid Laboratory, Novum, NVS D4, Halsovagen 7, 14186 Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Wilhelm, Uta AU - Wilhelm U AD - Lipid Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Mandrup, Susanne AU - Mandrup S AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark. FAU - Larsen, Bjork Ditlev AU - Larsen BD AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark. FAU - Bordoni, Alessandra AU - Bordoni A AD - Department of Agro-Food Sciences and Technologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. FAU - Heden, Per AU - Heden P AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Akademikliniken, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Ryden, Mikael AU - Ryden M AD - Lipid Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Arner, Peter AU - Arner P AD - Lipid Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Laurencikiene, Jurga AU - Laurencikiene J AD - Lipid Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160119 PL - England TA - Nutr Metab (Lond) JT - Nutrition & metabolism JID - 101231644 PMC - PMC4717570 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anthocyanin OT - Beta-glucan OT - Cyanidin-3-glucoside OT - Docosahexaenoic acid OT - Inflammation OT - Insulin sensitivity OT - Lipolysis OT - Propionic acid OT - Protocatechuic acid EDAT- 2016/01/21 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/21 06:01 PMCR- 2016/01/19 CRDT- 2016/01/21 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/01/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/21 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 64 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12986-016-0064-3 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutr Metab (Lond). 2016 Jan 19;13:4. doi: 10.1186/s12986-016-0064-3. eCollection 2016.