PMID- 26806698 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161017 LR - 20201209 IS - 2042-7158 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3573 (Linking) VI - 68 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Jan TI - Wild ginseng cambial meristematic cells ameliorate hepatic steatosis and mitochondrial dysfunction in high-fat diet-fed mice. PG - 119-27 LID - 10.1111/jphp.12487 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the protective mechanisms of wild ginseng cambial meristematic cells (CMCs) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. METHODS: Male C57BL/6 mice received either normal-fat diet or HFD for 10 weeks along with wild ginseng CMCs (75, 150 and 300 mg/kg) or vehicle (0.5% carboxyl methyl cellulose) by oral administration once a day. Triglyceride and total cholesterol contents were measured in liver and serum samples. Parameters for hepatic lipid metabolism and mitochondria biogenesis were assessed. KEY FINDINGS: Treatment with wild ginseng CMCs markedly attenuated body weight, serum and hepatic lipid contents, and serum aminotransferase activity. While wild ginseng CMCs attenuated the increases in sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBP-1) and carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein (ChREBP) expression, it enhanced the increases in carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-alpha) expression. HFD decreased glutamate dehydrogenase activity and glutathione content, and increased lipid peroxidation, which were all attenuated by wild ginseng CMCs. Furthermore, wild ginseng CMCs enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis-related factors, including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma co activator 1alpha (PGC1alpha), nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1) and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM). CONCLUSIONS: Wild ginseng CMCs protect against HFD-induced liver injury, which prevents lipid accumulation and mitochondrial oxidative stress, and enhances mitochondrial biogenesis. CI - (c) 2015 Royal Pharmaceutical Society. FAU - Lee, Sang-Bin AU - Lee SB AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea. FAU - Cho, Hong-Ik AU - Cho HI AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jin, Young-Woo AU - Jin YW AD - Plant Stem Cell Institute, Unhwa Corp., Jeonju, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Eun-Kyong AU - Lee EK AD - Plant Stem Cell Institute, Unhwa Corp., Jeonju, Republic of Korea. FAU - Ahn, Jeung Youb AU - Ahn JY AD - Plant Stem Cell Institute, Unhwa Corp., Jeonju, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Sun-Mee AU - Lee SM AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea. LA - eng SI - GENBANK/D12492 SI - GENBANK/S10026 SI - GENBANK/V10001 PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - J Pharm Pharmacol JT - The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology JID - 0376363 RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (High Mobility Group Proteins) RN - 0 (Mlxipl protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Nrf1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1) RN - 0 (PPAR alpha) RN - 0 (RNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1) RN - 0 (Tfam protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) RN - EC 2.3.1.21 (Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase) RN - EC 2.6.1.- (Transaminases) RN - GAN16C9B8O (Glutathione) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors MH - Body Weight/drug effects MH - Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase/metabolism MH - Cholesterol/blood/metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - Diet, High-Fat/*adverse effects MH - Fatty Liver/blood/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Glutathione/metabolism MH - High Mobility Group Proteins/metabolism MH - Lipid Metabolism/drug effects MH - Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mitochondrial Diseases/blood/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/blood/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Nuclear Proteins/metabolism MH - Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1/metabolism MH - Organelle Biogenesis MH - PPAR alpha/metabolism MH - Panax/*chemistry MH - RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/metabolism MH - Transaminases/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Triglycerides/blood OTO - NOTNLM OT - de-novo lipogenesis OT - mitochondrial biogenesis OT - non-alcoholic fatty liver disease OT - wild ginseng cambial meristematic cells OT - beta-oxidation EDAT- 2016/01/26 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/19 06:00 CRDT- 2016/01/26 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/19 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/jphp.12487 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pharm Pharmacol. 2016 Jan;68(1):119-27. doi: 10.1111/jphp.12487.