PMID- 26976296 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170306 LR - 20181113 IS - 1877-8755 (Electronic) IS - 1138-7548 (Linking) VI - 72 IP - 2 DP - 2016 Jun TI - Morin attenuates hepatic insulin resistance in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice. PG - 269-80 LID - 10.1007/s13105-016-0477-5 [doi] AB - Morin is a natural bioflavonoid that exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of morin on insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammation in a high-fat-diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. Obesity was induced in ICR mice by feeding a HFD (60 % kcal from fat) for 12 weeks. After the first 6 weeks, obese mice were treated with morin (50 or 100 mg/kg/day) once daily for further 6 weeks. Blood glucose, lipid profile, insulin, leptin, adiponectin, and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation were then measured. Liver was excised, subjected to histopathology, glycogen determination, and gene and protein expression analysis. Morin administration reduced blood glucose, serum insulin, leptin, malondialdehyde, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels and increased serum adiponectin levels. Moreover, there was a reduction in serum lipid and liver triglyceride levels. Liver histology indicated that morin limited accumulation of lipid droplets. Interestingly, morin reduced expression of hepatic sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c (SREBP1c), fatty acid synthase (FAS), and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and up-regulated hepatic carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a (CPT1a) expression. Morin also stimulated glycogen storage and suppressed phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) protein expression. Furthermore, hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) expression were increased after morin treatment. These findings indicate that morin has a positive effect in the HFD-induced obesity condition by suppressing lipogenesis, gluconeogenesis, inflammation, and oxidative stress activities. FAU - Naowaboot, Jarinyaporn AU - Naowaboot J AD - Division of Pharmacology, Department of Preclinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand. naowaboot@yahoo.com. FAU - Wannasiri, Supaporn AU - Wannasiri S AD - Division of Physiology, Department of Preclinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand. FAU - Pannangpetch, Patchareewan AU - Pannangpetch P AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160314 PL - Spain TA - J Physiol Biochem JT - Journal of physiology and biochemistry JID - 9812509 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal) RN - 0 (Anti-Obesity Agents) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 8NFQ3F76WR (morin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use MH - Anti-Obesity Agents/administration & dosage MH - Antioxidants/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use MH - Biomarkers/blood/metabolism MH - Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Flavonoids/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Gluconeogenesis/drug effects MH - Hyperglycemia/etiology/prevention & control MH - Hyperinsulinism/etiology/prevention & control MH - Hyperlipidemias/etiology/prevention & control MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects MH - Lipogenesis/drug effects MH - Liver/*drug effects/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Obesity/*drug therapy/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Weight Gain/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - Inflammation OT - Insulin resistance OT - Morin OT - Obesity OT - Oxidative stress EDAT- 2016/03/16 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/07 06:00 CRDT- 2016/03/16 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/07 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s13105-016-0477-5 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s13105-016-0477-5 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Physiol Biochem. 2016 Jun;72(2):269-80. doi: 10.1007/s13105-016-0477-5. Epub 2016 Mar 14.