PMID- 31017523 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190912 LR - 20200205 IS - 1347-6947 (Electronic) IS - 0916-8451 (Linking) VI - 83 IP - 9 DP - 2019 Sep TI - Citrus peel flavonoids improve lipid metabolism by inhibiting miR-33 and miR-122 expression in HepG2 cells. PG - 1747-1755 LID - 10.1080/09168451.2019.1608807 [doi] AB - Citrus plants are rich in flavonoids and beneficial for lipid metabolism. However, the mechanism has not been fully elucidated. Both citrus peel flavonoid extracts (CPFE) and a mixture of their primary flavonoid compounds, namely, nobiletin, tangeretin and hesperidin, citrus flavonoid purity mixture (CFPM), were found to have lipid-lowering effects on oleic acid-induced lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells. The carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1alpha (CPT1alpha) gene was markedly increased, while the fatty acid synthase (FAS) gene was significantly decreased by both CPFE and CFPM in oleic acid-treated HepG2 cells. Flavonoid compounds from citrus peel suppressed miR-122 and miR-33 expression, which were induced by oleic acid. Changes in miR-122 and miR-33 expression, which subsequently affect the expression of their target mRNAs FAS and CPT1alpha, are most likely the principal mechanisms leading to decreased lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells. Citrus flavonoids likely regulate lipid metabolism by modulating the expression levels of miR-122 and miR-33. FAU - Su, Dongxiao AU - Su D AD - a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University , Guangzhou , China. AD - b Zhejiang Provincial Top Discipline of Biological Engineering (Level A), Zhejiang Wanli University , Ningbo , China. FAU - Liu, Hesheng AU - Liu H AD - b Zhejiang Provincial Top Discipline of Biological Engineering (Level A), Zhejiang Wanli University , Ningbo , China. AD - c College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University , Ningbo , China. FAU - Qi, Xiangyang AU - Qi X AD - b Zhejiang Provincial Top Discipline of Biological Engineering (Level A), Zhejiang Wanli University , Ningbo , China. AD - c College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University , Ningbo , China. FAU - Dong, Lihong AU - Dong L AD - d Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture , Guangzhou , P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Ruifen AU - Zhang R AD - d Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture , Guangzhou , P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Jie AU - Zhang J AD - b Zhejiang Provincial Top Discipline of Biological Engineering (Level A), Zhejiang Wanli University , Ningbo , China. AD - c College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University , Ningbo , China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190424 PL - England TA - Biosci Biotechnol Biochem JT - Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry JID - 9205717 RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 0 (MIRN122 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MIRN33a microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 2UMI9U37CP (Oleic Acid) RN - EC 2.3.1.85 (FASN protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.1.85 (Fatty Acid Synthase, Type I) SB - IM MH - Citrus/*chemistry MH - Down-Regulation/drug effects MH - Fatty Acid Synthase, Type I/genetics MH - Flavonoids/*pharmacology MH - Hep G2 Cells MH - Humans MH - Lipid Metabolism/*drug effects MH - Lipogenesis/genetics MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Oleic Acid/pharmacology MH - Plant Extracts/*pharmacology MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - Citrus OT - HepG2 OT - flavonoid OT - lipid metabolism OT - miRNA EDAT- 2019/04/25 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/13 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/25 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/25 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/09168451.2019.1608807 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2019 Sep;83(9):1747-1755. doi: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1608807. Epub 2019 Apr 24.