PMID- 35807667 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2223-7747 (Print) IS - 2223-7747 (Electronic) IS - 2223-7747 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 13 DP - 2022 Jun 28 TI - Dual Beneficial Effects of Methylnissolin-3-O-beta-d-Glucopyranoside on Obesity-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Adipocyte-Macrophage Co-Culture. LID - 10.3390/plants11131715 [doi] LID - 1715 AB - Methylnissolin-3-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (MNG) is a pterocarpan analog, which protects EA.hy926 cells against oxidative damage through the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. However, the effects of MNG on obesity-induced inflammatory responses in adipocyte-macrophage co-culture remain unclear. A differentiated murine preadipocyte cell line (3T3-L1) was co-cultured with a murine macrophage cell line (RAW264.7). Intracellular lipid accumulation was determined using Oil Red O staining. Western blotting was performed to investigate the expression of adipogenesis- and inflammation-associated proteins. Cell culture supernatants were assayed using ELISA kits to measure the levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 6 (IL-6) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). MNG inhibited lipid accumulation and the production of IL-6 and MCP-1 in the 3T3-L1 and RAW264.7 cell co-culture. Moreover, MNG inhibited the protein expression of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha), C/EBPbeta, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) under the same co-culture conditions. MNG also inhibited IL-6 and MCP-1 production compared with the co-culture control. These findings demonstrate that MNG inhibited lipid accumulation and inflammatory response by downregulating IL-6 and MCP-1 production and protein expression of C/EBPbeta, C/EBPalpha, PPARgamma, COX-2, and iNOS in co-culture conditions with 3T3-L1 and RAW264.7 cells. These results suggest that MNG may be beneficial in preventing obesity-related inflammatory status. FAU - Lee, Dahae AU - Lee D AD - College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea. FAU - Wu, Xiaohua AU - Wu X AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA. FAU - Lange, Ingo AU - Lange I AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA. FAU - Cao, Shugeng AU - Cao S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6684-8221 AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA. FAU - Kang, Ki Sung AU - Kang KS AD - College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea. LA - eng GR - 2020M3A9E4104380/National Research Foundation of Korea/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220628 PL - Switzerland TA - Plants (Basel) JT - Plants (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101596181 PMC - PMC9269391 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adipocytes OT - adipogenesis OT - inflammation OT - macrophage COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/10 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/10 06:01 PMCR- 2022/06/28 CRDT- 2022/07/09 01:20 PHST- 2022/06/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/06/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/09 01:20 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - plants11131715 [pii] AID - plants-11-01715 [pii] AID - 10.3390/plants11131715 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Plants (Basel). 2022 Jun 28;11(13):1715. doi: 10.3390/plants11131715.