PMID- 36337245 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230827 IS - 2045-452X (Print) IS - 2045-4538 (Electronic) IS - 2045-452X (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 5 DP - 2022 Oct TI - A bioactive component of Portulaca Oleracea L., HM-chromanone, improves palmitate-induced insulin resistance by inhibiting mTOR/S6K1 through activation of the AMPK pathway in L6 skeletal muscle cells. PG - 774-783 LID - 10.1093/toxres/tfac055 [doi] AB - Increased free fatty acid levels in the blood are common in obesity and cause insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes in the muscles. Previous studies have confirmed the antidiabetic and anti-obesity potential of (E)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone (HM-chromanone). However, it is unknown how HM-chromanone alleviates obesity-related insulin resistance in L6 skeletal muscle cells. Palmitate induced insulin resistance and reduced glucose uptake, whereas HM-chromanone significantly increased glucose uptake. In palmitate-treated L6 skeletal muscle cells, HM-chromanone stimulated liver kinase B1 (LKB1) and 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation. The AMPK inhibitor compound C, and the LKB1 inhibitor radicicol blocked the effects of HM-chromanone. Furthermore, HM-chromanone significantly inhibited mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) activation, but there was no change in protein kinase C theta (PKC theta) expression. When pAMPK was inhibited with compound C, the effect of HM-chromanone on the inhibition of mTOR and S6K1 was significantly diminished. This indicates that HM-chromanone inhibits mTOR and S6K1 activation through pAMPK activation. Inhibition of mTOR and S6K1 by HM-chromanone significantly reduced IRS-1(Ser307) and IRS-1(Ser632) phosphorylation, leading to insulin resistance. This resulted in an increase in PM-GLUT4 (glucose transporter 4) expression, thereby stimulating glucose uptake in insulin-resistant muscle cells. HM-chromanone can improve palmitate-induced insulin resistance by inhibiting mTOR and S6K1 through activation of the AMPK pathway in L6 skeletal muscle cells. These results show the therapeutic potential of HM-chromanone for improving insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Park, Jae Eun AU - Park JE AD - Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumgeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of South Korea. FAU - Han, Ji Sook AU - Han JS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6282-6815 AD - Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumgeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of South Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220826 PL - England TA - Toxicol Res (Camb) JT - Toxicology research JID - 101587950 PMC - PMC9618117 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - HM-chromanone OT - homoisoflavonoid OT - insulin resistance OT - palmitate EDAT- 2022/11/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/08 06:01 PMCR- 2023/08/26 CRDT- 2022/11/07 04:07 PHST- 2022/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/07 04:07 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/08 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - tfac055 [pii] AID - 10.1093/toxres/tfac055 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Toxicol Res (Camb). 2022 Aug 26;11(5):774-783. doi: 10.1093/toxres/tfac055. eCollection 2022 Oct.