PMID- 37782374 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231102 LR - 20231102 IS - 1976-3786 (Electronic) IS - 0253-6269 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 9-10 DP - 2023 Oct TI - 2-Geranyl-1-methoxyerythrabyssin II alleviates lipid accumulation and inflammation in hepatocytes through AMPK activation and AKT inhibition. PG - 808-824 LID - 10.1007/s12272-023-01464-z [doi] AB - A growing proportion of the global adult and pediatric populations are currently affected by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), leading to rising rates of liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma without effective pharmacotherapy. Here, we investigated whether 2-geranyl-1-methoxyerythrabyssin II (GMET), isolated from Lespedeza bicolor, could alleviate lipid accumulation and inflammatory responses in a NASH model. GMET exhibited potent in vitro and in vivo effects against lipid accumulation and attenuated inflammatory responses without cytotoxicity. Mechanistically, GMET inhibits acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), sterol regulatory element-binding proteins-1c (SREBP1), and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and activates PPARalpha by activating AMP-activated kinase (AMPK), leading to the alleviation of lipid accumulation. In addition, GMET suppresses the NF-kappaB pathway by activating AMPK and inhibiting the activated protein kinase B (AKT)/IkappaB-kinase (IKK) pathway, leading to the inhibition of the inflammatory response in hepatocytes. All these protective effects of GMET on lipid accumulation and inflammation in vivo and in vitro were largely abolished by co-treatment with dorsomorphin, an AMPK inhibitor. In conclusion, GMET alleviated lipid accumulation and inflammation to preserve normal hepatocyte function in steatohepatitis. Thus, GMET is a novel potential multi-targeting compound to improve steatohepatitis. CI - (c) 2023. The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea. FAU - Xi, Yiyuan AU - Xi Y AD - The Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China. AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea. AD - Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China. FAU - Kim, Soeun AU - Kim S AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea. FAU - Nguyen, Thi Thanh Thuy AU - Nguyen TTT AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea. FAU - Lee, Phil Jun AU - Lee PJ AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea. FAU - Zheng, Jujia AU - Zheng J AD - The Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China. FAU - Lin, Zhuofeng AU - Lin Z AD - Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China. zhuofenglin@wzmc.edu.cn. FAU - Cho, Namki AU - Cho N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9936-3463 AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea. cnamki@jnu.ac.kr. LA - eng GR - NRF-2022R1C1C1009626/Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231002 PL - Korea (South) TA - Arch Pharm Res JT - Archives of pharmacal research JID - 8000036 RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - 0 (1-methoxyerythrabyssin II) RN - 0 (Lipids) SB - IM MH - Child MH - Humans MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Lipid Metabolism MH - Hepatocytes MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Lipids MH - Liver MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mammals/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - Inflammation OT - Lespedeza bicolor OT - Lipid accumulation OT - Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis OT - Pterocarpan EDAT- 2023/10/02 12:43 MHDA- 2023/11/02 12:47 CRDT- 2023/10/02 11:06 PHST- 2022/10/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/02 12:47 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/02 12:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/02 11:06 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s12272-023-01464-z [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12272-023-01464-z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Pharm Res. 2023 Oct;46(9-10):808-824. doi: 10.1007/s12272-023-01464-z. Epub 2023 Oct 2.