Tong, T.; Ren, N.; Soomi, P.; Wu, J.; Guo, N.; Kang, H.; Kim, E.; Wu, Y.; He, P.; Li, Y.; Tu, B. Theaflavins Improve Insulin Sensitivity through Regulating Mitochondrial Biosynthesis in Palmitic Acid-Induced HepG2 Cells. Molecules2018, 23, 3382.
Tong, T.; Ren, N.; Soomi, P.; Wu, J.; Guo, N.; Kang, H.; Kim, E.; Wu, Y.; He, P.; Li, Y.; Tu, B. Theaflavins Improve Insulin Sensitivity through Regulating Mitochondrial Biosynthesis in Palmitic Acid-Induced HepG2 Cells. Molecules 2018, 23, 3382.
Tong, T.; Ren, N.; Soomi, P.; Wu, J.; Guo, N.; Kang, H.; Kim, E.; Wu, Y.; He, P.; Li, Y.; Tu, B. Theaflavins Improve Insulin Sensitivity through Regulating Mitochondrial Biosynthesis in Palmitic Acid-Induced HepG2 Cells. Molecules2018, 23, 3382.
Tong, T.; Ren, N.; Soomi, P.; Wu, J.; Guo, N.; Kang, H.; Kim, E.; Wu, Y.; He, P.; Li, Y.; Tu, B. Theaflavins Improve Insulin Sensitivity through Regulating Mitochondrial Biosynthesis in Palmitic Acid-Induced HepG2 Cells. Molecules 2018, 23, 3382.
Abstract
Theaflavins, the characteristic and bioactive polyphenols in black tea, possess the potential improvement effects on insulin resistance-associated metabolic abnormalities including obesity and type 2 diebetes. However, the molecular mechanisms of theaflavins improving insulin sensitivity are still not clear. In this study, we investigated the protective effects and mechanisms of theaflavins on palmitic acid-induced insulin resistance in HepG2 cells. Theaflavins could significantly increase glucose uptake of insulin-resistant cells at noncytotoxic doses. This activity was mediated by upregulating the glucose transporter 4 protein expression, increasing the phosphorylation of IRS-1 at Ser307, and reduced the phosphor-Akt (Ser473) level. Moreover, theaflavins were found to enhance mitochondrial DNA copy number through down-regulate the PGC-1β mRNA level and up-regulate PRC mRNA expression in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells. These results indicated that theaflavins could improve free fatty acid-induced hepatic insulin resistance by promoting mitochondrial biogenesis, and were promising functional food and medicines for insulin resistance-related disorders.
Biology and Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology
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