Centella asiatica lowers body fat accumulation via regulating cholesterol homeostasis- and lipid metabolism-related genes in mice with high-fat, high-sugar diet-induced obesity

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To understand the mechanisms involved in the anti-obesity effects Centella asiatica (CA), we examined body weight, serum levels, white adipose tissue (WAT) weight, histological analysis, and the expression of cholesterol homeostasis- and lipid metabolism-related genes in mice with high-fat, high-sugar diet (HFHSD)-induced obesity that were orally treated with CA for 12 weeks. Eight-week-old, male C57BL/6J mice were assigned to the following four groups (8 mice/group): NOR, normal diet; HFHSD (Control), HFHSD; CA-L, HFHSD + CA 300 mg/kg; CA-H, HFHSD+CA 600 mg/kg. The suspension of powdered CA leaf was fed using oral gavage. CA treatment significantly attenuated HFHSD-induced increase in body weight gain, serum glucose, triacylglycerol, and WAT weight (p < 0.05). Compared to that in HFHSD, adipocyte diameter and macrovesicular area of epididymal WAT significantly decreased with CA treatment (p < 0.05). The mRNA expression levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), fatty acid synthase (FAS), cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36), 3- hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMGCR), and stearoyl CoA desaturase 1 (SCD 1) were significantly downregulated in the CA-H compared to the HFHSD (p < 0.05). CA exerts anti-obesity effects by lowering body fat accumulation via regulating gene expression and thus, is a potential lipid-lowering agent.

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Chang, Y. B., Ahn, Y., Seo, D., Bae, S., Suh, H. J., Hong, Y. H., & Jung, E. Y. (2023). Centella asiatica lowers body fat accumulation via regulating cholesterol homeostasis- and lipid metabolism-related genes in mice with high-fat, high-sugar diet-induced obesity. Applied Biological Chemistry, 66(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13765-023-00846-7

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