Effects of Berberine and Cinnamic Acid on Palmitic Acid-Induced Intracellular Triglyceride Accumulation in NIT-1 Pancreatic β Cells

• Published in: Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2016-07, Vol.22 (7), p.496-502
• Main Author: 赵莉 姜淑君 陆付耳 徐丽君 邹欣 王开富 董慧
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: AMP-Activated Protein Kinases - metabolism; Animals; Berberine - chemistry; Berberine - pharmacology; Cell Line; Cinnamates - chemistry; Cinnamates - pharmacology; Fatty Acids - metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation - drug effects; Insulin-Secreting Cells - drug effects; Insulin-Secreting Cells - metabolism; Intracellular Space - metabolism; Lipogenesis - drug effects; Lipogenesis - genetics; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mice; Original Article; Oxidation-Reduction - drug effects; Palmitic Acid - toxicity; Triglycerides - metabolism; 乙酰辅酶A羧化酶; 固醇调节元件结合蛋白; 棕榈酸; 甘油三酯; 积累; 细胞内; 肉桂酸; 胰腺
• ISSN: 1672-0415; 1993-0402
• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-014-1986-0

Objective： To investigate the effects of berberine （BBR） and cinnamic acid （CA）, the main active components in Jiaotai Pill （交泰丸, JTP）, on palmitic acid （PA）-induced intracellular tdglyceride （TG） accumulation in NIT-1 pancreatic 13 cells. Methods： Cells were incubated in culture medium containing PA （0.25 mmol/L） for 24 h. Then treatments with BBR （10 μmol/L）, CA （100 μmol/L） and the combination of BBR and CA （BBR＋CA） were performed respectively. Intracellular lipid accumulation was assessed by Oil Red O staining and TG content was measured by colorimetric assay. The expression of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase （AMPK） protein and its downstream lipogenic and fatty acid oxidation genes, including fatty acid synthase （FAS）, acetyl-coA carboxylase （ACC）, phosphorylation acetyl-coA carboxylase （pACC）, carnitine acyl transferase 1 （CPT-1） and sterol regulating element binding protein lc （SREBP-lc） were determined by Western blot or real time polymerase chain reaction. Results： PA induced an obvious lipid accumulation and a significant increase in intracellular TG content in NIT-1 cells. PA also induced a remarkable decrease in AMPK protein expression and its downstream targets such as pACC and CPT-I. Meanwhile, AMPK downstream lipogenic genes including SREBP-lc mRNA, FAS and ACC protein expressions were increased. Treatments with BBR and BBR＋CA, superior to CA, significantly reversed the above genes changes in NIT-1 pancreatic 13 cells. However, the synergistic effect of BBR and CA on intracellular TG content was not observed in the present study. Conclusion： It can be concluded that in vitro, BBR and BBR＋CA could inhibit PA-induced lipid accumulation by decreasing lipoqenesis and increasin.cl lipid oxidation in NIT-1 pancreatic B cells.