Abstract
The natural flavonoid macakurzin C (1) exhibited adiponectin biosynthesis-inducing activity during adipogenesis in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and its molecular mechanism was directly associated with a pan-peroxisome proliferator-activat-ed receptor (PPAR) modulator affecting all three PPAR subtypes α, γ, and δ. In this study, increases in adiponectin biosynthesis-inducing activity by macakurzin C derivatives (2–7) were studied. The most potent adiponectin biosynthesis-inducing compound 6, macakurzin C 3,5-dimethylether, was elucidated as a dual PPARα/γ modulator. Compound 6 may exhibit the most potent activity because of the antagonistic relationship between PPARδ and PPARγ. Docking studies revealed that the O-methylation of macakurzin C to generate compound 6 significantly disrupted PPARδ binding. Compound 6 has therapeutic potential in hypoadi-ponectinemia-related metabolic diseases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 312-318 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Biomolecules and Therapeutics |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2023 |
Keywords
- Adiponectin
- Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
- Macakurzin C derivative
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
- PPARα/γ dual modulator