Abstract
A novel liver X receptor (LXR) modulator, iristectorigenin B isolated from Belamcanda chinensis, stimulated the transcriptional activity of both LXR-α and LXR-β. In macrophages, iristectorigenin B suppressed cholesterol accumulation in a dose-dependent manner and induced the transcriptional activation of LXR-α/-β-responsive genes, ATP-binding cassette transporters A1 and G1. It did not induce hepatic lipid accumulation nor the expression of the lipogenesis genes sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c, fatty acid synthase, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1. Iristectorigenin B thus is a dual-LXR agonist that regulates the expression of key genes in cholesterol homeostasis in macrophage cells without inducing hepatic lipid accumulation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2213-2221 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biotechnology letters |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Nov |
Keywords
- Belamcanda chinensis
- Cholesterol
- Iristectorigenin B
- LXR modulator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology