Hypolipidemic Effect and Mechanism of Palmatine from Coptis chinensis in Hamsters Fed High‐Fat diet |
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| Authors: | Na Ning Kai He Yanzhi Wang Zongyao Zou Hao Wu Xuegang Li Xiaoli Ye |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China;2. Engineer Research Center of Chongqing Pharmaceutical Process and Quality Control, Chongqing, China;3. Department of Pharmacy, Tongren Polytechnic College, Tongren, Guizhou, China;4. School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China |
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| Abstract: | Palmatine (PAL) is one of the main alkaloids in Coptis chinensis. The present aim was to investigate the hypolipidemic effect and mechanism of palmatine in hamsters fed with high‐fat diet (HFD). PAL treatment decreased serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) levels, as well as increased fecal excretion of TC and total bile acids (TBA) in hyperlipidemic hamsters. Furthermore, PAL treatment up‐regulated low‐density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and cholesterol 7α‐hydroxylase (CYP7A1) mRNA and protein expression and down‐regulated apical sodium‐dependent bile salt transporter (ASBT) mRNA and protein expression. These results demonstrated that PAL as a potential natural cholesterol lowering agent works by up‐regulating LDLR and CYP7A1 mRNA and protein expression, down‐regulating ASBT mRNA and protein expression, as well as enhancing fecal excretion of TC and TBA. The findings in our study suggest that palmatine could be a potential natural agent for treating hyperlipidemia. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | palmatine hyperlipidemia hypolipidemic LDLR CYP7A1 ASBT |
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