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Yamogenin in Fenugreek Inhibits Lipid Accumulation Through the Suppression of Gene Expression in Fatty Acid Synthesis in Hepatocytes

Yamogenin in Fenugreek Inhibits Lipid Accumulation Through the Suppression of Gene Expression in Fatty Acid Synthesis in Hepatocytes

Sayaka Moriwaki, Hiroki Murakami, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Taku Uemura, Keiko Taketani, Shohei Hoshino, Nobuaki Tsuge, Toshihiko Narukami, Tsuyoshi Goto, Teruo Kawada

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2014;78(7):1231-6.

PMID: 25229863

Abstract:

Yamogenin is a diastereomer of diosgenin, which we have identified as the compound responsible for the anti-hyperlipidemic effect of fenugreek. Here, we examined the effects of yamogenin on the accumulation of triacylglyceride (TG) in hepatocytes, because yamogenin is also contained in fenugreek. It was demonstrated that yamogenin also inhibited TG accumulation in HepG2 hepatocytes and suppressed the mRNA expression of fatty acid synthesis-related genes such as fatty acid synthase and sterol response element-binding protein-1c. Indeed, yamogenin also antagonized the activation of the liver X receptor (LXR) in luciferase ligand assay similar to diosgenin. However, yamogenin could not exert such effects in the presence of T0901713, a potent agonist of LXR. These findings indicate that the effects of yamogenin on TG accumulation would be weaker than those of diosgenin, suggesting that the structural difference between yamogenin and diosgenin would be important for the inhibition of LXR activation.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP512061	Yamogenin		512-06-1	Price

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