The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activation
Nutrients in diets, especially functional foods, are beneficial in metabolism-related diseases, such as diabetes. Cinnamaldehyde (CA), a natural flavorant, inhibits glycolysis while enhancing glucose storage. Kaempferol (KP), a flavonol in edible plants, inhibits amino acid metabolism and gluconeoge...
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Jie Gao Manqian Zhang Ruixue Niu Xue Gu Erwei Hao Xiaotao Hou Jiagang Deng Gang Bai The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activation Journal of Functional Foods Cinnamaldehyde Kaempferol Synergistic Diabetes Metabolomics AMPK |
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Jie Gao Manqian Zhang Ruixue Niu Xue Gu Erwei Hao Xiaotao Hou Jiagang Deng Gang Bai |
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The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activation |
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The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activation |
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The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activation |
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The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activation |
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The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activation |
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combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via ampk activation |
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Journal of Functional Foods |
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Nutrients in diets, especially functional foods, are beneficial in metabolism-related diseases, such as diabetes. Cinnamaldehyde (CA), a natural flavorant, inhibits glycolysis while enhancing glucose storage. Kaempferol (KP), a flavonol in edible plants, inhibits amino acid metabolism and gluconeogenesis. Whether the combination of CA and KP exerts stronger effects in diabetes needs further investigation. In this work, nontargeted metabolomics results confirmed the simultaneous obstruction of glucose and amino acid metabolism by CA and KP. The falling status of the energy supply, demonstrated by the increased ratio of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) /adenosine triphosphate (ATP), was sensed by AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The activation of AMPK in turn enhanced lipolysis and inhibited fatty acid synthesis both in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, this study indicated that the CA and KP combination ameliorated glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via the activation of AMPK. |
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Cinnamaldehyde Kaempferol Synergistic Diabetes Metabolomics AMPK |
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doaj-410614a869e64374ac6f4b4ea8db0db32021-06-19T04:53:28ZengElsevierJournal of Functional Foods1756-46462021-08-0183104556The combination of cinnamaldehyde and kaempferol ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via AMPK activationJie Gao0Manqian Zhang1Ruixue Niu2Xue Gu3Erwei Hao4Xiaotao Hou5Jiagang Deng6Gang Bai7State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People’s Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People’s Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People’s Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People’s Republic of ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Research on Functional Ingredients from Agricultural Residues, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Efficacy Study on Chinese Materia Medica, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, People’s Republic of China; China-ASEAN Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Traditional Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, People’s Republic of ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Research on Functional Ingredients from Agricultural Residues, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Efficacy Study on Chinese Materia Medica, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, People’s Republic of China; China-ASEAN Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Traditional Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, People’s Republic of ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center of Research on Functional Ingredients from Agricultural Residues, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Efficacy Study on Chinese Materia Medica, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, People’s Republic of China; China-ASEAN Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Traditional Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, People’s Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People’s Republic of China; China-ASEAN Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Traditional Medicine Research, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, People’s Republic of China; Corresponding author.Nutrients in diets, especially functional foods, are beneficial in metabolism-related diseases, such as diabetes. Cinnamaldehyde (CA), a natural flavorant, inhibits glycolysis while enhancing glucose storage. Kaempferol (KP), a flavonol in edible plants, inhibits amino acid metabolism and gluconeogenesis. Whether the combination of CA and KP exerts stronger effects in diabetes needs further investigation. In this work, nontargeted metabolomics results confirmed the simultaneous obstruction of glucose and amino acid metabolism by CA and KP. The falling status of the energy supply, demonstrated by the increased ratio of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) /adenosine triphosphate (ATP), was sensed by AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The activation of AMPK in turn enhanced lipolysis and inhibited fatty acid synthesis both in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, this study indicated that the CA and KP combination ameliorated glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by enhancing lipid metabolism via the activation of AMPK.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175646462100205XCinnamaldehydeKaempferolSynergisticDiabetesMetabolomicsAMPK |