산국(Chrysanthemum boreale Makino) 꽃 유래 에센셜오일(Essential oil)이 지방세포 분화 및 지방생성에 미치는 영향

Inhibitory Effects of Chrysanthemum boreale Makino on 3T3-L1 Preadipocyte Differentiation and Down-regulation of Adipogenesis and Lipogenesis

Abstract

비만은 2 형 당뇨병, 고혈압 및 고지혈증을 포함한 다양한 질병과 관련이 있으며, 산국꽃은 전통적으로 비만과 2형 당뇨병 치료제로 사용되어왔다. 본 연구는 전지방세포(preadipocyte, 3T3-L1)를 사용하여 산국꽃 에센셜오일이 지방세포 분화 및 지방 생합성에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 산국꽃 에센셜오일은 $0.1-5{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 3T3-L1 세포에 대해 독성을 나타내지 않았다. 산국꽃 에센셜오일은 지방세포 분화 유도물질(MDI)을 처리한 3T3-L1세포에서 농도 의존적으로 지방분화를 억제하였으며, $1{\mu}g/ml$ ($28.94{\pm}2.01%$)농도에서 최대 효과를 나타내었다. 산국꽃 에센셜오일은 MDI에 의해 분화가 유도된 3T3-L1 세포에서 지방생성전사인자인 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}$ ($PPAR{\gamma}$), CCATT/enhancer binding protein ${\alpha}$ ($C/EBP{\alpha}$) 그리고 sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP-1)의 단백질 발현을 억제하였다. 중성지방 생성 및 지방산합성효소 조절인자인 acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC)와 fatty acid synthase (FAS)의 발현 또한 산국꽃 에센셜오일에 의해 억제되었다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 산국꽃 에센셜오일은 천연 항비만 기능성 소재로써의 사용이 가능할 것으로 사료 된다.

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of many diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The flowers of Chrysanthemum boreale have been used as traditional medicines for the treatment of diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of C. boreale Makino flower essential oil (CFEO) on adipocyte differentiation using preadipocyte cell line 3T3-L1. CFEO at concentrations between 0.1 and $5{\mu}g/ml$ did not affect 3T3-L1 cell viability. A CFEO concentration of between 0.1 and $1{\mu}g/ml$ significantly inhibited lipid accumulation during MDI-induced differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells in a dose-dependent manner, reaching a maximal level at $1{\mu}g/ml$ ($28.94{\pm}2.01%$; approximately 30% of control treated with MDI alone). Western blot analysis revealed that CFEO concentrations between 0.1 and $1{\mu}g/ml$ suppressed the activations of three adipogenic transcription factors in the MDI-stimulated 3T3-L1 cells: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}$; CCATT/enhancer binding protein ${\alpha}$; and sterol regulatory element binding protein-1. Moreover, the expressions of lipogenic enzymes, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and fatty acid synthase were also inhibited by treatment with CFEO between 0.1 and $1{\mu}g/ml$. CFEO may therefore be a promising functional material for obesity prevention.

Fig. 1. Effects of Chrysanthemum boreale Makino flowers essential oil (CFEO) on the viability and accumulation level of lipid droplets in 3T3-L1 cells.

Fig. 2. Effects of Chrysanthemum boreale Makino flowers essential oil (CFEO) on the expressions of adipogenesis and lipogenesis proteins in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.