Prenylated Coumaric Acids from Artemisia scoparia Beneficially Modulate Adipogenesis

J Nat Prod. 2021 Apr 23;84(4):1078-1086. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01149. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Abstract

Two new diprenylated coumaric acid isomers (1a and 1b) and two known congeners, capillartemisin A (2) and B (3), were isolated from Artemisia scoparia as bioactive markers using bioactivity-guided HPLC fractionation. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic means, including 1D and 2D NMR methods and LC-MS, with their purity assessed by 1D 1H pure shift qNMR spectroscopic analysis. The bioactivity of compounds was evaluated by enhanced accumulation of lipids, as measured using Oil Red O staining, and by increased expression of several adipocyte marker genes, including adiponectin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes relative to untreated negative controls. Compared to the plant's 80% EtOH extract, these purified compounds showed significant but still weaker inhibition of TNFα-induced lipolysis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. This suggests that additional bioactive substances are responsible for the multiple metabolically favorable effects on adipocytes observed with Artemisia scoparia extract.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3-L1 Cells
  • Adipocytes / drug effects*
  • Adipogenesis / drug effects*
  • Adiponectin / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Artemisia / chemistry*
  • Coumaric Acids / isolation & purification
  • Coumaric Acids / pharmacology*
  • Lipolysis / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Phytochemicals / isolation & purification
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology
  • Prenylation
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Adiponectin
  • Coumaric Acids
  • Phytochemicals
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha