Linalool is a PPAR alpha ligand that reduces plasma TG levels and rewires the hepatic transcriptome and plasma metabolome
- Authors
- Jun, Hee-jin; Lee, Ji Hae; Kim, Jiyoung; Jia, Yaoyao; Kim, Kyoung Heon; Hwang, Kwang Yeon; Yun, Eun Ju; Do, Kyoung -Rok; Lee, Sung-Joon
- Issue Date
- 6월-2014
- Publisher
- AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
- Keywords
- peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha; triglyceride; linalool; agonist
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH, v.55, no.6, pp.1098 - 1110
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH
- Volume
- 55
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 1098
- End Page
- 1110
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/98365
- DOI
- 10.1194/jlr.M045807
- ISSN
- 0022-2275
- Abstract
- We investigated the hypotriglyceridemic mechanism of action of linalool, an aromatic monoterpene present in teas and fragrant herbs. Reporter gene and time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer assays demonstrated that linalool is a direct ligand of PPAR alpha. Linalool stimulation reduced cellular lipid accumulation regulating PPAR alpha responsive genes and significantly induced FA oxidation, and its effects were markedly attenuated by silencing PPAR alpha expression. In mice, the oral administration of linalool for 3 weeks reduced plasma TG concentrations in Western-diet-fed C57BL/6J mice (31%, P < 0.05) and human apo E2 mice (50%, P < 0.05) and regulated hepatic PPAR alpha target genes. However, no such effects were seen in PPAR alpha-deficient mice. Transcriptome profiling revealed that linalool stimulation rewired global gene expression in lipid-loaded hepatocytes and that the effects of 1 mM linalool were comparable to those of 0.1 mM fenofibrate. Metabolomic analysis of the mouse plasma revealed that the global metabolite profiles were significantly distinguishable between linalool-fed mice and controls. Notably, the concentrations of saturated FAs were significantly reduced in linalool-fed mice. These findings suggest that the appropriate intake of a natural aromatic compound could exert beneficial metabolic effects by regulating a cellular nutrient sensor.
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