Tanshinone IIA and its derivative activate thermogenesis in adipocytes and induce “beiging” of white adipose tissue

Tanshinone IIA (TAN2A) is a major active ingredient of Salvia miltiorrhiza used in traditional Chinese medicine and tanshinone 20 (TAN20) is a derivative of TAN2A. In this study, we examined the effects of TAN2A and TAN20 on adipogenesis, lipid metabolism, and thermogenesis. Our experiments showed t...

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Published in:Molecular and cellular endocrinology 2022-03, Vol.544, p.111557-111557, Article 111557
Main Authors: Ma, Lei, Zhao, Zewei, Guo, Xuemin, Li, Jin, Xu, Lin, Mei, Wenjie, Dong, Geng, Zhong, Zhixiong, Yang, Zhonghan
Format: Article
Language:English
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AMPK
Metabolic disorder
Obesity
PGC-1α
Tanshinone
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Summary:Tanshinone IIA (TAN2A) is a major active ingredient of Salvia miltiorrhiza used in traditional Chinese medicine and tanshinone 20 (TAN20) is a derivative of TAN2A. In this study, we examined the effects of TAN2A and TAN20 on adipogenesis, lipid metabolism, and thermogenesis. Our experiments showed that both TAN2A and TAN20 increased mitochondria content in adipose tissue, enhanced energy expenditure, reduced body weight, and improved insulin sensitivity and metabolic homeostasis in obese and diabetic mouse models. We demonstrated that TAN20 can facilitate the transformation from white to beige adipose tissue, as well as activate brown adipose tissue. In uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) knockout mouse model, the effects of TAN2A and TAN20 on body weight and glucose tolerance were not observed, suggesting that such effects were UCP1 dependent. Furthermore, we found that TAN2A and TAN20 increased the expression of UCP1 and other thermogenic genes in adipocytes through AMPK-PGC-1α signaling pathway. Our findings indicate that TAN2A and its derivative TAN20 are potential interesting energy expenditure regulators and may be implicated in treatment of obesity and other metabolic disorders. [Display omitted] •TAN2A/TAN20 activated the adipose thermogenic program against obesity.•TAN2A/TAN20 improved obesity and insulin sensitivity dependent on UCP1.•TAN2A/TAN20 induced beige fat through AMPK activation and PGC-1α recruitment.
ISSN:0303-7207
1872-8057
DOI:10.1016/j.mce.2022.111557