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  3. Radish Seed Exerts Anti-Diabetic and Obesity-Reducing Effects in Mice by Promoting the Activation of Uncoupling Protein 1 and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator 1-α

Radish Seed Exerts Anti-Diabetic and Obesity-Reducing Effects in Mice by Promoting the Activation of Uncoupling Protein 1 and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator 1-α

  • J Evid Based Integr Med. 2025 Jan-Dec:30:2515690X251316760. doi: 10.1177/2515690X251316760.
Yao-Chien Wang 1,  Yu-An Hsu 2,  Sheng-Chun Lin 2 3,  Li-Shan Chien 3,  Jamie Jiin Yi Chen 2,  Ming Yen Wu 2,  Hui-Ju Lin 2 4,  Chih-Sheng Chen 5 6,  Yi-Qi Huang 2,  Yu-Chi Tsai 2,  Lei Wan 2 7 8
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • 2 School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • 3 Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • 4 Eye Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • 5 Department of Food Nutrition and Health Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • 6 Division of Chinese Medicine, Asia University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • 7 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • 8 Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
PMID: 39905916 DOI: 10.1177/2515690X251316760
Abstract

Obesity is primarily due to excessive energy intake and lipid accumulation, leading to type 2 diabetes. Studies showed radish seed extract (RSE) can impede weight gain in mice, but the mechanism was unclear. We hypothesized that RSE inhibits obesity by stimulating adipocyte browning. Radish seeds were water-extracted, yielding a sulforaphene (SE) concentration of 1.381 ± 0.005 mg/g RSE. In 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation experiments, RSE and SE increased the expression of beige adipocyte markers uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1-α (PGC1α). In C57BL/6 mice, RSE and SE mitigated weight increase, averted fatty liver, and diminished fat accumulation. In the adipose tissue, we also noted the enhanced browning of white adipocytes through elevated expression of UCP1 and PGC1α. Increased mitochondrial numbers in treated adipocytes supported this effect. Additionally, RSE and SE improved glucose homeostasis and Insulin sensitivity in high-fat diet-fed mice, indicating RSE's potential to prevent obesity and diabetes by enhancing adipocyte thermogenesis.

Keywords

beige adipocytes; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1-α; radish seed extract; sulforaphene; uncoupling protein 1.

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