Oak extracts modulate circadian rhythms of clock gene expression in vitro and wheel-running activity in mice
Oak extracts modulate circadian rhythms of clock gene expression in vitro and wheel-running activity in mice
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橡树提取物调节体外时钟基因表达的昼夜节律和小鼠的跑轮活动
DOI:
10.1007/s41105-021-00365-2
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
Shibata Shigenobu
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作者:
Haraguchi Atsushi;Du Yao;Shiraishi Rena;Takahashi Yuki;Nakamura Takahiro J.;Shibata Shigenobu
IntroductionIn mammals, the central circadian clock is located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus, which coordinates the circadian rhythm and controls locomotor activity rhythms. In addition to SCN cells, the peripheral tissues and embryonic fibroblasts also have clock genes, such asPer1/2andBmal1, which generate the transcriptional–translational feedback loop to produce an approximately 24-h cycle. Aging adversely affects the circadian clock system and locomotor functions. Oak extract has been reported to improve age-related physiological changes. However, no study has examined the effect of oak extract on the circadian clock system.MethodsWe examined the effects of oak extract and its metabolites (urolithin A [ULT] and ellagic acid [EA]) on clock gene expression rhythms in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and SCN. Furthermore, locomotor activity rhythm was assessed in young and aged mice.ResultsChronic treatment with EA and ULT delayed the phase of PER2::LUC rhythms in SCN explants, and ULT prolonged the period of PER2::LUC rhythms in MEFs in a dose-dependent manner and increased the amplitude of PER2::LUC rhythms in MEFs, though only at low concentrations. Acute treatment with ULT affected the phase of PER2::LUC rhythms in MEFs depending on the concentration and timing of the treatment. In addition, oak extract prolonged the activity time of behavioral rhythms in old mice and tended to increase daily wheel-running revolutions in both young and old mice.ConclusionsThese results suggest that oak extract is a novel modulator of the circadian clock in vitro and in vivo.