Open AccessThe Effect of Green Tea on the Expression of NPC1L1, ABCG5, and ABCG8 in the Intestine of High Fat Diets-induced Rats
Author(s) -
Erna Susanti,
Endang Susilowati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the indonesian biomedical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2355-9179
pISSN - 2085-3297
DOI - 10.18585/inabj.v13i2.1420
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , liver x receptor , catechin , blood lipids , cholesterol , small intestine , high cholesterol , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , polyphenol , antioxidant , nuclear receptor , gene , transcription factor
BACKGROUND: Signaling pathways contributing to cholesterol efflux and inhibitory inflammation in atherosclerosis that has not been explored is the liver X receptor (LXR). Catechin as LXR agonist influences the expression of Niemann-pick C1 like 1 (NPC1L1) protein transporter that triggers the inhibition of cholesterol absorption. This study aimed to examine the effect of Catechins on the expression of intestinal transporters: NPC1L1, ATP-binding cassete-proteins G5 (ABCG5) and G8 (ABCG8).METHODS: Twenty-five experimental animals were divided into five treatment groups, with 5 rats in each group. The groups were normal diet rats (group 1), high fat diets-induced rats (group 2), high fat diets-induced rats treated with 30 mg/kg body weight (BW) of Catechins (group 3), high fat diets-induced rats treated with 60 mg/kg BW of Catechins (group 4), and high fat diets-induced rats treated with 120 mg/kg BW of Catechins (group 5). After one-month, all rats were sacrificed, blood and intestine were collected. Lipid profile were determined enzymatically, mRNA levels were determined by reversetranscriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), while the expression of protein transporter were determined by immunohistochemistry.RESULTS: Catechins treatment decreased the expression of NPC1L1, but increased the expression of ABCG5 and ABG8.CONCLUSION: Catechins can be developed as a candidate for NPC1L1 inhibitor to mediate the inhibiting absorption of intestinal cholesterol, therefore increasing the inhibitory effect of atherogenesis.KEYWORDS: ABCG5, ABCG8, aterogenesis, Catechins, green tea, NPC1L1