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. 2014 Nov 14;19(11):18632–18655. doi: 10.3390/molecules191118632

Table 4.

Effects of resveratrol on lipolysis in in vitro and in vivo studies.

Authors Experimental Design Effects
Lasa et al. (2012) [22] 3T3-L1 adipocytes
1, 10, 25 µM resveratrol, resveratrol-4'-O-glucuronide, resveratrol-3-O-glucuronide and resveratrol-3-O-sulfate
24 h
↓ TG content: resveratrol, resveratrol-4'-O-glucuronide, resveratrol-3-O-glucuronide
↑ SIRT1 mRNA: resveratrol, resveratrol-4'-O-glucuronide, resveratrol-3-O-glucuronide
↑ PGC-1α mRNA: resveratrol
↑ ATGL mRNA: resveratrol
↑ HSL mRNA: resveratrol-4'-O-glucuronide
Szkudelska et al. (2009) [43] Rat adipocytes
1, 10, 100 µM
90 min
↑ Epinephrine-stimulated glycerol release (100 µM)
↑ Anti-lipolytic effect of insulin (1, 10, 100 µM)
↑ Epinephrine-stimulated glycerol release in resveratrol pre-incubated adipocytes (100 µM)
Gómez-Zorita et al. (2013) [45] Obese Zucker (fa/fa) rats ↑ HSL mRNA
= ATGL and SIRT-1 mRNA
15 mg/kg body weight/day (gavage)
Chow diet
6 weeks
Alberdi et al. (2011) [47] Male Sprague-Dawley rats ↑ HSL mRNA
= ATGL mRNA
High-fat, high sucrose diet
30 mg/kg body weight/day
6 weeks
Shan et al. (2013) [62] Porcine adipocytes ↑ Glycerol release at 50 μM
↑ SIRT1 and ATGL mRNA at 50 μM
25 or 50 μM r
24, 48 h
Lasa et al. (2012) [63] 3T3-L1 adipocytes
100 µM
12, 24, 48 h
↑ Free fatty acid release
↑Isoproterenol-stimulated glycerol release (100 µM)
↑↑ ATGL mRNA and protein expression
= HSL mRNA levels
SGBS adipocytes ↑ ATGL mRNA and protein expression
= HSL mRNA levels
100, 200 µM
12, 24, h
C57BL/6 mice (WT, ATGL KO, HSL KO) ↑ Free fatty acids release in WT and HSL KO mice
= Free fatty acids release in ATGL KO mice
Epididymal fat pad adipocytes
100 µM
8 h
Rosenow et al. (2012) [64] SGBS adipocytes ↓ Intracellular TG content
↑ Glycerol release at 75 μM
5, 50, 75, 100, and 200 μM
Pedersen et al. (2008) [65] Human (obese women) abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue fragments ↑ Epinephrine-stimulated glycerol release
50 μM
2 h
Gómez-Zorita et al. (2013) [66] Human (overweight women) adipocytes ↑ Isoprenaline-stimulated glycerol release (10 μM)
0.1, 10 μM
2 h

TG: Triacylglycerol; SIRT-1: Sirtuin 1; PGC-1α: PPAR-γ co-activator-1 α; ATGL: Adipose triglyceride lipase; HSL: Hormone sensible lipase; WT: Wild type; KO: knock-out; SGBS: Human Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome.