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. 2021 Nov 30;15(1):101294. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101294

Table 1.

In-vivo and in-vitro protective actions associated with chlorogenic acid.

No Conditions Details of Assay Biological Sex Application Analytical Findings Refs
1 Metabolic syndrome High carbohydrate, high fat diet induced model Male wistar mice In-vivo Alleviates high-fat-diet, high carbohydrates triggered liver, cardiovascular and metabolic alterations. [66]

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Male tsumura suzuki obese diabetes rats (TSOD) In-vivo Ameliorates the disrupted plasma short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and gut microbiome. [67]
High fat/high fructose fed model Male sprague-dawley mouse In-vivo Diminishes food intake, weight gain, circulating triglycerides and their accumulation in the liver (liver steatosis). [68]
2 Obesity High-fat-diet (HFD) induced model ICR male mice In-vivo Stimulates body loss and altered mRNA expressions of lipolysis and lipogenesis associated genes in the adipose tissue.
Reverses the HFD triggered gut microbiota dysbiosis, and also suppressing plasma lipid levels, growth of Desulfovibrionaceae, Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Erysipelotrichaceae, and elevating the growth of Bacteroidaceae, Lactobacillaceae.
[69]
HFD induced model Male sprague-dawley rats In-vivo Decreases serum insulin level, abnormal islet hyperplasia, and blood glucose. [70]
HFD induced model C57BL/6 J rats In-vivo Modulates body weight, food intake, energy balance shift and enhanced body temperature, thermal dissipation, and brown adipose tissue activity. [71]
HFD induced model Female ICR rats In-vivo Suppresses intraperitoneal adipose tissue weight, body weight gain, hepatic TC and TG level, IL −6 concentrations, Leptin, serum LDL-c, FFA, expressions of transcriptional regulators (SREBP-1c and LXRα), HMGR, FAS and improved the phosphorylation of AMPKα. [72]
Monosodium glutamate induced model and oleic acid induced model Mouse and human fatty liver in HepG2 cells In-vivo and in-vitro Down-regulates fats deposition in the liver, blood lipid levels, mRNA and protein expressions of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1α (PGC-1α). [73]
Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure induced model
ICR mice In-vivo Attenuates obesity, disruption of gut barrier integrity, lipid metabolism disorders, and hepatic inflammation. [74]
HFD induced obesity and insulin resistance model Male C57BL/6 J mice In-vivo Alters body weight gain, insulin resistance, evaluated via hyperglycemia, glucose and insulin intolerance. [75]
3 Hyperlipidemia High fat diet induced model Male Sprague-dawley rats In-vivo Represses triglycerides, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), plasma free fatty acids (FFA) and increased carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT-1) via activation of AMPK mechanism.
[76]
4 NAFLD and atherosclerosis High fat diet induced model C57BL/6 rats In-vivo Diminishes RAS component expression, triglycerides, cholesterol, LDL and enhanced HDL plasma levels. [77]
5 Diabetic nephropathy High fat diet induced model Male sprague-dawley mice In-vivo Potentiates heme oxygenase-1 expression (HO-1), and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor erythroid-derived-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2); repressed nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-kB) and IKB phosphorylation. [78]
Streptozotocin induced model Male sprague-dawley rats In-vivo Decreases levels of lipid peroxidation malondialdehyde, cyclooxygenase-2 protein, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and blood glucose; enhances the effects of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD); obstructs the expression of activating transcription factor-6, C/EBP homology protein and the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α and double stranded RNA-activated protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase. [79]
6 Diabetes HFD and streptozotocin (STZ) induced model Female sprague-dawley rats In-vivo Hampers insulin concentration, serum glucose, diabetes onset, mRNA levels of hepatic G-6-Pase, and ameliorated mRNA levels of skeletal muscle GLUT4, serum triglyceride, low density lipoprotein levels, total cholesterol, visceral fat weight, body weight and glucose tolerance. [80]
HFD and induced model Female db/db mice In-vivo Attenuates level of fasting blood glucose (FBG), body fat, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), TGF-β1 protein expression, aldose reductase (AR), and up-regulated the protein expression of adiponectin receptors (ADPNRs), AMPK phosphorylation, and the mRNA and protein levels of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α). [81]
Streptozotocin induced model Male wistar rats and L6 cell line In-vivo and In-vitro Promotes glucose tolerance and impaired basal hyperglycemia. [82]
Streptozotocin induced model Adult male wistar rats In-vivo Alleviates platelet aggregation and increased adenosine monophosphate (AMP) hydrolysis in the cerebral cortex [83]
HFD and STZ mice Male ICR mice In-vivo Down-regulates fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting serum insulin, glycosylated serum protein levels, and also improved antioxidative effects. [84]
7 Hypertension
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Male SHR and wistar-Kyoto rats In-vivo Suppresses oxidative stress (ROS), vascular hypertrophy, endothelial dysfunction, and hypertension; improved bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO). [85]
Cyclosporine induced model Male wistar rats In-vivo Study 1: Impairs systolic blood pressure, heart rates, angiotensin-1 converting enzyme (ACE), arginase, butrylcholinesterase (BChE), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), GSH content, and MDA level; promotes bioavailability of NO and CAT activity.
Study 2: Alters the activities of ACE, e-nucleotide triphosphate dephosphorylase (e-NTPDase), adenosine deaminase (ADA), 5ʹ nucleotidase and MDA level.
[86, 87]
8 Neuropathic pain Chronic constrictive nerve injury (CCI) induced model Male sprague-dawley mice In-vivo Study 1: Prevents the occurrence of mechanical hyperalgesia.
Study 2: Alleviates cold and mechanical hyperalgesia partly via triggering GABAergic transmission in the spinal cord.
[88, 89]