Compound 7 enhances mitochondrial function
and FFA
oxidation. (A) Relative RNA expression of Errα, Pdk4,
Atp5β, Pgc1α, Mcad, and cpt1a in response to compound 7; (B) western blot analysis
on the liver with ERRα, PKD4, MCAD, and ATP5β; (C) relative
RNA expression of Cs, TfII, CoxII, Sdh, Acat2, Cyp4a12b, and Aldh1b1 in response to compound 7; (D) compound 7 enhances the expression of mitochondria
DNA; (E) compound 7 enhances the activity of CS and FFA
oxidation (F); and (G) western blot analysis on the liver with AOX1,
Cytochrome C, SDH, and Cpt1A. (H) Electron microscopic analysis and
(I) O2 consumption. *p < 0.05, compound 7 compared with PBS mice during a 12 h light/dark cycle, #p < 0.05, HFD group compared with LFD mice, n = 5.