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. 2022 Dec 24;24(1):299. doi: 10.3390/ijms24010299

Table 2.

Effects of isorhamnetin in cultured cells.

Reference Compound and Dose Cell Type and Experimental Design Effects Mechanisms of Action
Isorhamnetin
Lee et al. (2009) [16] Isorhamnetin
1, 10, 25, 50 μM

25, 50 μM
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
The 9 days of the differentiation period

Mature adipocytes Treatment of 20 h on day 9 after differentiation
↓ TG content
↓ Adipocyte differentiation
(25 and 50 μM)

NS TG content
Pparγ, C/ebpα, Pgc-1, Lpl, Cd36, Ap2 and Lxr-α gene expression
NS C/ebpβ, C/ebpδ and Krox gene expression
↓ GPDH activity
↓ Adiponectin gene and protein expressions

Il-6, Mcp-1 and Pai-1 gene expressions
NS Pparγ gene expression
Lee et al. (2010) [17] Isorhamnetin
1, 10, 25, 50 μM
Human mesenchymal stem cells
The 21 days of the differentiation period
↓ Adipocyte differentiation
(10, 25 and 50 μM)
Dkk1, Sfrp1, C/ebpα, Pparγ gene expression
NS Sfrp2, Sfrp3, Sfrp4 and Dkk3 gene expression
Lrp5, Lrp6, Fzd4, Fzd6 and Fzd7 gene expression
↑ Total and nuclear β-catenin protein expression
↑ GSK 3β phosphorylation
Lee et al. (2011) [18] Isorhamnetin
50 μM
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
The 6 days of the differentiation period
↓ TG content
↓ Adipocyte differentiation
↑ Nuclear β-catenin protein expression
↑Wnt/β-catenin signalling activity
Zhang et al. (2016) [19] Isorhamnetin
10, 25 and 50 μM

50 μM
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
The 9 days of the differentiation period

Treatment at different stages; from day 0, 3 or 6 of differentiation
↓ TG content
↓Adipocyte differentiation (all doses)

↓ TG content
(treatment at day 3 or later)
Treatment at day 0:
↓ C/ebpα, Pparγ and Ap2 gene expression
NS Pparγ and C/ebpβ
Cd36, Acc, Ucp2, Lpl gene expression
Treatment at day 6:
↓ Pparγ, Ap2, Cd36, Fas, Acc, Ucp2 and Lpl gene expression
Lee and Kim (2018) [20] Isorhamnetin
0.1, 0.5, 1, 10, 20, 50 μM for cell viability
0.1, 0.5, 1, 10, 20 μM for TG accumulation
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
The 7 days of the differentiation period
↓ TG content
↓ Adipocyte differentiation (20 μM)
↓ GPDH activity
Pparγ and Ap2 gene expression
Ganbold et al. (2019) [21] Isorhamnetin
10 and 20 μM
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
The 14 days of the differentiation period
↓ TG content
(20 μM)
Not analysed
Eseberri et al. (2019) [22] Isorhamnetin
0.1, 1 and 10 μM
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
The 8 days of the differentiation period

Mature adipocytes treated on day 12 after differentiation for 24 h
↓ TG content
↓ Adipocyte differentiation
(10 μM)

NS TG content
NS C/ebpβ, Srebf1, C/ebpα, Dgat1, Dgat2
Bcl2 gene expression
Trp3 gene expression
NS Cas3 gene expression
Conjugated Isorhamnetin
Kong and Seo (2012) [23] Isorhamnetin 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside
1, 10 and 20 μM
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
The 6 days of the differentiation period
↓ TG content
↓ Adipocyte differentiation (all doses)
↓ PPARγ, SREBP1, C/EBPα protein expression
↓ FAS, GLUT4,
RXRα and leptin protein expression
↑ AMPK activity
Im et al. (2017) [24] Isorhamnetin-3-O-d-
glucuronide
5, 10 and 20 μM
3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
From day 4 to day 8 after differentiation
↓ TG content Not analysed

ACC: acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; AP2: adipose fatty acid-binding protein 2; BCL2: cell leukaemia/lymphoma 2; CAS3: caspase 3; CD36: cluster of differentiation 36; C/EBP: CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein; CPT-1α: carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1α; DGAT: diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase; DKK: Dickkopf; FAS: fatty acid synthase; FZD: frizzled class receptor; GLUT4: glucose transporter member 4, GPDH: glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GSK-3β: glycogen synthase kinase-3 β; IL-6: interleukin-6; LPL: lipoprotein lipase; LRP: LDL Receptor Related Protein; LXR-α: liver X receptor α; MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; NS: not significant; PAI-1; plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; PGC-1: peroxisome proliferator-activated reporter gamma coactivator-1; PPARγ: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ; RXRα: retinoid X receptor alpha; SFRP: secreted frizzled related protein; SREBF1: sterol regulatory element-binding factor 1; SREBP1: sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1; TFAM: mitochondrial transcription factor A; TG: triglycerides; TRP53: transformation related protein 53; UCP2: uncoupling protein 2; WNT: wingless-type mammary tumour; ↓: decrease; ↑: increase.