High Dietary Kuding Tea Extract Supplementation Induces Hepatic Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes-A 6-Week Feeding Study in Mice.
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ABSTRACT: Kuding tea (KT) is a traditional Chinese beverage rich in plant bioactives that may exhibit various health benefits. However, little is known about the safety of KT extract (KTE) when consumed long term at high doses as a dietary supplement. Therefore, in this study, we investigated aspects of the safety of KTE. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed a high-fat, high-fructose, Western-type diet (control) supplemented with either 12.88% ?-cyclodextrin (?CD), 7.12% KTE (comprising 0.15% ursolic acid, UA) encapsulated in 12.88% ?CD (KTE-?CD), or 0.15% UA over a 6-week experimental period. The dietary treatments did not affect food intake, body weight or body composition. However, treatment with KTE-?CD, but not ?CD and UA, increased liver weight and hepatic fat accumulation, which was accompanied by increased hepatic PPAR? and CD36 mRNA levels. KTE-?CD treatment elevated plasma cholesterol and CYP7A1 mRNA and protein levels compared to those in control mice. KTE-?CD substantially increased the mRNA and protein levels of hepatic CYP3A and GSTA1, which are central to the detoxification of drugs and xenobiotics. Furthermore, we observed a moderate elevation in hepatic CYP3A (5-fold change) and GSTA1 (1.7-fold change) mRNA levels in UA-fed mice. In vitro data collected in HepG2 cells indicated a dose-dependent increase in hepatic cytotoxicity in response to KTE treatment, which may have been partly mediated by UA. Overall, the present data may contribute to the safety assessment of KTE and suggest that KTE encapsulated in ?CD affects liver fat storage and the hepatic phase I and phase II responses in mice.
SUBMITTER: Wupper S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7019617 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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