Research Article

Remedying the Mitochondria to Cure Human Diseases by Natural Products

Table 6

Antiobesity activity of natural products.

Types of nature productsNatural productsMitochondrial regulationExperimental models

MixtureGreen tea [86]Moderates CPT-1 and ACAA2 levels and reduces CPT-2 and ACAD levelsHigh-fat diet-induced obese in C57BL/6 mice
Peanut sprout extracts [87]Promotes mitochondrial fatty acid oxidationDibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate- (cAMP-) stimulated 3T3-L1 cells and rosiglitazone-stimulated C3H10T1/2 cells
Melinjo (Gnetum gnemon L.) seed extract [88]Upregulates thermogenic uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) and mitochondrial marker cytochrome c oxidase subunit IV protein expression in brown adipose tissueHigh-fat diet-fed C57BL6J mice
Cinnamomum cassia Presl [89]Increases ATP levels by increasing the mRNA expression of mitochondrial biogenesis-related factors, such as PGC-1α, Nrf1, and T-famHigh-fat diet-induced obese mouse and mouse C2C12 myoblasts
Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth) [90]Increases the expression of PGC-1α, CREB1, AMPKA1, Nrf1, Nrf2, and Sirt1 in the muscle and brown adipose tissue and increases mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) content in the muscleHigh-fat diet-fed C57BL6J mice

MonomerIsorhamnetin [91]Regulates mitochondrial biosynthetic mRNA levels of PGC-1α, Nrf1, and T-fam and increases the mtDNA/nuclear DNA ratio3T3-L1cells
Zeaxanthin [92]Increases mitochondrial DNA content and mRNA levels of genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis, reduces mitochondrial oxidative damage, improves ΔΨm, and eliminates intracellular ROS and mitochondrial superoxide3T3-L1 preadipocytes
Berberine [93]In a mouse model, protects mitochondrial structure and function by reducing ATP abundance and activity of complex I and enhances the activity of complexes II and IV. In a cellular model, decreases ATP abundance, increases ΔΨm and inhibits apoptosisHigh-fat diet-induced obese model in C57BL/6 mice with GLP-1 reduction
Purpurin [94]Regulates ROS and reduces ΔΨm and ATP production3T3-L1 murine preadipocytes and high-fat diet-fed C57BL/6 mice
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate [95]Increases the mtDNA content and the mRNA levels of PGC-1α, Nrf1, and T-fam in brown adipose tissueHigh-fat diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice