Lipase Inhibition and Antiobesity Effect of Atractylodes lancea

Abstract

The ethanol extract of Atractylodes lancea rhizome displayed significant lipase inhibition with an IC₅₀ value of 9.06 µg/mL in a human pancreatic lipase assay from high-throughput screening. Bioassay-guided isolation led to the identification of one new polyacetylene, syn-(5E,11E)-3-acetoxy-4-O-(3-methylbutanoyl)-1,5,11-tridecatriene-7,9-diyne-3,4-diol (7), along with six known compounds (1–6). The structure of compound 7 was determined based on the analysis of NMR and MS data. Among these seven lipase inhibitors, the major compound atractylodin (1) showed the highest lipase inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ = 39.12 µM). The antiobesity effect of the ethanol extract of Atractylodes lancea rhizome was evaluated in a high-fat diet-induced obesity mice model at daily dosages of 250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg body weight for 4 weeks, and treatment with this extract demonstrated a moderate efficacy at the 500 mg/kg dose level.

Key words

Atractylodes lancea - Asteraceae - pancreatic lipase - lipase inhibitor - atractylodin - polyacetylenes - DIO mice

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