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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2012
Agnes M. Rimando, Oxford, MS (US);
Dennis R. Feller, Oxford, MS (US);
Wallace H. Yokoyama, Berekley, CA (US);
Agnes M. Rimando, Oxford, MS (US);
Dennis R. Feller, Oxford, MS (US);
Wallace H. Yokoyama, Berekley, CA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
The University of Mississippi, University, MS (US);
Abstract
Resveratrol has been reported to have hypolipidemic properties. We investigated whether resveratrol and its analogs: pterostilbene, piceatannol and resveratrol trimethyl ether, would activate the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) isoform. This nuclear receptor is proposed to mediate the activity of lipid-lowering drugs such as the fibrates. The four stilbenes and ciprofibrate (positive control) were evaluated for the activation of endogenous PPARα in H4IIEC3 cells transfected with a luciferase gene reporter construct. Pterostilbene demonstrated the highest induction of PPARα; the maximal response to pterostilbene was similar to that obtained with the hypolipidemic drug, ciprofibrate.