The Mechanism of Regulating Leptin Resistance in Obesity and the Influence of Adjusting Methylation of OB-R,POMC Gene Promoter of Wendan Decoction (温胆汤)

Objective:To explore the mechanism of Wendan Decoction(温胆汤)regulating leptin resistance in obesity by analyzing the level of leptin in peripheral blood,the expression of leptin receptor and signal pathway molecule POMC in hypothalamus.To analyze the methylation status of the gene promoters of leptin receptor and POMC in obese rats fed with high fat diet,and the influence of adjusting methylation of OB-R,POMC gene promoter about Wendan decoction.Methods:Model rats were randomly divided into model control group and drug observation group,additional normal rats with 8 rats in each group.The models were established by high fat diet.The observation group was treated with Wendan Decoction(温胆汤)and the other two groups were treated with sterilized drinking water once a day for 6 weeks.Body weight was recorded every week during the intervention.Peripheral blood and hypothalamus were collected at the end of the experiment.The serum leptin level was measured by ELISA method,and the expression of OB-R and POMC in hypothalamus was detected by RT-qPCR method.Methylation level of OB-R and POMC promoter detected by methylation specific PCR.Results:Our results revealed that Wendan Decoction(温胆汤)could effectively reduce body weight,the body weight in the drug observation group was significantly lower than that in the model control group,and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant.The level of leptin in peripheral blood and the expression of OB-R in hypothalamus were consistent with the trend of body weight.The heavier the weight,the higher the level of leptin and OB-R.Wendan Decoction(温胆汤)could reduce the level of leptin and OB-R in peripheral blood while reducing body weight.Compared with the model control group,the difference was statistically significant.The heavier the weight,the lower the level of POMC expression.Wendan Decoction(温胆汤)could increase the expression of POMC while reducing body weight,which had statistical significance compared with the model control group.The methylation status of OB-R and POMC promoter in hypothalamus was not significantly associated with obesity induced by high fat diet,and Wendan Decoction(温胆汤)had no effect on methylation status.Conclusions:Wendan Decoction(温胆汤)could inhibit obesity by affecting the expression of leptin receptor and POMC mRNA in hypothalamus to a large degree.There was no obvious change about the methylation status of the gene promoters of leptin receptor and POMC in obese rats fed with high fat diet.And it was not related to the change of methylation status of gene promoter about the mechanism of Wendan Decoction(温胆汤).