PPARg and C/EBPa expression (Kim et al., 2012).
The anti-adipogenic effects of this 3T3-L1 cell,
coupled with anti-proliferative activity, proposes the
presumption that flavonoids may inhibit the increase
of adipocytes or signals that promote adipogenesis.
G. ulmifolia is a plant originating from tropical
America and is a plant belonging to the family
Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, this plant commonly
called Jati belanda and traditionally has been used to
lose weight and reduce excessive fat content
(Mardisiswojo and Rajakmangunsudarso, 1985).
The leaf of G. ulmifolia contain a number of
phytochemical constituents i.e. colistin, colatannins,
caffeine, tartaric acid, theobromine, xanthan gum,
catechins, kaempferol, some of procyanidin
(procyanidin B-2, B-5, and C-1), and tiliroside
(Sharma and Prasad, 2014; Departement of Health
Republic of Indonesia, 2008). Among these
compounds, namely catechins, kaempferol,
prosianidin and tiliroside including flavonoid
derivatives compounds. The presence of this
compounds gives the estimate of G. ulmifolia leaf as
anti-obesity by inhibiting adipogenesis.
In this study, the ethanolic extract of G. ulmifolia
leaf was fractionated by means of the liquid-liquid
partition using chloroform, ethyl acetate. The
obtained fractions (chloroform, ethyl acetate, and
last remaining ethanol) were tested for inhibiting the
proliferation and differentiation of rat preadipocytes.
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Materials
Organic solvents of n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl
acetate and ethanol were in proanalytical grade
(Merck), TLC plate (Merck), collagenase type I
(Sigma), culture media DMEM, HEPES, NaHCO
3
,
biotin, D-pantothenate, FBS, Penicillin and
Streptomycin (Sigma), differentiation induction
materials insulin, dexamethasone, IBMX (Sigma).
2.2 Collection and Drying of G.
ulmifolia Leaf
Leaf of G. ulmifolia was collected from Meru Betiri
National Park with an altitude of 900 - 1,223 m asl
and an average rainfall of 2,300 mm/year in
October 2016. Prior to collection, the plants were
determined in LIPI Botanical Gardens, Purwodadi,
East Java. The leaf was sorted, i.e. removed the
damaged leaf and other impurities then washed
with running water. The clean leaf was dried and
then pulverized (grounded) to powder.
2.3 Extraction and Fractionation
G. ulmifolia leaf powder weighing 800 g was
defatted with n-hexane four times (each 1000 mL).
The residue was collected, air dried, and macerated
in 70% ethanol (2000 mL) for 24 hours. This
procedure was repeated three times using the same
powdered leaf. The filtrate then concentrated by
using a rotary evaporator at 45°C under reduced
pressure to obtain a less 70% ethanol extract.
Successively, the extract was fractionated using
chloroform and ethyl acetate (3 x 350 mL of each
solvent) to obtain chloroform, ethyl acetate, and
residual 70% ethanol fraction. The fractions solvent
was completely removed under the vacuum to
obtain dry fractions and preserved in vials and kept
at 4 °C before use.
2.4 Determination of Total Flavonoid
Content
Total flavonoid content was measured by the
aluminum chloride colorimetric assay. An aliquot
(150 μL) of fractions or standard solution of
quercetin (5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mg/L) was
added to 1.5 ml cuvet containing 0.4 ml of aqua
distilled water. To the cuvet was added 0.03 mL 5
% NaNO
2
and 0.03 mL 10 % AlCl
3
. After 6 min,
0.2 mL 1 N NaOH and 0,24 of mL distilled water
were added. The solution was stirred until
homogeneous, then the absorbance was measured at
415 nm. Total flavonoid content of fraction was
expressed as mg quercetin equivalents (QE)/g
fraction. Samples were analyzed in triplicates
(Ratnadewi et al., 2018).
2.5 Preparation of Cell Culture
Preadipocytes were isolated from mice adipose
tissue aged 4-8 weeks. The visceral fat tissue was
sliced in a sterile condition and cleaned as much as
possible from surrounding tissues. The tissue was
washed with PBS and chopped into small pieces.
Chopped tissue was digested by type I of
collagenase at 37 °C for an hour. After that, the
suspension was filtered through 250 µm nylon
mesh. The suspension containing isolated cells
were centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 7 minutes, and the
two types of cells were separated. Mature
adipocytes were found at the top layer of the
suspension and the pellet at the bottom of a tube
containing preadipocytes cells. Furthermore, the
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