Transcriptome analysis following Apigenin and Chrysin treatment of Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts

There is no known single therapeutic drug for treating hypercholesterolemia that comes with negligible systemic side effects. In the current study, using next generation RNA sequencing approach in mouse embryonic fibroblasts we discovered that two structurally related flavonoid compounds, Apigenin and Chrysin exhibited moderate blocking ability of multiple transcripts that regulate rate limiting enzymes in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. The observed decrease in cholesterol biosynthesis pathway correlated well with an increase in transcripts involved in generation and trafficking of ketone bodies as evident by the upregulation of Bdh1 and Slc16a6 transcripts. Impact statement - The hypocholesterolemic potential of Apigenin and Chrysin at higher concentrations along with their ability to generate ketogenic substrate especially during embryonic stage is useful or detrimental for embryonic health is not clear and still debatable. Our findings will set the stage for translating this information to whole animal and clinical studies that could shed light to the existing information regarding safe use of Apigenin and Chrysin, specifically to embryonic health. Overall design: Evaluation of the effects of two different flavonoids- Apigenin and Chrysin using RNA Seq analysis on Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast cells- in Mus Musculus transcriptome and mm9 genome and files or contents expressed as log 2