Date Seed Polyphenol Pills as Renewable Raw Materials Showed Anti-Obesity Effects with High Digestible Antioxidants in 3T3-L1 Cells

Natural polyphenol-rich plant resources, such as agricultural waste, were proven to diminish insulin resistance and weight gain in rats on a high-fat diet. To test whether date seed polyphenol pills (DSPPs) might lower adipose tissue accumulation by precisely affecting adipocytes, we explored the impacts of DSPPs on cell proliferation, differentiation, and lipolysis in 3T3-L1 cells. We utilized tablets made commercially from date seed polyphenols that were mostly composed of epicatechin (45.9 g/kg). The total polyphenol and antioxidant capacities of the digested and non-digested DSPPs were also evaluated. DSPPs at doses of 25, 50, and 100 µg/mL hindered the proliferation of both pre-confluent preadipocytes and mature post-confluent adipocytes. DSPPs decreased the quantity of viable cells in completely developed adipocytes. Treatment with 100 µg/mL of DSPPs decreased the basal lipolysis of completely differentiated adipocytes but modestly boosted epinephrine-induced lipolysis. A significant transcription factor for the adipogenic gene, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR), was repressed by DSPPs, which significantly decreased lipid buildup. The total polyphenol and antioxidant capacities were also increased after digestion with a good bubble Pearson correlation between both. DSPPs may have anti-obesity and anti-diabetic characteristics by inhibiting adipocyte development and basal lipolysis, which could be commercially industrialized.