Exendin-4对脂肪细胞分化及糖脂代谢相关基因mRNA表达的影响

目的探讨Exendin-4对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞的分化及糖脂代谢相关基因mRNA表达的影响。方法体外培养3T3-L1前脂肪细胞,在脂肪细胞分化成熟过程中的不同时期分别用Exendin-4等干预,采用油红O染色,观察脂肪细胞分化及脂质积聚情况;采用荧光定量PCR检测脂肪细胞糖脂代谢标志基因GLUT-4、PPARγ、HSLmRNA表达水平。酶法测定脂肪细胞的甘油三酯含量。结果分化成熟的脂肪细胞经油红O染色可见细胞质内大片脂滴呈亮红色,而未分化细胞不被油红O染色。在脂肪细胞分化第0天和第6天用Exendin-4干预,脂肪细胞内TG的含量较空白组增加（P〈0．01）,GLUT-4、HSL、PPARγ mRNA的表达上调（P〈0．01）;在脂肪细胞分化的第12天干预,Exendin-4对肪细胞分化及相关基因mRNA的表达与空白组无明显差异。结论Exendin-4促进脂肪细胞的分化并上调糖脂代谢相关基因GLUT-4、PPARγ、HSL mRNA表达,可能为Exendin-4抗糖尿病的部分作用机制。     

Adipogenic human adenovirus-36 reduces leptin expression and secretion and increases glucose uptake by fat cells

OBJECTIVE: Human adenovirus Ad-36 causes adiposity in animal models and enhances differentiation and lipid accumulation in human and 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, which may, in part, explain the adipogenic effect of Ad-36. We determined the consequences of Ad-36 infection on leptin and glucose metabolism in fat cells. DESIGN: 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were used to determine the effect of infection by human adenoviruses Ad-36, Ad-2, Ad-9 and Ad-37 on leptin secretion and lipid accumulation. Rat primary adipocytes were used to determine the effect of Ad-36 infection on leptin secretion and glucose uptake in vitro. Furthermore, the effect of Ad-36 on expressions of leptin and selected genes of de novo lipogenesis pathway of visceral adipose tissue were compared ex vivo, between Ad-36 infected and uninfected control rats. RESULTS: Ad-36 suppressed the expression of leptin mRNA in 3T3-L1 cells by approximately 58 and 52% on days 3 and 5 post-infection, respectively. Leptin release normalized to cellular lipid content was 51% lower (P<0.002) in the Ad-36 infected 3T3-L1 cells. Lipid accumulation was significantly greater and leptin secretion was lower for the 3T3-L1 cells infected with other human adenoviruses Ad-9, Ad-36, or Ad-37. Whereas, human adenovirus Ad-2 did not influence cellular lipid accumulation or the leptin release. In rat primary adipocytes, Ad-36 reduced leptin release by about 40% in presence of 0.48 (P<0.01) or 1.6 nM insulin (P<0.05) and increased glucose uptake by 93% (P<0.001) or 18% (P<0.05) in presence of 0 or 0.48 nM insulin, respectively. Next, the adipose tissue of Ad-36 infected rats showed two to fivefold lower leptin mRNA expression, and 1.6- to 21-fold greater expressions for acetyl Co-A carboxylase-1 and 1.2- to 6.3-fold greater expressions for fatty acid synthase, key genes of de novo lipogenesis, compared to the uninfected weight and adiposity matched controls. CONCLUSION: The in vitro and ex vivo studies show that Ad-36 modulates adipocyte differentiation, leptin production and glucose metabolism. Whether such a modulation contributes to enhanced adipogenesis and consequent adiposity in Ad-36 infected animals or humans needs to be determined.     

S100A16基因促进3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化

目的 研究S100A16基因在3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化过程中的作用及机制.方法 构建过表达S100A16的慢病毒载体(PLJMI-S100A16-GFP),转染3T3-L1细胞.以Western印迹法检测S100A16正常3T3-L1细胞分化过程中S100A16的表达;采用油红O观察脂滴堆积情况;采用Western印迹和实时定量PCR方法检测前体脂肪细胞分化过程中相关基因的表达变化.免疫共沉淀方法检测S100A16是否与p53相互作用.结果 成功构建S100A16过表达3T3-L1细胞株;随着3T3-L1前脂肪细胞的分化,S100A16蛋白表达水平逐渐升高;高表达S100A16能够促进3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化,促进甘油三酯在脂肪细胞内聚集(P＜0.01),同时上调脂肪细胞分化标志基因PPARy、CCAAT增强子结合蛋白α(C/EBP-α)、脂蛋白脂酶、脂肪细胞脂肪酸结合蛋白(aP2)及脂肪酸合成酶的表达(P＜0.05或P＜0.01);免疫共沉淀结果提示,S100A16蛋白与p53相互作用.结论 S100A16通过抑制p53活性进而促进3T3-L1前脂肪细胞的分化.     

Sequence, tissue distribution, and differential expression of mRNA for a putative insulin-responsive glucose transporter in mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

The cDNAs for two putative glucose transporters from mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes were isolated and sequenced. One of these cDNAs encodes the murine homolog of the human hepG2/erythrocyte glucose transporter, termed GT1. GT1 mRNA is most abundant in mouse brain and is expressed in both 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and adipocytes. The other cDNA encodes a glucose transporter-like protein, termed GT2, that has a unique amino acid sequence and tissue distribution. GT2 cDNA encodes a protein with 63% amino acid sequence identity and a similar structural organization to GT1. GT2 mRNA is found at high levels in mouse skeletal muscle, heart, and adipose tissue, all of which exhibit insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. GT2 mRNA is absent from 3T3-L1 preadipocytes but is induced dramatically during differentiation into adipocytes. This increase in mRNA content correlates closely with the acquisition of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. We propose that GT2 is an insulin-regulated glucose transporter.     

抵抗素结合多肽对3T3-L1脂肪细胞分化、脂代谢及葡萄糖转运体4基因表达的影响

目的观察抵抗素结合多肽（RBP）对3T3-L1脂肪细胞分化、脂代谢及葡萄糖转运体4（GLUT-4）基因表达的影响。方法构建大鼠抵抗素真核表达载体并转染3T3-L1前体脂肪细胞，获得稳定表达抵抗素基因细胞株；采用台盼蓝排斥试验，确定理想的RBP干预浓度，于诱导细胞分化第0天加入培养液；采用油红O染色，观察脂肪细胞分化及脂质积聚情况；采用RT-PCR技术检测脂肪细胞分化标志基因及GluT-4基因表达变化；采用全自动生化仪比色法，检测脂肪细胞内TG和游离脂肪酸FFAs含量的变化。结果（1）RBP浓度10^-12mol／L时，脂肪细胞活细胞数比例较高，且细胞形态无明显改变。（2）RBP对正常脂肪细胞分化进程无明显影响，RBP虽未影响抵抗素稳定表达脂肪细胞内脂滴的出现时间，但细胞内脂滴的数目明显减少。（3）RBP对正常脂肪细胞分化标志基因及抵抗素稳定表达细胞分化早期标志基因Pref-1的表达无明显影响，但明显下调抵抗素稳定表达细胞分化中晚期标志基因C/EBPα和FAS的表达水平。（4）RBP对正常脂肪细胞内TG、FFAs含量无影响，但可显著降低抵抗素稳定表达脂肪细胞内的TG、FFAs含量。（5）RBP干预对正常脂肪细胞及抵抗素稳定表达脂肪细胞中GluT-4基因的表达水平均无显著影响。结论RBP对正常3T3-L1脂肪细胞的分化、脂代谢、GluT-4基因表达均无明显影响，但能有效拮抗抵抗素基因，显著促进3T3-L1脂肪细胞分化及脂代谢。     

A novel inhibitory protein in adipose tissue, the aldo-keto reductase AKR1B7: its role in adipogenesis

The aldo-keto reductase 1B7 (AKR1B7) encodes an aldose-reductase that has been reported as a detoxification enzyme until now. We have demonstrated that AKR1B7 is differently expressed in various mouse white adipose tissues depending on their location. Its expression is associated with a higher ratio of preadipocytes vs. adipocytes. The cells that express AKR1B7 did not contain lipid droplets, and the expression level of akr1b7 was very low in mature adipocytes. We have defined the role of AKR1B7 in adipogenesis using either primary cultures of adipose stromal cells (containing adipocyte precursors) or the 3T3-L1 cell line. Under the same differentiation conditions, adipose stromal cells from tissues that expressed AKR1B7 had a decreased capacity to accumulate lipids compared with those that did not express it. Moreover, the overexpression of sense or antisense AKR1B7 in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes inhibited or accelerated, respectively, their rate of differentiation into adipocytes. In vivo experiments demonstrated that AKR1B7-encoding mRNA expression decreased in adipose tissues from mice where obesity was induced by a high-fat diet. All these results attributed for the first time a novel role to AKR1B7, which is the inhibition of adipogenesis in some adipose tissues.     

Knockdown of macrophage migration inhibitory factor disrupts adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells

Obesity is a condition in which adipose tissue mass is expanded. Increases in both adipocyte size and number contribute to enlargement of adipose tissue. The increase in cell number is thought to be caused by proliferation and differentiation of preadipocytes. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is expressed in adipocytes, and intracellular MIF content is increased during adipogenesis. Therefore, we hypothesized that MIF is associated with adipocyte biology during adipogenesis and focused on the influence of MIF on adipogenesis. To examine the effects of MIF on adipocytes, MIF expression in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes was inhibited by RNA interference, and cell differentiation was induced by standard procedures. The triglyceride content of MIF small interfering RNA (siRNA)-transfected 3T3-L1 cells was smaller than that of nonspecific siRNA-transfected cells. In addition, MIF knockdown apparently abrogated increases in adiponectin mRNA levels during differentiation. Gene expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)gamma, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP)alpha, and C/EBPdelta decreased with MIF siRNA transfection, but C/EBPbeta expression increased. Cell number and incorporation of 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine into cells decreased from 1-3 d and from 14-20 h, respectively, after induction of differentiation in MIF siRNA-transfected cells, thus suggesting that MIF siRNA inhibits mitotic clonal expansion. Taken together, these results indicated that MIF regulates differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, at least partially, through inhibition of mitotic clonal expansion and/or C/EBPdelta expression.     

Characterization of a human preadipocyte cell strain with high capacity for adipose differentiation

OBJECTIVE: To develop and to characterize a human preadipocyte cell strain with high capacity for adipose differentiation serving as a model for studying human adipocyte development and metabolism in vitro. METHODS: Cells were derived from the stromal cells fraction of subcutaneous adipose tissue of an infant with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS). Adipose differentiation was induced under serum-free culture conditions by exposure to 10 nM insulin, 200 pM triiodothyronine, 1 microM cortisol and 2 microM BRL 49653, a PPAR gamma agonist. RESULTS: During the differentiation process SGBS cells developed a gene expression pattern similar to that found in differentiating human preadipocytes with a characteristic increase in fat cell-specific mRNAs encoding lipoprotein lipase (LPL), glycero-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH), GLUT4, leptin and others. Differentiated SGBS cells exhibited an increase in glucose uptake upon insulin stimulation and in glycerol release upon catecholamine exposure. SGBS adipocytes were morphologically, biochemically and functionally identical to in vitro differentiated adipocytes from healthy subjects. However, while preadipocytes from healthy control infants rapidly lost their capacity to differentiate after a few cell divisions in culture, SGBS cells maintained their differentiation capacity over many generations: upon appropriate stimulation 95% of SGBS cells of generation 30 developed into adipocytes. A mutation in the glypican 3 gene was not detected in the patient. Thus, it remains unclear whether the molecular alteration in SGBS cells is also responsible for the high differentiation capacity and further investigations are required. CONCLUSION: The human cell strain described here provides an almost unlimited source of human preadipocytes with high capacity for adipose differentiation and may, therefore, represent a unique tool for studying human fat cell development and metabolism. International Journal of Obesity (2001) 25, 8-15     

Preadipocyte 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 is a keto-reductase and contributes to diet-induced visceral obesity in vivo

Glucocorticoid excess promotes visceral obesity and cardiovascular disease. Similar features are found in the highly prevalent metabolic syndrome in the absence of high levels of systemic cortisol. Although elevated activity of the glucocorticoid-amplifying enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) within adipocytes might explain this paradox, the potential role of 11beta-HSD1 in preadipocytes is less clear; human omental adipose stromal vascular (ASV) cells exhibit 11beta-dehydrogenase activity (inactivation of glucocorticoids) probably due to the absence of cofactor provision by hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. To clarify the depot-specific impact of 11beta-HSD1, we assessed whether preadipocytes in ASV from mesenteric (as a representative of visceral adipose tissue) and sc tissue displayed 11beta-HSD1 activity in mice. 11beta-HSD1 was highly expressed in freshly isolated ASV cells, predominantly in preadipocytes. 11beta-HSD1 mRNA and protein levels were comparable between ASV and adipocyte fractions in both depots. 11beta-HSD1 was an 11beta-reductase, thus reactivating glucocorticoids in ASV cells, consistent with hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA expression. Unexpectedly, glucocorticoid reactivation was higher in intact mesenteric ASV cells despite a lower expression of 11beta-HSD1 mRNA and protein (homogenate activity) levels than sc ASV cells. This suggests a novel depot-specific control over 11beta-HSD1 enzyme activity. In vivo, high-fat diet-induced obesity was accompanied by increased visceral fat preadipocyte differentiation in wild-type but not 11beta-HSD1(-/-) mice. The results suggest that 11beta-HSD1 reductase activity is augmented in mouse mesenteric preadipocytes where it promotes preadipocyte differentiation and contributes to visceral fat accumulation in obesity.     

甘精胰岛素对体外培养的人脂肪细胞脂肪因子分泌及脂质合成与分解的影响

目的 探讨甘精胰岛素对体外培养的人脂肪细胞脂肪因子分泌及脂质合成与分解的影响.方法 原代培养人皮下前脂肪细胞,采用不同浓度的甘精胰岛素（20、200、500、1 000、1 500nmol/L）干预其分化过程,酶联免疫吸附法检测分化过程中肿瘤坏死因子α（TNF-α）、瘦素、脂联素、视黄醇结合蛋白4（RBP4）的分泌情况,比色法检测细胞内甘油三酯（TG）合成及培养基中甘油的释放量,实时定量聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）检测脂肪分化标志基因：过氧化物酶体增殖物活化受体γ（PPAR-γ）、CCAAT促进结合蛋白α（C/EBPα）以及脂联素、RBP4、脂质代谢基因脂肪细胞脂肪酸结合蛋白（aP2）、激素敏感性酯酶（LPL）转录情况.组内比较采用配对t检验,组间比较采用.结果（1）人脂肪组织可分离出前脂肪细胞,并诱导分化为成熟的脂肪细胞,随着细胞的分化成熟,TNF-α、瘦素、脂联素、RBP4的分泌逐渐增加.（2）随着细胞的分化,细胞内TG含量逐渐增加,分化第15天时达峰值[（12.16±0.19）比（0.02 ±0.00） mmol·L-1·g-1,t=11.20,P＜0.001];培养基中甘油含量与甘精胰岛素浓度呈正相关,1 500比500nmol/L组增高[21 d：（961±15）比（611±10） μmol/L,t =3.70,P＜0.01],与分化时间无关.（3）RT-PCR结果：PPAR-γ、C/EBPα、脂联素、RBP4、aP2、LPL基因转录水平随着分化时间的延长逐渐增加,在第15 ～21天达峰值,与分化前比较,差异均有统计学意义（均P＜0.01）.结论 甘精胰岛素可诱导体外培养的人前脂肪细胞的分化,促进多种脂肪细胞因子的分泌,中低浓度促进脂质合成,高浓度可诱导脂质分解.     

Advanced glycation end products attenuate cellular insulin sensitivity by increasing the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species in adipocytes

Advanced glycation end products (AGE) have been observed in various pathological conditions especially in diabetes mellitus. However, it is unclear as to whether AGE are involved in insulin resistance in adipose tissues. In this study, we examined the effects of AGE on insulin sensitivity in adipocytes by examining the effects of AGE and its mechanisms on the glucose uptake in adipocytes and adipocyte differentiation. Glucose-, glyceraldehyde-, or glycolaldehyde-derived AGE inhibited the differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells. These AGE also inhibited the glucose uptake in the absence or presence of insulin, which were completely prevented by antibody against AGE or receptor for AGE (RAGE). The AGE increased the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, and the effects of AGE on glucose uptake were completely reversed by the treatment with an anti-oxidant, N-acetylcysteine. The AGE also induced the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, which has been implicated in the development of obesity-associated glucose intolerance, in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Our present study suggests that AGE-RAGE interaction inhibits the glucose uptake through the overgeneration of intracellular ROS, thus indicating that it is involved in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance.     

Effects of dihydrotestosterone on differentiation and proliferation of human mesenchymal stem cells and preadipocytes

The mechanisms by which androgens regulate fat mass are poorly understood. Although testosterone has been reported to increase lipolysis and inhibit lipid uptake, androgen effects on proliferation and differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and preadipocytes have not been studied. Here, we investigated whether dihydrotestosterone (DHT) regulates proliferation, differentiation, or functional maturation of hMSCs and human preadipocytes from different fat depots. DHT (0-30 nM) dose-dependently inhibited lipid accumulation in adipocytes differentiated from hMSCs and downregulated expression of aP2, PPARgamma, leptin, and C/EBPalpha. Bicalutamide attenuated DHT's inhibitory effects on adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs. Adipocytes differentiated in presence of DHT accumulated smaller oil droplets suggesting reduced extent of maturation. DHT decreased the incorporation of labeled fatty acid into triglyceride, and downregulated acetyl CoA carboxylase and DGAT2 expression in adipocytes derived from hMSCs. DHT also inhibited lipid accumulation and downregulated aP2 and C/EBPalpha in human subcutaneous, mesenteric and omental preadipocytes. DHT stimulated forskolin-stimulated lipolysis in subcutaneous and mesenteric preadipocytes and inhibited incorporation of fatty acid into triglyceride in adipocytes differentiated from preadipocytes from all fat depots. CONCLUSIONS: DHT inhibits adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs and human preadipocytes through an AR-mediated pathway, but it does not affect the proliferation of either hMSCs or preadipocytes. Androgen effects on fat mass represent the combined effect of decreased differentiation of fat cell precursors, increased lipolysis, and reduced lipid accumulation.     

Recombinant human FIZZ3/resistin stimulates lipolysis in cultured human adipocytes, mouse adipose explants, and normal mice

Human FIZZ3 (hFIZZ3) was identified as an ortholog of mouse resistin (mResistin), an adipocyte-specific secreted factor linked to insulin resistance in rodents. Unlike mResistin, hFIZZ3 is expressed in macrophages and monocytes, but is undetectable in adipose tissue. The profound macrophage infiltration of adipose that occurs during obesity suggests that hFIZZ3 may play an important role in adipocyte biology. Using a recombinant protein produced in Escherichia coli, we report here that chronic treatment of cultured human adipocytes with hFIZZ3 results in hypotropic cells with smaller lipid droplets. Recombinant hFIZZ3 facilitates preadipocyte proliferation and stimulates adipocyte triglyceride lipolysis, whereas recombinant mResistin inhibits adipocyte differentiation, with no detectable effect on proliferation or lipolysis. In addition, insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and Akt phosphorylation are not altered in hFIZZ3-treated adipocytes, indicating an intact insulin response. In mouse adipose explants, hFIZZ3 accelerates simultaneously triglyceride lipolysis and fatty acid reesterification, as assessed by measurement of glycerol and fatty acid release. Consistent with the in vitro findings, acute administration of recombinant hFIZZ3 into normal mice caused a significant increase in serum glycerol concentration with no elevation in free fatty acid at 45 min post injection. Taken together, the data suggest that recombinant hFIZZ3 can influence adipose metabolism by regulating preadipocyte cell number, adipocyte lipid content, and energy expenditure via accelerating the fatty acid/triglyceride futile cycle.     

Effects of leukemia inhibitory factor on 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a member of the gp130 cytokine family and signals through the receptor complex of gp130 and the LIF receptor (LIFR) to activate the JAK/STAT signaling cascade. Since LIF activates STATs 1 and 3 in adipocytes, we examined the effects of LIF on 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Our studies clearly demonstrate that LIF treatment had minimal effects on adipocyte differentiation as judged by marker gene expression, but did inhibit triacylglyceride (TAG) accumulation during adipogenesis. Acute treatment with LIF resulted in increased expression of suppressors of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3) and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-delta (C/EBPdelta) mRNA in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Moreover, the upregulation of C/EBPdelta correlated with binding to three sites in the C/EBPdelta promoter by LIF-activated protein complexes that contained STAT1 and not STAT3. Chronic treatment with LIF resulted in decreased protein levels of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP1) and fatty acid synthase (FAS), but had no effect on the expression of other adipocyte marker proteins or on TAG levels in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes. LIF had a small effect on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, but did not cause insulin resistance following chronic treatment. These findings indicate that LIF has similar and distinct effects in comparison with the effects of other gp130 cytokines on cultured fat cells. In summary, our results support a role for LIF in the regulation of proteins involved in lipid synthesis and in the modulation of signal transduction pathways in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.