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ArticleJournal of cell communication and signaling2016

Effects of homocysteine on adipocyte differentiation and CD36 gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

Ahmet Mentese, Ahmet Alver, Aysegul Sumer, Selim Demir

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Article in Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmet MenteseDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. amentese28@gmail.com.
Ahmet AlverDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Aysegul SumerDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Services, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.
Selim DemirDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Karadeniz Technical University · TRRecep Tayyip Erdoğan University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of homocysteine (Hcy), a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, stroke and obesity, on expression of CD36 that regulates uptake of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) by adipocytes and differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells to adipocytes. Cell viability was determined using MTT assay, and density of triglycerides were measured with Oil Red O staining. The expression levels of CD36 were analyzed using SYBR green assay by quantitative RT-PCR. Our results showed that the addition of Hcy inhibited differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in a dose-dependent manner without a significant cell toxicity (p < 0.05). Percentage CD36 gene expression increased in the Hcy treatment groups, but not statistically significantly (p > 0.05) compared to differentiated adipocytes. Hcy reduced adipocyte differentiation, but had no effect on the expression level of CD36 in vitro conditions. The effect of Hcy on uptake and clearance of Ox-LDL by adipose tissue now needs to be investigated in vivo.

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3T3-L1 cellsAdipocytesCD36HomocysteineOxidized low-density lipoprotein

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PMID26691520
PMCPMC4850138
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