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ArticleCellular & molecular biology letters2017

PPARγ agonist through the terminal differentiation phase is essential for adipogenic differentiation of fetal ovine preadipocytes.

Yong Pu, Almudena Veiga-Lopez

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Article in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yong PuDepartment of Animal Science, Michigan State University, 474 S. Shaw Lane Rm 1230 F, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA.
Almudena Veiga-LopezDepartment of Animal Science, Michigan State University, 474 S. Shaw Lane Rm 1230 F, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0308-7231
Michigan State University · US

Funding

Environmental Programming of Insulin ResistanceK22ES026208 · NIEHS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI VEIGA-LOPEZ, ALMUDENA · 2016 to 2018
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NIEHS NIH HHS K22 ES026208
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough the 3T3-L1 preadipocyte cell line represents an informative model for

methodsFetal and adult ovine adipose and skin tissue harvest, preadipocyte and fibroblast isolation, proliferation, and standardization and optimization of a new adipogenic differentiation protocol. Use of commercial cell lines (3T3-L1 and NIH-3T3) for validation purposes. Oil red O stain and gene expression were used to validate adipogenic differentiation. ANOVA and Fisher's exact test were used to determine statistical significance.

resultsOur optimized adipogenic differentiation method included a prolonged adipogenic cocktail exposure time from 2 to 8 days, higher insulin concentration, and supplementation with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist, rosiglitazone. This protocol was optimized for both, fetal and adult preadipocytes.

conclusionsOur protocol enables successful adipogenic differentiation of fetal and adult ovine preadipocytes. This work demonstrates that compared to the 3T3-L1 cell line, fetal ovine preadipocytes require a longer exposure to the differentiation cocktail, and the need for IMBX, dexamethasone, and/or the PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone through the terminal differentiation phase. They also require higher insulin concentration during differentiation to enhance lipid accumulation and similar to human primary preadipocytes, PPARγ agonist supplementation is also required for ovine adipogenic differentiation. This work highlights species-specific differences requirements for adipogenic differentiation and the need to develop standardized methods to investigate comparative adipocyte biology.

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PMCPMC5415806
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