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ArticleEuropean journal of histochemistry : EJH2018

Dynamic of lipid droplets and gene expression in response to β-aminoisobutyric acid treatment on 3T3-L1 cells.

Monica Colitti, Federico Boschi, Tommaso Montanari

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Article in European journal of histochemistry : EJH, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Monica ColittiUniversity of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences. monica.colitti@uniud.it.
Federico Boschi
Tommaso Montanari
University of Udine · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on adipobiology has recognized the browning process of white adipocytes as a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of obesity and related morbidities. Physical exercise stimulates the secretion of myokines, such as b-aminoisobutyric acid (BAIBA), which in turn promotes adaptive thermogenesis. White adipocyte conversion to brown cells involves dynamic changes in lipid droplet (LD) dimension and in the transcription of brown-specific marker genes. This study analyzes the effect of different doses of BAIBA and at different days of development on 3T3-L1 cells by evaluating morphological changes in LDs and the expression of browning gene markers. Results suggested that the highest concentration of BAIBA after 4 days of differentiation produced the most significant effects. The number of LDs per cell increased in comparison to control cells, whereas the surface area significantly decreased. Brown adipocyte markers were up-regulated, but the effect of treatment was lost at 10 days of differentiation. The thermogenic program induced by BAIBA may reflect a rapid adaptation of adipose tissue to physical exercise. This connection stresses the beneficial impact of physical exercise on metabolic health. The thermogenic program induced by BAIBA may reflect a rapid adaptation of adipose tissue to physical exercise. This connection stresses the beneficial impact of physical exercise on metabolic health.

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3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytes, BrownAminoisobutyric AcidsAnimalsCell ShapeCell SurvivalGene ExpressionLipid DropletsMice3-aminoisobutyric acidAminoisobutyric Acids

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PMID30482005
PMCPMC6280065
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