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Enhanced 3T3-L1 Differentiation into Adipocytes by Pioglitazone Pharmacological Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPAR-γ).

Catarina Teixeira, André P Sousa, Inês Santos, Ana Catarina Rocha, Inês Alencastre, Ana Cláudia Pereira, Daniela Martins-Mendes, Pedro Barata, Pilar Baylina, Rúben Fernandes

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Article in Biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Catarina TeixeiraLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6934-7641
André P SousaLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1460-5361
Inês SantosLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.
Ana Catarina RochaLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4127-1694
Inês AlencastreInstitute of Research, Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Ana Cláudia PereiraLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.
Daniela Martins-MendesLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9709-9948
Pedro BarataLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4537-5450
Pilar BaylinaLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3740-862X
Rúben FernandesLaboratory of Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (LABMI), Porto Research, Technology, and Innovation Center (PORTIC), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), 4200-374 Porto, Portugal.

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia FEDER/02/SAICT/2020/072560Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UID/BIM/04293/2013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the primary function of pioglitazone in antidiabetic treatment, this drug is a potent inducer of PPAR-γ, a crucial receptor that is involved in adipocyte differentiation. In this work, we propose an optimized methodology to enhance the differentiation of 3T3-L1 fibroblasts into adipocytes. This process is crucial for adipocyte secretome release, which is fundamental for understanding the molecular mechanisms that are involved in obesity for in vitro studies. To achieve this, a pioglitazone dose-response assay was determined over a range varying from 0 to 10 µM. Lipid accumulation was evaluated using Oil-Red-O. The results showed that 10 µM pioglitazone enhanced differentiation and increased secretome production. This secretome was then added into two cell lines: PC3 and RAW264.7. In the PC3 cells, an increase of aggressiveness was observed in terms of viability and proliferation, with the increase of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Conversely, in RAW264.7 cells, a reduction of viability and proliferation was observed, with a decrease in the overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Overall, the present work constitutes an improved method for adipocyte secretome production that is suitable for experimental biology studies and that could help with our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying adiposity influence in other cells.

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3T3-L1adipocyte differentiationpioglitazonePPAR-γ

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PMID35741327
PMCPMC9219682

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