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ArticleBiology2025

C3H10T1/2 Mesenchymal Stem Cell Line as a New In Vitro Tool for Studying Adipocyte Dedifferentiation.

Yuriko Yuuki, Takeshi Katafuchi, Tomohiko Kazama, Taro Matsumoto, Makoto Makishima

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Article in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Zinc sulfate modulates the C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal stem cell line secretome and NFκB signaling during inflammation to influence selected immune cell responses.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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5 authors.

Yuriko YuukiDivision of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
Takeshi KatafuchiDivision of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
Tomohiko KazamaDivision of Cell Regeneration and Transplantation, Department of Functional Morphology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
Taro MatsumotoDivision of Cell Regeneration and Transplantation, Department of Functional Morphology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2965-2673
Makoto MakishimaDivision of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4630-905X

Funding

Nihon University Nihon University President Grant Initiative, Research Grant from the Chairperson and the President of Nihon University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells are adipocyte-derived cells that are able to differentiate into multiple cell lineages such as adipocytes, osteoblasts and chondrocytes, similar to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Despite their great potential for developing novel clinical interventions by using their multipotency, the detailed mechanisms of how adipocytes undergo dedifferentiation into DFAT cells are not completely understood, because useful in vitro tools for studying adipocyte dedifferentiation are missing. In this study, we show that mature adipocytes derived from the MSC cell line C3H10T1/2 underwent dedifferentiation into cells with DFAT cell-like characteristics, when they were cultured in an inverted flask. During the dedifferentiation, expression levels of genes and protein specific to adipocytes were continuously decreased, whereas those for MSC, proliferation and WNT/β-catenin signaling were gradually increased. These DFAT-like cells also underwent differentiation into adipocytes, osteoblasts and chondrocytes with their specific cell morphology and gene expression. We also observed that an individually cultured single adipocyte also underwent dedifferentiation into DFAT-like cells that were able to differentiate into the multiple cell lineages. Our results indicate that C3H10T1/2 cells could be a great tool for determining molecular biological and biochemical mechanisms underlying adipocyte dedifferentiation.

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adipogenesisC3H10T1/2chondrogenesisdedifferentiated fat cellmesenchymal stem cellosteogenesis

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PMCPMC12024763

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