Adipocyte conversion of cultured 3T3-Ll preadipocytes by bezafibrate

R. Brandes*, R. Hertz, R. Arad, S. Naishtat, S. Weil, J. Bar-Tana

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Abstract

Transient exposure of cultured 3T3-Ll preadipocytes to hypolipidemic fibrate drugs results in extensive adipocyte conversion. Adipocyte conversion in culture was characterized by an increase in neutral lipids content and in adipocyte marker enzymes like hormone-sensitive lipase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Adipocyte conversion in culture was also accompanied by induction of cyanide-insensitive peroxisomal palmitoyl-CoA oxidation. The conversion pattern exerted by fibrate drugs in 3T3-Ll cells was similar to that reported previously for primary cultured epididymal preadipocytes (R. Brandes, R. Arad and J. Bar-Tana, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 877, 314-321 (1986)), and seems to refute clonal selection in the conversion sequel initiated by fibrate drugs in primary cultured preadipocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)935-941
Number of pages7
JournalLife Sciences
Volume40
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Mar 1987

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