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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 935-941 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Life Sciences |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 9 Mar 1987 |