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3T3-L1 adipocyte apoptosis induced by thiazolidinediones is peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma-dependent and mediated by the caspase-3-dependent apoptotic pathway.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20050918     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are potent promoters of adipogenesis in the preadipocyte, they induce apoptosis in several other cell types, such as cancer cells, endothelial cells and T-lymphocytes. In this study, we investigated the proapoptotic effect of TZDs in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes, which express high levels of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) protein. Apoptosis was induced in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes by treatment with troglitazone, pioglitazone or prostaglandin J2, and could be blocked by the PPARgamma antagonist GW9662. Treatment with PPARgamma agonists also decreased Akt-1 protein and phosphorylation levels without affecting phosphoinositide 3-kinase and PTEN. Further analysis indicated that in troglitazone-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Bad phosphorylation and Bcl-2 protein levels were reduced, and Bax translocation to the mitochondria was increased. Subsequently, cytochrome c release and caspase-3 cleavage were observed. TZD-induced adipocyte apoptosis could be blocked by the caspase-3 inhibitor Ac-DEVD-CHO or by overexpression of Bcl2. In cultured rat primary adipocytes, similar apoptosis-inducing effects of troglitazone were also observed. Thus, TZDs promote apoptosis in adipocytes through a PPARgamma-dependent pathway. This apoptosis is mediated by the inhibition of Akt-1, which decreases Bad phosphorylation and activates the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
Authors:
Yuanyuan Xiao; Taichang Yuan; Wenqi Yao; Kan Liao
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-12-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  The FEBS journal     Volume:  277     ISSN:  1742-4658     ISO Abbreviation:  FEBS J.     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-09     Completed Date:  2010-03-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101229646     Medline TA:  FEBS J     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  687-96     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3T3-L1 Cells
Adipocytes / pathology,  physiology*
Animals
Apoptosis / drug effects*
Caspase 3 / metabolism*
Chromans / pharmacology*
Male
Mice
PPAR gamma / agonists,  antagonists & inhibitors,  physiology*
Prostaglandin D2 / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / antagonists & inhibitors
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / physiology
Rats
Rats, Zucker
Thiazolidinediones / pharmacology*
bcl-Associated Death Protein / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chromans; 0/PPAR gamma; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; 0/Thiazolidinediones; 0/bcl-Associated Death Protein; 111025-46-8/pioglitazone; 41598-07-6/Prostaglandin D2; 60203-57-8/9-deoxy-delta-9-prostaglandin D2; 97322-87-7/troglitazone; EC 2.7.11.1/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3

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