Zinc-chelated Vitamin C Stimulates Adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 Cells

Adipose tissue development and function play a critical role in the regulation of energy balance, lipid metabolism, and the pathophysiology of metabolic syndromes. Although the effect of zinc ascorbate supplementation in diabetes or glycemic control is known in humans, the underlying mechanism is no...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences. - 1998. - 26(2013), 8 vom: 24. Aug., Seite 1189-96
1. Verfasser: Ghosh, Chiranjit (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Yang, Seung Hak, Kim, Jong Geun, Jeon, Tae-Il, Yoon, Byung Hyun, Lee, Jai Young, Lee, Eun Young, Choi, Seok Geun, Hwang, Seong Gu
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences
Schlagworte:Journal Article 3T3-L1 Adipogenesis C/EBPα GLUT4 PPARγ Zinc-chelated Vitamin C
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Zusammenfassung:Adipose tissue development and function play a critical role in the regulation of energy balance, lipid metabolism, and the pathophysiology of metabolic syndromes. Although the effect of zinc ascorbate supplementation in diabetes or glycemic control is known in humans, the underlying mechanism is not well described. Here, we investigated the effect of a zinc-chelated vitamin C (ZnC) compound on the adipogenic differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Treatment with ZnC for 8 d significantly promoted adipogenesis, which was characterized by increased glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and intracellular lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells. Meanwhile, ZnC induced a pronounced up-regulation of the expression of glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) and the adipocyte-specific gene adipocyte protein 2 (aP2). Analysis of mRNA and protein levels further showed that ZnC increased the sequential expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPα), the key transcription factors of adipogenesis. These results indicate that ZnC could promote adipogenesis through PPARγ and C/EBPα, which act synergistically for the expression of aP2 and GLUT4, leading to the generation of insulin-responsive adipocytes and can thereby be useful as a novel therapeutic agent for the management of diabetes and related metabolic disorders
Beschreibung:Date Completed 22.07.2014
Date Revised 21.10.2021
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1011-2367
DOI:10.5713/ajas.2013.13179