Project description:Full title: Expression data from human primary subcutaneous preadipocytes treated with glucocorticoids prior to the initiation of differentiation. Preadipocytes are continuously exposed to glucocorticoids in situ due to both steroid present in the circulatory system as well as adipose tissue specific 11βHSD1 activity. While the effects of glucocorticoids during differentiation are well studied, the effect of exposure of preadipocytes to glucocorticoids prior to differentiation is unknown. We therefore treated confluent human primary preadipocytes drived from subcutaneous adipose tissue with the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone for 48 hours prior to the initiation of differentiation and assessed what effect this had on their subsequent potential to differentiate. We found that pretreatment with glucocorticoids had a priming effect and resulted in increased differentiation of these preadipocytes. Furthermore, this treatment was additive to the effects of glucocorticoids during the initial phase of adipogenesis. Microarray analysis performed subsequent to the pretreatment with glucocorticoids (at the time point at which preadipocytes would have been induced to differentiate) identified glucocorticoid-responsive, candidate genes whose altered expression could mediate these effects. keywords: glucocorticoids, glucocorticoid receptor, preadipocytes, adipogenesis, human primary preadipocytes, subcutaneous, adipose tissue
Project description:Full title: Expression data from human primary subcutaneous preadipocytes treated with glucocorticoids prior to the initiation of differentiation. Preadipocytes are continuously exposed to glucocorticoids in situ due to both steroid present in the circulatory system as well as adipose tissue specific 11βHSD1 activity. While the effects of glucocorticoids during differentiation are well studied, the effect of exposure of preadipocytes to glucocorticoids prior to differentiation is unknown. We therefore treated confluent human primary preadipocytes drived from subcutaneous adipose tissue with the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone for 48 hours prior to the initiation of differentiation and assessed what effect this had on their subsequent potential to differentiate. We found that pretreatment with glucocorticoids had a priming effect and resulted in increased differentiation of these preadipocytes. Furthermore, this treatment was additive to the effects of glucocorticoids during the initial phase of adipogenesis. Microarray analysis performed subsequent to the pretreatment with glucocorticoids (at the time point at which preadipocytes would have been induced to differentiate) identified glucocorticoid-responsive, candidate genes whose altered expression could mediate these effects. keywords: glucocorticoids, glucocorticoid receptor, preadipocytes, adipogenesis, human primary preadipocytes, subcutaneous, adipose tissue Experiment Overall Design: Human subcutaneous primary preadipocytes were purchased from Zen-Bio Inc. Preadipocytes from 5 female donors (average BMI 22.5±0.2kg/m2) were pooled prior to the initial seeding in T75 flasks. Cells were maintained at 5% CO2 in DMEM with 1.0g/L glucose, 20% calf serum, 100U/ml penicillin, 100mg/ml streptomycin and 50U/ml nystatin. Cells were expanded once prior to seeding in Nunc-brand 12-well dishes. Upon reaching confluence (24 h post-splitting), preadipocytes were stimulated with vehicle or 1uM dex for 48 hours in growth media containing 3% calf serum. Microarray analysis was performed on duplicate samples.
Project description:We compared transcriptomes of terminally differentiated mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes [Series GSE14004] and human adipocytes to identify cell-specific differences. Gene expression and high content analysis (HCA) data identified the androgen receptor (AR) as both expressed and functional, exclusively during early human adipocyte differentiation. We used HCA to determine mechanisms of AR regulation and activity in human adipocytes. We found that AR is regulated in a feed-forward fashion by glucocorticoids. Total RNA isolated from human subcutaneous preadipocytes differentiated for up to 14 days.
Project description:In this study, we aimed to gain further insight on the role of glucocorticoids (GCs) in adipocyte differentiation. For the future drugability of candidate targets, it is of utmost importance to find factors relevant to human biology. Thus, we analyzed the transcriptome of GC-induced primary human adipose stem cells (hASCs) isolated from paired subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to identify novel factors downstream of GC action. We used microarrays to detail the global program of gene expression following GC treatment and identified distinct classes of up- and down-regulated genes during this process. Human preadipocytes (human adipose stem cells) were obtained from lipoaspirates or visceral fat biopsies by enzymatic digestions, followed by several steps of centrifugations (Mikkelsen et. al Cell. 2010 Oct 1;143(1):156-69.). Following isolation, human adipose stem cells were transfected with either siCtrl or siLMO3 oligonucleotides, followed by treatment with hydrocortisone.
Project description:Microarray analysis comparing gene expression profiles of primary cultured preadipocytes from non-diabetic lean vs non-diabetic obese Pima Indian subjects (a subset of the subjects from the adipocyte genechip project, GSE2508). Primary cultured abdominal subcutaneous preadipocytes from 14 lean (7 Males / 7 Females) and 14 obese (7M/7F) subjects were hybridized individually to Affymetrix oligonucleotide arrays HG-U133A and B.
Project description:The healthspan of mice is enhanced by selectively killing senescent cells using a transgenic suicide gene. Achieving the same using small molecules would have a tremendous impact on quality of life and burden of age-related chronic diseases. As senescent cells resist apoptosis, we used microarrays to identify transcripts and pathways that differ between senescent and non-senescent preadipocytes, and might be involved in resistance to apoptosis. Primary human abdominal subcutaneous preadipocytes were isolated from 8 healthy lean kidney donors. All subjects were matched by age,gender and BMI. The protocol was approved by the Mayo Clinic Foundation Institutional Review Board for Human Research. Preadipocytes were radiated at 10 Gy to induce senescence or were sham-radiated. From senescent cells RNA was isolated 20 days after irradiation.
Project description:Bovine preadipocytes were isolated from subcutaneous fatty tissue and induced differentiation into adipocytes and RNAs were extracted from preadipocytes and adipocytes respectively. Small RNA-seq was performed by Beijing Genomics Institute biotechnology. A total of 250 differential expression miRNAs were screened, while 131 miRNAs were highly expressed in bovine adipocytes and 119 miRNAs were highly expressed in bovine preadipocytes. KEGG pathway analysis presented that 4.76% (p-value<0.001) differently expression genes enriched in lipid metabolism. GO analysis showed the target genes were mainly associated with cell process, cell and binding. Together these results provided important insights into the research of miRNAs for bovine preadipocytes differentiation.
Project description:Insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are associated with increased adipocyte size, altered secretory pattern and decreased differentiation of preadipocytes. To identify the underlying molecular processes in preadipocytes of T2DM patients that are a characteristic of the development of T2DM, preadipocyte cell cultures were prepared from subcutaneous fat biopsies of T2DM patients and compared with age- and BMI matched control subjects. Gene expression profiling showed changed expression of transcription factors involved in adipogenesis and in extracellular matrix remodeling, actin cytoskeleton and integrin signaling genes, which indicated decreased capacity to differentiate. Additionally, genes involved in insulin signaling and lipid metabolism were down-regulated, and inflammation/apoptosis was up-regulated in T2DM preadipocytes. The down-regulation of genes involved in differentiation can provide a molecular basis for the reduced adipogenesis of preadipocytes of T2DM subjects, leading to reduced formation of adipocytes in subcutaneous fat depots, and ultimately leading to ectopic fat storage.