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KMID : 1137820200410030138
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의공학회지
2020 Volume.41 No. 3 p.138 ~ p.145
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Effect of Melatonin on Differentiating 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes
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Lee Jeong-Kun
Lee Yeong-Hun
Kim Chi-Hyun
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Abstract
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Adipocytes are the main constituent of adipose tissue. Understanding the molecular basis of adipogenesis is pivotal to finding the therapeutic targets for treatment of obesity. Melatonin is associated with obesity and its mechanism is currently under intensive investigation. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of melatonin on adipogenesis in differentiating preadipocytes. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 5% calf serum at 37℃ with 5% CO2 in a humidified incubator. Differentiation was induced using DMEM with 10% fetal bovine serum supplemented with MDI two days after cell confluence (day 0). Cells were treated with 0, 10 and 100 μM melatonin on either day 0 or day 5. 72 hours after each treatment, lipid accumulation was measured by oil red O staining. Proteins were resolved by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and transferred to membranes. As a result, lipid accumulation decreased with melatonin treatment. ERK pathway, activated when differentiation is induced, also decreased with an increase in melatonin concentration. Furthermore, the expression of key adipogenic factors, C/EBPα, C/EBPβ, and PPARγ, were reduced by melatonin treatment. These results imply that melatonin may inhibit the process of adipogenesis and may have a role as a new anti-obesity agent.
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KEYWORD
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3T3-L1 preadipocyte, Adipogenesis, Cell death, Differentiation of adipocyte, Melatonin
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