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- Title
Melatonin and the circadian entrainment of metabolic and hormonal activities in primary isolated adipocytes.
- Authors
Alonso-Vale, Maria Isabel Cardoso; Andreotti, Sandra; Mukai, Paula Yuri; Borges-Silva, Cristina das Neves; Peres, Sidney Barnabé; Cipolla-Neto, José; Lima, Fabio Bessa
- Abstract
The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of the in vitro circadian-like exposure to melatonin [in the presence or absence of insulin (Ins)] on the metabolism and clock gene expression in adipocytes. To simulate the cyclic characteristics of the daily melatonin profile, isolated rat adipocytes were exposed in a circadian-like pattern to melatonin added to the incubating medium for 12 hr (mimicking the night), followed by an equal period without melatonin (mimicking the day) combined or not with Ins. This intermittent incubation was interrupted when four and a half 24-hr cycles were fulfilled. At the end, either during the induced night (melatonin present) or the induced day (melatonin absent), the rates of lipolysis and D-[U-14C]-glucose incorporation into lipids were estimated, in addition to the determination of lipogenic [glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and fatty acid synthase (FAS)] and lipolytic (hormone sensitive lipase) enzymes and clock gene ( Bmal-1b, Clock, Per-1 and Cry-1) mRNA expression. The leptin release was also measured. During the induced night, the following effects were observed: an increase in the mRNA expression of Clock, Per-1 and FAS; a rise in lipogenic response and leptin secretion; and a decrease in the lipolytic activity. The intermittent exposure of adipocytes to melatonin temporally and rhythmically synchronized their metabolic and hormonal function in a circadian fashion, mimicking what is observed in vivo in animals during the daily light–dark cycle. Therefore, this work helps to clarify the physiological relevance of the circadian pattern of melatonin secretion and its interactions with Ins, contributing to a better understanding of the adipocyte biology.
- Subjects
MELATONIN; GENE expression; GENETIC regulation; FAT cells; INSULIN
- Publication
Journal of Pineal Research, 2008, Vol 45, Issue 4, p422
- ISSN
0742-3098
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00610.x