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- Title
Decreased PEDF Expression Promotes Adipogenic Differentiation through the Up-Regulation of CD36.
- Authors
Huang, Kuang-Tzu; Hsu, Li-Wen; Chen, Kuang-Den; Kung, Chao-Pin; Goto, Shigeru; Chen, Chao-Long
- Abstract
Adipogenesis is a tightly regulated cellular process that involves the action of multiple signaling pathways. Characterization of regulators that are associated with adipose development is crucial to understanding the mechanisms underlying obesity and other metabolic disorders. Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a secreted glycoprotein that was first described as a neurotrophic factor. The role of PEDF in lipid metabolism was established when adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), a major triglyceride hydrolase, was characterized as its binding partner. In this study, we investigated the downstream effects of PEDF on adipogenic differentiation using rat adipose-derived stem cells (AdSCs) and the mouse pre-adipocyte cell line 3T3-L1. Knocking down PEDF in differentiating cells resulted in elevated levels of ATGL and CD36, as well as other adipogenic markers, with a concomitant increase in adipocyte number. CD36, a scavenger receptor for a variety of ligands, regulated proliferation and lipogenic gene expression during adipogenesis. The CD36 increase due to PEDF down-regulation might be a result of elevated PPARγ. We further demonstrated that PEDF expression was regulated by dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid that is widely used for adipogenesis at the transcriptional level. Taken together, our findings highlight that PEDF negatively regulates adipogenesis through the regulation of various signaling intermediates, and it may play a crucial role in lipid metabolic disorders.
- Subjects
PIGMENT epithelium-derived factor; SERPINS; ADIPOGENESIS; CELL differentiation; HYDROLASE genetics; HYDROLASES regulation; ANALYSIS of triglycerides
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 12, p3992
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms19123992