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Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine/osteonectin/BM-40 (SPARC) is a matrix-associated protein that elicits changes in cell shape, inhibits cell-cycle progression, and influences the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM). The absence of SPARC in mice gives rise to aberrations in the structure and composition of the ECM that result in generation of cataracts, development of severe osteopenia, and accelerated closure of dermal wounds. In this report we show that SPARC-null mice have greater deposits of s.c. fat and larger epididymal fat pads in comparison with wild-type mice. Similar to earlier studies of SPARC-null dermis, we observed a reduction in collagen I in SPARC-null fat pads in comparison with wild-type. Although elevated levels of serum leptin were observed in SPARC-null mice, their overall body weights were not significantly different from those of wild-type counterparts. The diameters of adipocytes from SPARC-null versus wild-type epididymal fat pads were 252 +/- 61 and 161 +/- 33 microm (means +/- SD), respectively, and there was an increase in adipocyte number within SPARC-null fat pads in comparison with wild-type pads. Thus the absence of SPARC appears to result in an increase in the size of individual adipocytes as well as an increase in the number of adipocytes per fat pad. In fat pads isolated from wild-type mice, SPARC mRNA was associated with both the stromal/vascular and adipocyte fractions. We propose that SPARC limits the accumulation of adipose tissue in mice in part through its demonstrated effects on the regulation of cell shape and production of ECM.

SPARC-null mice exhibit increased adiposity without significant differences in overall body weight