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Untargeted metabolomics analysis of adipogenic transformation in OP9‐DL1 cells using liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry: Implications for thymic adipogenesis
Author(s) -
Tan Jianxin,
Wang Yajun,
Wang Siliang,
Zhang Nannan,
Wu Simeng,
Yuan Zhe,
Zhu Xike
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cell biology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1095-8355
pISSN - 1065-6995
DOI - 10.1002/cbin.10740
Subject(s) - adipogenesis , metabolomics , rosiglitazone , biology , chemistry , lipidomics , biochemistry , endocrinology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , receptor , bioinformatics , adipose tissue
Adipocyte deposition is a key feature of age‐related thymic involution, but the underlying mechanisms responsible for thymic adiposity remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we utilized rosiglitazone, a potent peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ agonist, to induce adipogenic differentiation of OP9‐DL1 cells, and detected the metabolomics alterations during adipogenic differentiation by using liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry. The obtained metabolites were further processed by multivariate statistical analysis, including principal component analysis, partial least squares discriminant analysis, and orthogonal projection on latent‐structures discriminant analysis. As a result, we identified a total of 33 significantly differential metabolites between dimethyl sulphoxide‐ and rosiglitazone‐treated OP9‐DL1 cells, which were closely related to the dysregulation of phospholipid metabolism pathway, oxidative stress, and associated amino acid metabolism. Meanwhile, two pathways including glycerophospholipid metabolism and nitrogen metabolism were significantly perturbed ( P < 0.05). Collectively, our results may provide some heuristic guidance for addressing the underlying mechanism of thymic adipogenesis, and future studies are warranted to unravel the functions of these altered metabolites in thymic adipogenesis.