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Tributyltin differentially promotes development of a phenotypically distinct adipocyte
Author(s) -
Regnier Shane M.,
ElHashani Essam,
Kamau Wakanene,
Zhang Xiaojie,
Massad Nicole L.,
Sargis Robert M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.21174
Subject(s) - adipogenesis , adipocyte , tributyltin , troglitazone , endocrinology , medicine , glucose uptake , adiponectin , peroxisome proliferator activated receptor , biology , chemistry , insulin resistance , insulin , adipose tissue , receptor , ecology
Objective Environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity. Evidence implicates various EDCs as being proadipogenic, including tributyltin (TBT), which activates the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor‐γ (PPARγ). However, the conditions required for TBT‐induced adipogenesis and its functional consequences are incompletely known. Methods The costimulatory conditions necessary for preadipocyte‐to‐adipocyte differentiation were compared between TBT and the pharmacological PPARγ agonist troglitazone (Trog) in the 3T3‐L1 cell line; basal and insulin‐stimulated glucose uptake were assessed using radiolabeled 2‐deoxyglucose. Results TBT enhanced expression of the adipocyte marker C/EBPα with coexposure to either isobutylmethylxanthine or insulin in the absence of other adipogenic stimuli. Examination of several adipocyte‐specific proteins revealed that TBT and Trog differentially affected protein expression despite comparable PPARγ stimulation. In particular, TBT reduced adiponectin expression upon maximal adipogenic stimulation. Under submaximal stimulation, TBT and Trog differentially promoted adipocyte‐specific gene expression despite similar lipid accumulation. Moreover, TBT attenuated Trog‐induced adipocyte gene expression under conditions of cotreatment. Finally, TBT‐induced adipocytes exhibited altered glucose metabolism, with increased basal glucose uptake. Conclusions TBT‐induced adipocytes are functionally distinct from those generated by a pharmacological PPARγ agonist, suggesting that obesogen‐induced adipogenesis may generate dysfunctional adipocytes with the capacity to deleteriously affect global energy homeostasis.