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Characterization of the transcriptional and functional effects of fibroblast growth factor‐1 on human preadipocyte differentiation
Author(s) -
Newell Felicity S.,
Su Hua,
Tornqvist Hans,
Whitehead Jonathan P.,
Prins Johannes B.,
Hutley Louise J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fj.05-5710fje
Subject(s) - adipogenesis , fibroblast growth factor , 3t3 l1 , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , endocrinology , fgf21 , chemistry , biology , receptor , adipose tissue
We recently established that fibroblast growth factor (FGF)‐1 promotes adipogenesis of primary human preadipocytes (phPA). In the current report, we have characterized the adipogenic effects of FGF‐1 in phPA and also in a human PA strain derived from an individual with Simpson‐Golabi‐Behmel syndrome (SGBS PA), which exhibit an intrinsic capacity to differentiate with high efficiency. In further studies, we compared these models with the well‐characterized murine 3T3‐L1 preadipocyte cell line (3T3‐L1 PA). FGF‐1 up‐regulated the adipogenic program in phPA, with increased expression of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐γ in confluent PA prior to induction of differentiation and increased expression of adipocyte markers during differentiation. Moreover, phPA differentiated in the presence of FGF‐1 were more insulin responsive and secreted increased levels of adiponectin. FGF‐1 treatment of SGBS PA further enhanced differentiation. For the most part, the adipogenic program in phPA paralleled that observed in 3T3‐L1 PA; however, we found no evidence of mitotic clonal expansion in the phPA. Finally, we investigated a role for extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2) in adipogenesis of phPA. FGF‐1 induced robust phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in early differentiation and inhibition of ERK1/2 activity significantly reduced phPA differentiation. These data suggest that FGF‐1 treated phPA represent a valuable in vitro model for the study of adipogenesis and insulin action and indicate that ERK1/2 activation is necessary for human adipogenesis in the absence of mitotic clonal expansion.—Newell, F. S., Su, H., Tornqvist, H., Whitehead, J. P., Prins, J. B., Hutley, L. J. Characterization of the transcriptional and functional effects of fibroblast growth factor‐1 on human preadipocyte differentiation FASEB J. 20, E2133–E2145 (2006)