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CHUNG, SOONKYU, Ph. D. Mechanisms by Which Conjugated ...

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Using a second approach, we manipulated the degree of differentiation of the<br />

cultures (e.g., AD0, AD50, or AD90) before LPS treatment, and then measured cytokine<br />

expression (Fig 4.4), glucose uptake (Fig 4.5), PPARγ activity and phosphorylation (Fig<br />

4.6), and NFκB (Fig 4.7) and MAPK activation (Fig 4.7) and signaling (Fig 4.8). Both of<br />

these approaches gave consistent results demonstrating that the presence of preadipocytes<br />

in the cultures was positively associated with the degree of inflammatory gene expression,<br />

implicating preadipocytes as dominant source of cytokine production that adversely<br />

affect PPARγ activity and insulin sensitivity involving NFκB and MAPK activation and<br />

signaling.<br />

Role of PPARγ in Inflammation and Insulin Resistance<br />

Despite increasing evidence of the casual link between inflammation and insulin<br />

resistance, elucidating the precise mechanism <strong>by</strong> which cytokines impair glucose uptake<br />

has proved difficult (reviewd in Rajala and Scherer 2003; Wellen and Hotamisiligil 2005).<br />

Our data highlight the importance of preadipocytes in mediating insulin resistance. One<br />

possible explanation for this observation is the suppression of adiponectin gene<br />

expression <strong>by</strong> LPS, which is exclusively excreted from adipocytes and positively<br />

associated with insulin sensitivity (Ajuwon and Spurlock 2005 a,b). In addition to its role<br />

in the modulation of glucose and lipid metabolism, adiponectin has been reported to have<br />

potent anti-suppressive properties due to its ability to induce the production of anti-<br />

inflammatory cytokines (i.e., IL-10), and to inhibit proinflammatory cytokine production<br />

(Reviewed in Gil-Campos et al. 2004). Thus, it seems reasonable to presume that LPS<br />

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