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Transfection efficiency was examined <strong>by</strong> transfecting the cells with a fluorescent-tagged,<br />

RISC-free siRNA obtained from the company.<br />

Statistical Analysis<br />

Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as means ± S.E. Data were analyzed using<br />

one-way analysis of variance followed <strong>by</strong> student’s t tests for each pair for multiple<br />

comparisons. Differences were considered significant if p < 0.05. All analyses were<br />

performed using JMP IN version 4.04 (SAS Institute; Cary, NC) software.<br />

Results<br />

Trans-10, Cis-12 CLA Reduces Glucose Uptake and the Abundance of Glut4 and IRS-1<br />

We previously demonstrated that trans-10, cis-12 CLA decreased glucose uptake<br />

and Glut4 gene expression after 24 or 72 h of treatment (Brown et al. 2004). However,<br />

we did not examine the time course of CLA-induced insulin resistance and the extent to<br />

which dysregulation of insulin signaling and Glut4 expression played a role in impaired<br />

glucose uptake. Therefore, we measured [ 3 H]-2-deoxy-glucose uptake, phosphorylation<br />

of downstream targets of insulin, and Glut4 abundance in cultures of differentiated<br />

human adipocytes. As shown in Fig 3.1A, insulin-stimulated [ 3 H]-2-deoxy-glucose<br />

uptake was significantly lower in cultures treated with 30 µM trans-10, cis-12 CLA for<br />

either 24 or 72 h compared to vehicle (BSA) controls. However, trans-10, cis-12 CLA<br />

had minimal effects on insulin signaling as determined <strong>by</strong> basal- and insulin-stimulated<br />

phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) at Ser-307 or Tyr-891 and on Ser-<br />

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