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producing proxidants. These data show that CLA-induced IL-6 expression is dependent<br />

on both NFκB and ERK1/2 activation. In contrast, CLA induced TNF-α gene expression<br />

is dependent on NFκB activation, but not on the activation of ERK1/2 or GPCR.<br />

Blocking IKK Complex Formation Reverses CLA’s Suppression of Glut4 and PPARγ<br />

Protein Levels<br />

Given the reported antagonistic interaction between PPARγ and NFκB (Ruan et al.<br />

2003), we investigated the role of NFκB in mediating trans-10, cis-12 CLA’s suppression<br />

of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake via down regulation of PPARγ. Differentiated<br />

cultures of adipocytes were treated with either BSA vehicle or 30 µM trans-10, cis-12<br />

CLA for 24 h in the presence and absence of NEMO BP, a synthetic peptide which<br />

blocks the regulatory site of the active IKK complex, there<strong>by</strong> inhibiting IκBα degradation<br />

(May et al. 2000; Li et al. 2002). As shown in Fig 3.7, NEMO BP prevented or attenuated<br />

CLA-mediated suppression of PPARγ and Glut4 protein levels, respectively, without<br />

altering caveolin-1 protein expression. Collectively, these data demonstrate that trans-10,<br />

cis-12 CLA promotes NFκB activation via the IKK-IκB-NFκB axis, there<strong>by</strong> repressing<br />

the expression of PPARγ and its target genes that are required for insulin-stimulated<br />

glucose uptake and TG synthesis.<br />

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