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Cytokines promote Wnt signaling and inflammation and impair the normal differentiation and lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 7 Apr 2006
Gustafson Birgit, Smith Ulf
Abstract excerpt
Obesity with enlarged fat cells is associated with high local concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) in the adipose tissue. We examined the effects of this inflammatory state on 3T3-L1 preadipocyte development and differentiation to mature adipose cells. Both IL-6 and TNFalpha impaired the normal differentiation pattern and lipid accumulation. However, IL-6 allowed a...
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