title: Antidiabetic thiazolidinediones block the inhibitory effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on differentiation, insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, and gene expression in 3T3-L1 cells.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) is a cytokine implicated in the development of septic shock, cachexia, and other pathological states. Recent studies indicated a direct role for adipose expression of TNF alpha in obesity-linked insulin resistance and diabetes. Pioglitazone, CP-86,325 (CP), AD-5075, CS-045, ciglitazone, and englitazone are members of a new class of insulin-sensitizing thiazolidinedione derivatives with in vivo antidiabetic activities. To test whether these agents antagonize the effect of TNF alpha, 3T3-L1 cells were induced to differentiate in the presence of TNF alpha with or without thiazolidinedione derivatives. Incubation of 3T3-L1 cells with TNF alpha alone completely inhibited adipocyte conversion and expression of fatty acid-binding protein messenger RNA (mRNA). However, coincubation of TNF alpha-treated cells with CP (1 microM), AD-5075 (1 microM), pioglitazone (10 microM), or CS-045 (10 microM) blocked these effects. Long term incubation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes with a low dose of TNF alpha (50 pM) significantly decreased the levels of the adipocyte/muscle-specific glucose transporter (GLUT4) and the CCAAT enhancer-binding protein mRNAs, but did not affect expression of the ubiquitously expressed glucose transporter (GLUT1) or lipoprotein lipase mRNAs. Incubation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes with TNF alpha also inhibited insulin-stimulated 2-deoxyglucose uptake as well as expression of GLUT4 protein. Furthermore, in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, incubation with TNF alpha attenuated the expression of fatty acid-binding protein mRNA in a time- and dose-dependent manner. These inhibitory effects were partially or completely blocked by coincubation of the cells with CP. These results implicate that the insulin-sensitizing agents may exert their antidiabetic activities by antagonizing the inhibitory effects of TNF alpha.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Szalkowski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: White-Carrington
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C082667:Fabp5 protein, mouse; C086936:Fabp7 protein, mouse; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C495678:Slc2a1 protein, mouse; C495693:Slc2a4 protein, mouse; D013844:Thiazoles; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D005947:Glucose