title: Culture of porcine stromal-vascular cells in serum-free medium: differential action of various hormonal agents on adipose conversion.
abstract: We developed a strictly controlled serum-free culture system and tested the effects of adipogenic and antiadipogenic agents on the proliferation and(or) adipose conversion of porcine stromal-vascular cells. To avoid any interference with serum components, stromal-vascular cells were isolated, plated, and grown in absence of serum. In these culture conditions, a very limited growth phase and the absence of cell confluence were observed. However, when compared with continuous culture in serum-containing medium, the serum-free conditions were significantly more adipogenic as assessed by increased lipid content and increased enzymatic activities for lipoprotein lipase, glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and malic enzyme. In serum-free medium, physiological concentrations of insulin or IGF-I were sufficient to significantly increase the percentage of lipid-containing cells, whereas triiodothyronine (T3) and GH had no effect. Insulin, IGF-I, and, more moderately, T3 also accelerated the lipid filling in the lipid-containing cells. In the presence of insulin, stimulation by T3 or hydrocortisone alone had no effect on glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, whereas their concomitant addition significantly increased it. Chronic exposure to tumor necrosis factor-alpha dose-dependently stimulated cell proliferation but clearly inhibited differentiation. Epidermal growth factor, another known antiadipogenic agent, also significantly increased the proliferation of stromal-vascular cells, but, surprisingly, this was not correlated with inhibition of adipocyte differentiation. Indeed, epidermal growth factor treatment did not decrease lipid filling and significantly improved lipoprotein lipase and malic enzyme activities. Taken together, the results obtained in these strictly controlled serum-free culture conditions point out functions for insulin, IGF-I, hydrocortisone, and T3 during early and(or) later steps of porcine adipose conversion. In addition, this study reports a positive activity of epidermal growth factor on porcine adipocyte differentiation that is in clear contrast with previous works performed with rodent cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Boone@bani.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Remacle
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D013552:Swine; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D007328:Insulin; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase; D006854:Hydrocortisone