title: Changes of pyridine nucleotide levels during adipocyte differentiation of mouse 3T3-L1 cells.
abstract: The levels of NAD and NADP were measured in 3T3-L1 cells during a differentiation from preadipocytes to adipocytes. The cells were grown in the ordinary medium and differentiated in the medium by adding dexamethasone, 1-methyl-3-isobutylxanthine, and insulin for 2 days, and then they were grown in the medium by adding only insulin for another 8 days to accumulate fat. The levels of cellular NAD and NADP increased abruptly with days after differentiation, and the levels of NAD and NADP reached maximum at day 7, and at day 10 the values were decreased compared with the maximum values. These results suggest that expression of the pyridine nucleotide biosynthesis genes is induced in the differentiation process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Style Studies, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Japan. fukkie@shc.usp.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuwatari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D016475:3T3 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism*; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine