title: Hormonal regulation of the novel adipocytokine visfatin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
abstract: Recently, visfatin was characterized as a novel adipo-cytokine that is upregulated in obesity and exerts insulin-mimetic effects in various tissues. To clarify expression and regulation of this adipocytokine, visfatin mRNA was measured by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in 3T3-L1 adipocytes during adipogenesis and after treatment with various hormones known to alter insulin sensitivity. Visfatin expression was about 6-fold higher in 3T3-L1 adipocytes in vitro as compared with epididymal fat in vivo and increased during adipogenic conversion more than 3-fold. Interestingly, 100 nM dexamethasone significantly increased visfatin mRNA by almost 1.5-fold. In contrast, 500 ng/ml growth hormone (GH), 10 ng/ml tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, and 10 microM isoproterenol downregulated visfatin expression by 45%, 36%, and 43% respectively. Insulin did not influence synthesis of this adipocytokine. The effects of dexamethasone, GH, TNFalpha and isoproterenol were time- and dose-dependent. Furthermore, activation of G(s)-protein-coupled pathways by forskolin and cholera toxin was sufficient to significantly downregulate visfatin mRNA. Taken together, our results show a differential regulation of visfatin mRNA by insulin resistance-inducing hormones, supporting the view that this adipo-cytokine might be an interesting novel candidate linking core components of the metabolic syndrome such as obesity and insulin resistance.
authors.affiliation: University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine III, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kralisch
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lossner
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bluher
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paschke
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stumvoll
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fasshauer
mesh_terms: D041721:3T3-L1 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019205:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D054409:Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D016207:Cytokines; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D005576:Colforsin; D003907:Dexamethasone; D013006:Growth Hormone; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D054409:Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase; C495867:nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, mouse; D019205:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs; D007545:Isoproterenol