title: Characterization of proteins regulated by interleukin-4 in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
abstract: Obesity is closely associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular diseases. Our previous reports uncover the significant associations between interleukin-4 (IL-4)/IL-4 receptor genotypes and T2DM, as well as IL-4 genotypes and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Theses observations suggest that IL-4 harbors the capacity to regulate lipid metabolism. The present study is aimed at further elucidating regulatory roles of IL-4 to lipid metabolism by identifying putative proteins in 3T3-L1 adipocytes which are differentially expressed under IL-4 treatment. Proteins in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes with altered expression levels under IL-4 treatment were identified by proteomic strategy. Our results revealed that IL-4 up-regulated levels of ATP synthase δ chain, Cytochrome c reductase, Pyrophsphatase and Vimentin, whereas, Alpha-enolase, Gelsolin, Vinculin and Valosin were down-regulated. These observations suggest that IL-4 promotes energy metabolism and inhibit lipid deposits in adipocytes by up-regulating proteins accelerating ATP synthesis. Our results suggest that IL-4 facilitates adipocytes metabolism to catabolism with a favorable condition for lipolysis. These catabolized lipids in adipocytes triggered by IL-4 might either be released into periphery or metabolized intracellularlly, and modulate systemic energy metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Medicine & Nursing, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Yuh
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Shiau
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsu-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yih-Hsin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|School of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.|School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yung-Luen
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Shih
keywords: Adipocytes; Interleukin-4; Metabolism; Proteomics