This study was conducted to assess the effects of specific oxysterols on the adipogenic differentiation and expression of adipogenic transcripts in C3H10T1/2 mouse stem cells. In the first study, four oxysterols namely; 20S, 22R, 22S and 25 hydroxycholesterol (25-HC) were tested to determine which one best inhibits adipogenesis in C3H10T1/2 mouse stem cells. Adipogenic differentiation was induced using an adipogenic media (DMITro) consisting of dexamethasone (DEX), 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine (IBMX), insulin and troglitazone (Tro). Inhibition of adipogenesis was assessed by treatment of cells with DMITro+20S, 22R, 22S or 25-HC for six days. Oil red O pictures and gene expression analysis showed that 25-HC was more effective in inhibiting the expression of adipogenic genes compared to the other oxysterols. Further investigation of the mechanisms of action of 25-HC showed that the inhibitory effects of 25-HC on adipogenesis are not mediated by hedgehog signalling. / October 2015
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/30577 |
| Date | 15 June 2015 |
| Creators | Moseti, Dorothy |
| Contributors | kim, Woo-kyun (Animal Science), O, Karmin (Animal Science) Anderson, Judith (Biological Sciences) |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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