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p53 is required for brown adipogenic differentiation and has a protective role against diet-induced obesity

Molchadsky A., Ezra O., Amendola PG., Krantz D., Kogan-Sakin I., Buganim Y.

Animal Study, published in Cell Death Differ (2013) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Cell Death Differ (2013)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
23412343
PMCID
PMC3619245
DOI
10.1038/cdd.2013.9
Citations
94

Abstract (original English)

Proper regulation of white and brown adipogenic differentiation is important for maintaining an organism's metabolic profile in a homeostatic state. The recent observations showing that the p53 tumor suppressor plays a role in metabolism raise the question of whether it is involved in the regulation of white and brown adipocyte differentiation. By using several in vitro models, representing various stages of white adipocyte differentiation, we found that p53 exerts a suppressive effect on white adipocyte differentiation in both mouse and human cells. Moreover, our in vivo analysis indicated that p53 is implicated in protection against diet-induced obesity. In striking contrast, our data shows that p53 exerts a positive regulatory effect on brown adipocyte differentiation. Abrogation of p53 function in skeletal muscle committed cells reduced their capacity to differentiate into brown adipocytes and histological analysis of brown adipose tissue revealed an impaired morphology in both embryonic and adult p53-null mice. Thus, depending on the specific adipogenic differentiation program, p53 may exert a positive or a negative effect. This cell type dependent regulation reflects an additional modality of p53 in maintaining a homeostatic state, not only in the cell, but also in the organism at large.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

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3T3 CellsAnimalsMice, Inbred C3HMice, KnockoutHumansMiceObesityDNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsRNA, Small Interfering

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