Organotin compounds promote adipocyte differentiation as agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma/retinoid X receptor pathway.

Abstract:

:Nuclear receptors play important roles in the maintenance of the endocrine system, regulation of organ differentiation, and fetal development. Endocrine disruptors exert their adverse effects by disrupting the endocrine system via various mechanisms. To assess the effects of endocrine disruptors on nuclear receptors, we developed a high-throughput method for identifying activators of nuclear receptors. Using this system, we found that triphenyltin and tributyltin were activators of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma and retinoid X receptor. Because PPARgamma is a master regulator of adipocyte differentiation, we assessed the effect of organotin compounds on preadipocyte 3T3-L1 cells. We found that organotin compounds stimulated differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells as well as expression of adipocyte marker genes.

journal_name

Mol Pharmacol

journal_title

Molecular pharmacology

authors

Kanayama T,Kobayashi N,Mamiya S,Nakanishi T,Nishikawa J

doi

10.1124/mol.104.008409

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-03-01 00:00:00

pages

766-74

issue

3

eissn

0026-895X

issn

1521-0111

pii

mol.104.008409

journal_volume

67

pub_type

杂志文章