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The role of leptin in bovine adipocyte fat metabolism in vitro

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  • 1.College of Livestock Science & Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China;Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China; 2.College of Livestock Science & Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China; 3.Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China;

Published date: 05 Sep 2010

Abstract

To identify the effect of leptin on adipocyte, preadipocyte was isolated from male dairy calves and cultured in a monolayer; 5 μg·L−1 bovine leptin were added in culture liquid when the cell differentiated into adipocytes. The result showed that leptin decreased the deposition of triglyceride (TG) and increased the levels of hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) mRNA in cells. At the same time, leptin suppressed the levels of endogenous leptin mRNA, and the levels of leptin receptor (Ob-R) mRNA were raised significantly. It indicated that leptin may induce more fat metabolism directly.

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Cai ZHANG, Zijun YANG, Shuling NIU, Zhe WANG, . The role of leptin in bovine adipocyte fat metabolism in vitro[J]. Frontiers of Agriculture in China, 2010 , 4(3) : 362 -365 . DOI: 10.1007/s11703-010-1027-5

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