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Adipose Tissue
Researchers' work from Kaohsiung Medical University, Research Center focuses on adipose tissue
April 27th, 2008
New research, 'Pioglitazone and dexamethasone induce adipogenesis in D1 bone marrow stromal cell line, but not through the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma pathway,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, "Osteoblasts and adipocytes share a common progenitor in bone marrow. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) plays a critical role in adipogenesis." "Using a mouse pluripotent mesenchymal cell, D1, as a model, several reports have demonstrated that dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid, can induce adipogenesis. We first examined whether adipogenesis induction in D1 cells is initiated by activation of...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-04-27)
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