The Expression of Relaxin-3 in Adipose Tissue and its Effects on Adipogenesis

Title:The Expression of Relaxin-3 in Adipose Tissue and its Effects on Adipogenesis

Volume: 21 Issue: 6

Author(s): Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiromi Shimokawa, Tatsuomi Haga, Yuki Fukui, Kazuaki Iguchi, Keiko Unno, Minoru Hoshino and Atsushi Takeda

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Keywords: Adipocyte, GPCR135, lipid accumulation, mesentery adipose tissue, relaxin-3, .

Abstract: Energy homeostasis is regulated by endocrine factors. The concentration of relaxin-3 in serum is related to body mass index. However, relaxin-3 is found only in the brain and testis. In this study, we examined the expression of relaxin- 3 in adipose tissue and its effects on adipogenesis. The expression of relaxin-3 was determined using RT-PCR, a relaxin- 3 C-peptide-specific radioimmunoassay, specifically in the stromal-vascular fraction (SVF) cells rather than adipocytes. The release of C-peptide was regulated by glucose concentration in the SVF cells. However, the differentiated adipocytes did not express relaxin-3. In glucose perfusion experiments, C-peptide was released in response to high glucose concentrations in the mesenteric perfusate, opposite to insulin release. Additionally, GPCR135 mRNA was expressed in adipocytes. Relaxin-3 increased triglycerides in adipocytes and decreased lipase activity. The present study showed that relaxin-3 is secreted from SVF cells and that it regulates lipid accumulation in adipocytes.

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Yamamoto Hiroyuki, Shimokawa Hiromi, Haga Tatsuomi, Fukui Yuki, Iguchi Kazuaki, Unno Keiko, Hoshino Minoru and Takeda Atsushi, The Expression of Relaxin-3 in Adipose Tissue and its Effects on Adipogenesis, Protein & Peptide Letters 2014; 21 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866520666131217101424