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Adipocytes forming fat pad in vivo are surrounded by well developed basement membranes. Synthesis of basement membrane is enhanced during in vitro differentiation of preadipocyte line. In order to know the role of basement membrane in adipogenesis in vivo, we injected 3T3-F442A preadipocytes subcutaneously into nude mice together with or without the reconstituted basement membrane, Matrigel. Histological sections of the fat pads newly formed by injecting the cell alone showed dense population of immature adipocytes and microvessels within 2 weeks and they matured rapidly. In contrast, injection of the cells together with Matrigel showed sparse adipocytes after 2 weeks and they matured slowly over the period of 6 weeks. Quantification of the process by measuring the weight, DNA content, triglyceride content and glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity of the fat pads showed that injection of the cell alone resulted in early maturation of adipose tissue with fewer adipocytes while the presence of Matrigel decelerated but potentiated the maturation of adipose tissue with 2 fold contents of DNA, triglyceride and GPDH activity. We thus showed that reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) supported the survival and maturation of adipocytes.
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Kawaguchi, N., Toriyama, K., Nicodemou-Lena, E. et al. Reconstituted basement membrane potentiates in vivo adipogenesis of 3T3-F442A cells. Cytotechnology 31, 215–220 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008198731341
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