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Human Multipotent Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Differentiate into Functional Brown Adipocytes

Elabd, Christian, Chiellini, Chiara, Carmona, Mamen, Galitzky, Jean, Cochet, Olivia, Petersen, Rasmus, Pénicaud, Luc, Kristiansen, Karsten +5 more·2009·Stem Cells

Abstract

In contrast to the earlier contention, adult humans have been shown recently to possess active brown adipose tissue with a potential of being of metabolic significance. Up to now, brown fat precursor cells have not been available for human studies. We have shown previously that human multipotent adipose-derived stem (hMADS) cells exhibit a normal karyotype and high self-renewal ability; they are known to differentiate into cells that exhibit the key properties of human white adipocytes, that is, uncoupling protein two expression, insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, lipolysis in response to β-agonists and atrial natriuretic peptide, and release of adiponectin and leptin. Herein, we show that, upon chronic exposure to a specific PPARγ but not to a PPARβ/δ or a PPARα agonist, hMADS cell-derived white adipocytes are able to switch to a brown phenotype by expressing both uncoupling protein one (UCP1) and CIDEA mRNA. This switch is accompanied by an increase in oxygen consumption and uncoupling. The expression of UCP1 protein is associated to stimulation of respiration by β-AR agonists, including β3-AR agonist. Thus, hMADS cells represent an invaluable cell model to screen for drugs stimulating the formation and/or the uncoupling capacity of human brown adipocytes that could help to dissipate excess caloric intake of individuals. Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest is found at the end of this article.

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  • It may be possible to increase oxidative capacities in skeletal muscle and white fat by targeting endogenous brown fat progenitors to differentiate in vivo and produce energy-dissipating BAT.

    “Recently, brown fat progenitors have been identified in skeletal muscle and white fat of humans 120,121, suggesting that it may be possible to increase oxidative capacities in these tissues by targeting these endogenous precursors to differentiate in vivo, and produce energy-dissipating BAT.”

    From Cellular bioenergetics as a target for obesity therapy (2010) · cites this paper as [120]

  • Brown fat progenitors have been identified in skeletal muscle and white fat of humans.

    “Recently, brown fat progenitors have been identified in skeletal muscle and white fat of humans 120,121, suggesting that it may be possible to increase oxidative capacities in these tissues by targeting these endogenous precursors to differentiate in vivo, and produce energy-dissipating BAT.”

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Elabd, C., Chiellini, C., Carmona, M., Galitzky, J., Cochet, O., Petersen, R., Pénicaud, L., Kristiansen, K., Bouloumié, A., Casteilla, L., Dani, C., Ailhaud, G., & Amri, E.-Z.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (FR)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • IBDC, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Nice, France
Corresponding author
Amri, Ez-Zoubir
Venue
Stem Cells
Published
2009-08-20
Volume
27
Issue
11
Pages
2753-2760
ISSN
  • 1066-5099 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-4918
OpenAlex
W1974058241
Cited by
252
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 21 · 2012: 17
FWCI
9.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Stem Cells (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Equipe FRM, soutenue par la Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
  • Danish Natural Science Research Council, the NOVO Foundation
  • Danish Obesity Research Centre
  • The Danish Council for Strategic Research (2101-06-0005)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
Keywords
human adipose-derived stem cells, brown adipocytes, brown adipose tissue, PPARγ agonists, UCP1, CIDEA, beta3-adrenergic agonists, oxygen consumption, uncoupling, adipose tissue thermogenesis, drug screening model
MeSH terms
Uncoupling Protein 1, Rosiglitazone, Androgens, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Child, Preschool, Humans, Ion Channels, Male, Oxygen Consumption, Blotting, Western, Cell Respiration, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3, Mitochondrial Proteins, Multipotent Stem Cells, Thiazolidinediones, Adipose Tissue, White, Adipocytes, Brown

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