Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3029511 Thrombosis Research 2009 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) play a role in development of obesity by contributing to adipogenesis, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix degradation. We have evaluated a potential functional role of TIMP-1, which inhibits most MMPs, in early stages of in vitro and in vivo adipogenesis. Overexpression of human TIMP-1 (hTIMP-1) in 3T3-F442A preadipocytes resulted in a somewhat slower differentiation into mature adipocytes, without affecting the total extent of differentiation. Local overexpression by injection of 3T3-F442A preadipocytes expressing hTIMP-1 in the back of NUDE mice kept on high fat diet (HFD) for 4 weeks, had no effect on de novo formed fat pad mass. The fat pads formed from the hTIMP-1 expressing cells did show a significantly larger blood vessel size as compared to control cells (57 ± 4.8 µm2 vs 38 ± 1.4 µm2, p = 0.0017). No effect was observed on blood vessel density or on adipocyte size or density.Thus, local hTIMP-1 overexpression did not significantly affect early stages of adipogenesis as evaluated from the extent of in vitro adipocyte differentiation or of in vivo de novo adipose tissue formation.

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