PMID- 31480166 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 1011-2367 (Print) IS - 1976-5517 (Electronic) IS - 1011-2367 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Apr TI - Chromium acetate stimulates adipogenesis through regulation of gene expression and phosphorylation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase in bovine intramuscular or subcutaneous adipocytes. PG - 651-661 LID - 10.5713/ajas.19.0089 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that Cr source can alter adipogenic-related transcriptional regulations and cell signaling. Therefore, the objective of the study was to evaluate the biological effects of chromium acetate (CrAc) on bovine intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) adipose cells. METHODS: Bovine preadipocytes isolated from two different adipose tissue depots; IM and SC were used to evaluate the effect of CrAc treatment during differentiation on adipogenic gene expression. Adipocytes were incubated with various doses of CrAc: 0 (differentiation media only, control), 0.1, 1, and 10 muM. Cells were harvested and then analyzed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction in order to measure the quantity of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase-alpha (AMPK-alpha), CCAAT enhancer binding protein-beta (C/EBPbeta), G protein-coupled receptor 41 (GPR41), GPR43, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma), and stearoyl CoA desaturase (SCD) mRNA relative to ribosomal protein subunit 9 (RPS9). The ratio of phosphorylated-AMPK (pAMPK) to AMPK was determined using a western blot technique in order to determine changing concentration. RESULTS: The high dose (10 muM) of CrAc increased C/EBPbeta, in both IM (p = 0.02) and SC (p = 0.02). Expression of PPARgamma was upregulated by 10 muM of CrAc in IM but not in SC. Expression of SCD was also increased in both IM and SC with 10 muM of CrAc treatment. Addition of CrAc did not alter gene expression of glucose transporter 4, GPR41, or GPR43 in both IM and SC adipocytes. Addition of CrAc, resulted in a decreased pAMPKalpha to AMPKalpha ration (p<0.01) in IM. CONCLUSION: These data may indicate that Cr source may influence lipid filling in IM adipocytes via inhibitory action of AMPK phosphorylation and upregulating expression of adipogenic genes. FAU - Kim, Jongkyoo AU - Kim J AD - Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA. FAU - Chung, Kiyong AU - Chung K AD - National Institute of Animal Science, Hanwoo Experiment Station, Pyeongchang 25340, Korea. AD - Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeonju 54874, Korea. FAU - Johnson, Bradley J AU - Johnson BJ AD - Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA. LA - eng GR - Texas Tech University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190803 PL - Korea (South) TA - Asian-Australas J Anim Sci JT - Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences JID - 9884245 PMC - PMC7054599 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMP-activated Protein Kinase OT - Bovine Adipocyte OT - Chromium Acetate COIS- CONFLICT OF INTEREST We certify that there is no conflict of interest with any financial organization regarding the material discussed in the manuscript. EDAT- 2019/09/05 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/05 06:01 PMCR- 2020/04/01 CRDT- 2019/09/04 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/09/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/09/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ajas.19.0089 [pii] AID - ajas-19-0089 [pii] AID - 10.5713/ajas.19.0089 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Asian-Australas J Anim Sci. 2020 Apr;33(4):651-661. doi: 10.5713/ajas.19.0089. Epub 2019 Aug 3.