Research Article

Extra Fructose in the Growth Medium Fuels Lipogenesis of Adipocytes

Table 1

Fructose is readily taken up by adipocytes. The amount (mean) refers to one confluent 10 cm2 well (combined data of 14 days). Control: glucose only; fructose: glucose plus fructose in the media.

nmol/d/10 cm2Std. dev.

Glucose uptake control660520
Glucose uptake + fructose420300
Fructose uptake control
Fructose uptake + fructose530430
Lactate secretion control1630370
Lactate secretion + fructose1440480