Research Article

Palmitic Acid Methyl Ester Enhances Adipogenic Differentiation in Rat Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells through a G Protein-Coupled Receptor-Mediated Pathway

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PAME activates the PLC-mediated signaling pathway through stimulating the GPR40/120 in rAD-MSCs. Treatment with PAME (50 μM) in adipogenic induction medium for 12 days did not activate AKT and mTOR (a) () but induced ERK1/2 activation (b) (). The PAME-induced ERK1/2 activation was abolished by cotreatment with ERK1/2 inhibitor (U0126). PAME (50 μM) increased the levels of p-ERK1/2, and these effects were abolished by cotreatment with GW1100, AH7614 (c) (), U73122, or BAPTA-AM (d) (). All data represent . #, versus the AIM group; $, versus the AIM+PAME group. AIM: adipogenic induction medium.
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