Effects of Pioglitazone on Cytokine TNF-? of Adipocytes in High-cholesterol Model Rats / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To explore the effects of pioglitazone on secreation and mRNA expressions of TNF-? in adipocytes of high-cholesterol model rats.METHODS:30 rats fed with high-cholesterol diet for 8 weeks were randomly assigned to receive high cholesterol diet alone(high-cholesterol group,n=15) or high-cholesterol diet plus pioglitazone(3 mg?kg-1?d-1) (pioglitazone group,n=15) for 4 weeks.Another 15 rats were assigned to control group and fed with common diet for 12 weeks.Then the rats were sacrificed,with indexes such as blood lipid,serum concentration and mRNA expression of TNF-? in adipocytes of high-cholesterol rats determined.Besides,normal adipocytes were taken and treated with lipopolysaccharide and different concentrations of pioglitazone (0.1,1.0,10.0 ?mol?L-1) followed by a determination of TNF-? level and mRNA expression level.RESULTS:Compared with high-cholesterol group,serum concentration and mRNA expression of TNF-? in pioglitazone group were significantly lowered,but pioglitazone treatment showed little impact on blood sugar level and blood lipid level.Pioglitazone(0.1,1.0,10.0 ?mol?L-1) dose-dependently inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-? secretion and mRNA expression in cultured adipocytes.CONCLUSION:Pioglitazone can reduce TNF-? level of fatty tissue and serum in high-cholesterol model rats.