硫化氢通过调控SIRT1抑制阿霉素诱导的H9c2细胞损伤

目的探讨硫化氢（H₂S）对阿霉素（DOX）诱导的H9c2细胞损伤的影响及其作用机制。 方法H₂S对DOX心肌毒性保护作用的实验分组为：对照组（Control组）,5?μmol/?L DOX处理组（A组）,5?μmol/L DOX和400?μmol/L NaHS共同处理组（B组）,400?μmol/L NaHS单独处理组（C组）,5?μmol/L DOX、400?μmol/L NaHS和15?μmol/L Sirtinol共同处理组（D组）,15?μmol/L Sirtinol单独处理组（E组）。SIRT1是否参与H₂S抗DOX心肌毒性作用机制的实验分组为：对照组（Control组）,5?μmol/L DOX处理组（F组）,5?μmol/L DOX和400?μmol/L NaHS共同处理组（G组）,5?μmol/L DOX、400?μmol/L NaHS和15?μmol/L Sirtinol共同处理组（H组）,15?μmol/L Sirtinol单独处理组（I组）。使用MTT法检测细胞活力;Elisa法检测细胞MDA以及SOD水平;DCFH-?DA荧光探针法检测ROS水平;采用Western Blot法检测SIRT1蛋白表达。使用单因素方差分析法进行统计学分析。 结果NaHS预处理可抑制DOX导致的H9c2细胞活力下降：Control组,A组、B组、C组细胞活力分别为100﹪、（54.58±1.58）﹪、（85.05±4.31）﹪、（100.22±4.46）﹪ （F = 134.9,P < 0.001）。NaHS预处理可减弱DOX引起的H9c2细胞ROS、MDA水平的增加以及SOD水平的降低：Control组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是100﹪、（34.18±1.56） μmol/g、（53.69±1.44） U/?mg;A组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（174.90±12.65）﹪、（72.65±2.66） μmol/g、（31.80±2.05） U/?mg;B组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（126.08±6.25）﹪、（44.59±1.92） μmol/g、（48.06±1.56） U/mg;C组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（91.86±1.66）﹪、（32.93±1.56）?μmol/?g、（55.93±1.58）?U/?mg （F?= 83.26,P < 0.001;F = 271.4,P < 0.001;F = 127.0,P < 0.001）。F组（6、12、24?h）H9c2细胞SIRT1蛋白表达水平分别是（0.45±0.03）、（0.27±0.02）、（0.25±0.03）,较Control组（1.00±0.00）降低（F = 611.1,P < 0.001）。本研究还发现,NaHS预处理H9c2细胞能阻止DOX引起的SIRT1蛋白表达下调：Control组、F组、G组、H组的SIRT1蛋白表达水平分别是（1.00±0.00）、（0.31±0.03）、（0.60±0.04）、（1.09±0.09）（F = 123.4,P?2S对DOX诱导的H9c2细胞活力降低的抑制作用：Control组,F组、G组、H组、I组细胞活力分别为100﹪、（54.58±1.58）﹪、（85.37±3.62）﹪、（71.11±2.11）﹪、（97.53±1.45）﹪ （F = 238.2,P < 0.001）。Sirtinol预处理可明显逆转H₂S对DOX导致的H9c2细胞ROS和MDA含量增加及SOD水平降低的抑制作用：Control组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是100﹪、（35.84±2.22）μmol/?g、（53.03±3.16） U/mg;F组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（184.6±11.33）﹪、（74.78±5.30）μmol/g、（29.26±0.85）U/mg;G组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（126.5±7.57）﹪、（41.95±3.43）μmol/g、（52.61±2.26）U/mg;H组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（174.7±5.50）﹪、（67.69±1.52） μmol/g、（35.33±1.95） U/mg,I组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（98.03±2.86）﹪、（37.66±2.49）μmol/g、51.14 U/mg（F = 112.0,P < 0.001;F = 93.73,P < 0.001;F = 84.92,P < 0.001）。 结论H₂S通过调控SIRT1抑制DOX诱导的H9c2细胞损伤。     

Adiponectin attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury through suppression of endothelial cell activation

Adiponectin (APN) is an adipose tissue-derived factor with anti-inflammatory and vascular protective properties whose levels paradoxically decrease with increasing body fat. In this study, APN's role in the early development of ALI to LPS was investigated. Intratracheal LPS elicited an exaggerated systemic inflammatory response in APN-deficient (APN(-/-)) mice compared with wild-type (wt) littermates. Increased lung injury and inflammation were observed in APN(-/-) mice as early as 4 h after delivery of LPS. Targeted gene expression profiling performed on immune and endothelial cells isolated from lung digests 4 h after LPS administration showed increased proinflammatory gene expression (e.g., IL-6) only in endothelial cells of APN(-/-) mice when compared with wt mice. Direct effects on lung endothelium were demonstrated by APN's ability to inhibit LPS-induced IL-6 production in primary human endothelial cells in culture. Furthermore, T-cadherin-deficient mice that have significantly reduced lung airspace APN but high serum APN levels had pulmonary inflammatory responses after intratracheal LPS that were similar to those of wt mice. These findings indicate the importance of serum APN in modulating LPS-induced ALI and suggest that conditions leading to hypoadiponectinemia (e.g., obesity) predispose to development of ALI through exaggerated inflammatory response in pulmonary vascular endothelium.     

Resveratrol protects ROS-induced cell death by activating AMPK in H9c2 cardiac muscle cells

Resveratrol, one of polyphenols derived from red wine, has been shown to protect against cell death, possibly through the association with several signaling pathways. Currently numerous studies indicate that cardiovascular diseases are linked to the release of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) often generated in states such as ischemia/reperfusion injury. In the present study, we investigated whether resveratrol has the capability to control intracellular survival signaling cascades involving AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) in the inhibitory process of cardiac injury. We hypothesized that resveratrol may exert a protective effect on damage to heart muscle through modulating of the AMPK signaling pathway. We mimicked ischemic conditions by inducing cell death with H(2)O(2) in H9c2 muscle cells. In this experiment, resveratrol induced strong activation of AMPK and inhibited the occurrence of cell death caused by treatment with H(2)O(2). Under the same conditions, inhibition of AMPK using dominant negative AMPK constructs dramatically abolished the effect of resveratrol on cell survival in H(2)O(2)-treated cardiac muscle cells. These results indicate that resveratrol-induced cell survival is mediated by AMPK in H9c2 cells and may exert a novel therapeutic effect on oxidative stress induced in cardiac disorders.     

Adiponectin attenuates the osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells through the AMPK/mTOR pathway

Vascular calcification is common in patients with peripheral artery diseases and coronary artery diseases. The osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contributes significantly to vascular calcification. Adiponectin has been demonstrated to exert a protective effect in osteoblastic differentiation of VSMCs through regulating mTOR activity. However, the upstream and downstream signaling molecules of adiponectin-regulated mTOR signaling have not been identified in VSMCs with osteoblastic differentiation. In this study, the VSMC differentiation model was established by beta-glycerophosphate (β-GP) induction. The mineralization was identified by Alizarin Red S staining. Protein expression and phosphorylation were detected by Western blot or immunofluorescence. Adiponectin attenuated osteoblastic differentiation and mineralization of β-GP-treated VSMCs. Adiponectin inhibited osteoblastic differentiation of VSMCs through increasing the level of p-AMPKα. Pretreatment of VSMCs with AMPK inhibitor blocked while AMPK activator enhanced the effect of adiponectin on osteoblastic differentiation of VSMCs. Adiponectin upregulated TSC2 expression and downregulated mTOR and S6K1 phosphorylation in β-GP-treated VSMCs. Adiponectin treatment significantly attenuates the osteoblastic differentiation and calcification of VSMCs through modulation of AMPK–TSC2–mTOR–S6K1 signal pathway.     

Leptin attenuates hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced activation of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis in rat H9c2 cells

Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is a component of cardiac remodeling that can contribute to heart failure in obesity. A role for leptin in mediating this process has been suggested and the objective of this work was to investigate the effect of leptin on apoptosis and associated mechanisms in H9c2 cells which were subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation (HR) to mimic myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. Qualitative immunofluorescent and quantitative laser scanning cytometry approaches demonstrated that exposure of cells to HR increased DNA fragmentation (TUNEL staining) which was attenuated by leptin (6 nM, 1 h) pretreatment. We also found increased annexin-V binding and caspase-3 activity in cells exposed to HR, both of which were attenuated by leptin pretreatment. Leptin reduced HR-induced translocation of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax to the mitochondrial membrane, which provides a mechanism to explain its protective effect. Consequently, leptin attenuated the HR-induced decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and increase in cytochrome c release from mitochondria. Leptin treatment increased the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and AMPK and respective inhibitors of these kinases, SB203580 and Compound C, prevented the ability of leptin to decrease HR-induced caspase-3 activity. In conclusion, we establish mechanisms via which leptin exerts anti-apoptotic effects that may be of significance in understanding the development of heart failure in obesity. J. Cell. Physiol. 221: 490–497, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

MiR-539-5p inhibits the inflammatory injury in septic H9c2 cells by regulating IRAK3

Molecular Biology Reports - MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been confirmed to play a potential role in sepsis, but little is known about their role in sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC). The model of...     

Ginsenoside Rg1 protects H9c2 cells against nutritional stress-induced injury via aldolase /AMPK/PINK1 signalling

Insufficient nutrients supply will greatly affect the function of cardiac myocytes. The adaptive responses of cardiac myocytes to nutritional stress are not fully known. Ginsenoside Rg1 is one of the most pharmacologically active components in Panax Ginseng and possesses protective effects on cardiomyocyte. Here, we investigate the effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on H9c2 cells which were subjected to nutritional stress. Nutritional stress-induced by glucose deprivation strongly induced cell death and this response was inhibited by ginsenoside Rg1. Importantly, glucose deprivation decreased intracellular ATP levels and mitochondrial membrane potential. Ginsenoside Rg1 rescued ATP levels and mitochondrial membrane potential in nutrient-starved cells. For molecular mechanisms, ginsenoside Rg1 increased the expressions of PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and p-AMPK in glucose deprivation treated H9c2 cells. Reducing the expression of aldolase in H9c2 cells inhibited ginsenoside Rg1′s actions on PINK1 and p-AMPK. Further, the nutritional stress mice were used to verify the mechanisms obtained in vitro. Ginsenoside Rg1 increased the expressions of aldolase, p-AMPK, and PINK1 in starved mice heart. Taken together, our results reveal that ginsenoside Rg1 limits nutritional stress-induced H9c2 cells injury by regulating the aldolase /AMP-activated protein kinase/PINK1 pathway.     

Knockdown of dishevelled-1 attenuates cyclosporine A-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells

Cyclosporine (CsA) has become a mainstay for immune suppression of organ transplants. It is known that patients receiving CsA manifest increased growth of aggressive cardiotoxicity. We have demonstrated that CsA induces myocardium cell apoptosis in vivo and vitro. Recently, dishevelled-1 (Dvl-1) protein, which is a cytoplasmic mediator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, was explored in cardiac diseases. However, whether Dvl-1 is involved in CsA-induced apoptosis remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to explore the role of Dvl-1 in CsA-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells and to investigate the role of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling cascade in this progress. H9c2 cells were treated with CsA in dose and time-dependent manners. We found that the appropriate concentrations and time-points of CsA-induced the expression of Dvl-1 and subsequent up-regulation of β-catenin and c-Myc, which is consistent with previously demonstrated concentrations and time-points when H9c2 cells apoptosis occurred. Then, cells were transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) against Dvl-1 and stimulated with previously demonstrated concentration of CsA. Dvl-1 down-regulation decreased the apoptotic rate, caspase-3 activity, and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in H9c2 cells treated with CsA. Furthermore, knocking down the expression of Dvl-1 partially suppressed the activity of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Moreover, we further deleted the downstream member β-catenin by specific siRNA, and found that CsA-induced the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and the expression of c-Myc, which were attenuated. Our results are the first to unveil this novel aspect of Dvl-1 signaling. In addition, these data provide insight into the pathogenesis and the therapeutic strategies of CsA-induced myocardial injury.     

ERK1／2信号通路对黄芪苷Ⅳ抗H2O2诱导H9c2细胞氧化损伤的作用

目的：研究黄芪苷Ⅳ（AST）是否通过细胞外信号调节激酶1／2（ERK1／2）通路发挥对H2O2诱导的H9c2细胞氧化损伤的保护作用。方法：用200μmoL／L的H2O2处理细胞6h,采用MTT法检测细胞存活率,建立H2O2诱导的H9c2细胞氧化损伤模型;比色法测定细胞培养液中乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）活性、总超氧化物歧化酶（T—SOD）和锰超氧化物歧化酶（Mn—SOD）活力以及丙二醛（MDA）含量;Western blot检测H9c2细胞ERK1／2蛋白的磷酸化水平。结果：在H2O2浓度为200μmol／L作用6h条件下,细胞存活率降低程度适中,实验结果重复性好,确定后续实验采用200μmol／L H2O2作用6h建立模型。与H2O2组比较,10mg／L及20mg／L AST均显著提高细胞存活率（P〈0．01）,使细胞培养液中LDH活性显著降低（P〈0．01）,T—SOD及Mn—SOD活力显著提高（P〈0．01）,MDA含量显著降低（P〈0．01）。10mg/L及20mg/L AST均显著增加H2O2损伤的H9c2细胞p—ERK1／2蛋白的表达（P〈0．01）,当用PD98059（ERK1／2的抑制剂）预处理后,AST的作用则被取消。结论：黄芪苷Ⅳ可以通过ERK1／2通路发挥对H2O2诱导的H9c2细胞氧化损伤的保护作用。     

Salidroside protects against hydrogen peroxide-induced injury in cardiac H9c2 cells via PI3K-Akt dependent pathway

Oxidative stress induces serious tissue injury in cardiovascular diseases. Salidroside, with its strong antioxidative and cytoprotective actions, is of particular interest in the development of antioxidative therapies for oxidative injury in cardiac diseases. We examined the pharmacological effects of salidroside on H9c2 rat cardiomyoblast cells under conditions of oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) challenge. Salidroside attenuated H2O2-impaired cell viability in a concentration-dependent manner, and effectively inhibited cellular malondialdehyde production, lethal sarcolemmal disruption, cell necrosis, and apoptosis induced by H2O2 insult. Salidroside significantly augmented Akt phosphorylation at Serine 473 in the absence or presence of H2O2 stimulation; wortmannin, a specific inhibitor of PI3K, abrogated salidroside protection. Salidroside increased the intracellular mRNA expression and activities of catalase and Mn-superoxide dismutases in a PI3K-dependent manner. Our results indicated that salidroside protected cardiomyocytes against oxidative injury through activating the PI3K/Akt pathway and increasing the expression and activities of endogenous PI3K dependent antioxidant enzymes.     

Dexmedetomidine attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver injury in rats by inhibiting caveolin-1 downstream signaling pathway

Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the anti-injury and anti-inflammatory effects of dexmedetomidine (Dex) in acute liver injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in Sprague–Dawley rats and its possible mechanism.Methods: The acute liver injury model of male rats was established by injecting LPS into tail vein. The mean arterial pressure (MAP) of rats was recorded at 0–7 h, and lactic acid was detected at different time points. Wet/dry weight ratio (W/D) was calculated. Pathological changes of rat liver were observed by HE staining. ALT and AST levels in serum were detected. The activities of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in liver tissue homogenate and the levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in serum were detected by ELISA. Protein levels of Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), TLR-4 and NLRP3 in liver tissue were tested by immunohistochemistry method. The expression of Cav-1, TLR-4 and NLRP3 mRNA in liver tissue was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to explore its related mechanism.Results: Compared with NS group, serum lactic acid, W/D of liver tissue, MPO, SOD, IL-1β and IL-18 were significantly increased and MAP decreased significantly in LPS group and D+L group. However, compared with NS group, D group showed no significant difference in various indicators. Compared with LPS group, MPO, SOD, IL-1β and IL-18 were significantly decreased and MAP was significantly increased in D+L group. D+L group could significantly increase the level of Cav-1 protein and decrease the level of TLR-4 and NLRP3 protein in liver tissue caused by sepsis. The expression of Cav-1 mRNA was significantly up-regulated and the expression of TLR-4 and NLRP3 mRNA was inhibited in D+L group.Conclusion: Dex pretreatment protects against LPS-induced actue liver injury via inhibiting the activation of the NLRP3 signaling pathway by up-regulating the expression of Cav-1 by sepsis.     

Isoform-specific induction of PKC-epsilon by high glucose protects heart-derived H9c2 cells against hypoxic injury

We investigated which PKC isoforms are involved in high glucose-induced protection against hypoxic injury. Treatment for 48 h with high glucose (22 mM) markedly increased the expression of PKC- epsilon in the particulate fraction (213+/-22.1% of the control) but had no effect on other types of PKC isoforms, suggesting that the high glucose-induced increase in PKC expression is isoform-specific. The mRNA level for PKC- epsilon was also substantially increased, reaching its peak after 4h of high glucose treatment. The high glucose increased PKC-epsilon activity in the particulate fraction up to 183+/-32.2% of the control. During hypoxia, the amount of PKC-epsilon in the particulate fraction was remarkably diminished in the low glucose-treated cells, but remained at a higher level in high glucose-treated cells. The treatment with epsilon V1-2 (10 microM), a specific inhibitor of PKC epsilon, abolished the protective effect of high glucose against hypoxia. These results suggest that isoform-specific induction of PKC-epsilon is involved in high glucose-induced protection against hypoxic injury in heart-derived H9c2 cells.     

Tetrodotoxin attenuates isoproterenol-induced hypertrophy in H9c2 rat cardiac myocytes

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is shown to have definite anabolic effects on skeletal metabolism. Previous studies have demonstrated that Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) and their six high affinity binding proteins (IGFBPs 1-6) regulate proliferation and differentiation of bone-forming osteoblasts. The current study was intended to determine whether the anabolic effects of TSH on human osteoblastic (SaOS2) cells are mediated through insulin-like growth factor system components. TSH given at 0.01 ng to 10 ng/ml dose levels for 24 and 48 h significantly increased human osteoblastic (SaOS2) cell proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity, the differentiation marker. TSH significantly increased IGFs (IGF-I and IGF-II) mRNA expression after 6 and 24 h and their protein levels after 24 and 48 h of treatment, respectively. Unlike the IGFs, the IGFBPs responded differently to TSH treatment. Though there were some inconsistencies in the regulation of stimulatory IGF binding protein-3 and -5 by TSH treatment, there was an overall increase at the mRNA abundance and protein levels. Again, the inconsistency persisted at the regulation of the inhibitory IGFBPs 2, 4, and 6 especially at the level of mRNA expression due to TSH treatment, there is an overall decrease in the levels of IGFBP-2, 4, and 6 in the conditioned media (CM) of SaOS2 cell cultures. The IGFBP proteases which control the availability of IGFs are also regulated by hormones. Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) is responsible for the proteolysis of IGFBP-4. TSH treatment significantly unregulated the expression of PAPP-A both at mRNA and protein levels. In conclusion, TSH promotes human osteoblastic (SaOS2) cell proliferation and differentiation by upregulating IGFs and their stimulatory IGF binding proteins and down regulating the inhibitory IGF binding proteins.     

Schizandrin protects H9c2 cells against lipopolysaccharide‐induced injury by downregulating Smad3

Schizandrin is a major bioactive constituent of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill with antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties. The objective of this study was to explore the potential effects of schizandrin on a cell model of myocarditis. The H9c2 cells were treated with schizandrin alone or in combination with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), after which, cell survival, migration, and the release of inflammatory cytokines were assessed. Moreover, downstream effectors and signaling pathways were studied to reveal the possible underlying mechanism. As a result, LPS stimulation induced significant cell damage as cell viability was repressed and the apoptosis was induced. In the meantime, LPS promoted the release of proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin 1β (IL‐1β), IL‐8, IL‐6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF‐α) while repressing the release of the anti‐inflammatory cytokine IL‐10. Schizandrin could promote H9c2 cell migration and long‐term treatment (7 days) enhanced cell viability. More interestingly, pretreatment with schizandrin attenuated LPS‐induced cell loss and inflammatory response. Besides this, Smad3 was a downstream effector of schizandrin. The beneficial effects of schizandrin on the H9c2 cells were attenuated when Smad3 was overexpressed. Moreover, the silencing of Smad3 deactivated c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK) and nuclear factor κB (NF‐κB) pathways. This study preliminarily demonstrated that schizandrin prevented LPS‐induced injury in the H9c2 cells and promoted the recovery of myocardial tissues by enhancing cell viability and migration. Schizandrin conferred its beneficial effects possibly by downregulating Smad3 and inhibiting the activation of JNK and NF‐κB pathways.     

Suppression of rat Frizzled-2 attenuates hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced Ca2+ accumulation in rat H9c2 cells

Growing evidence suggests that Ca(2+) overload is one of the major contributors of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury. Since Frizzled-2 receptor, a seven transmembrane protein, transduces downstream signaling by specialized binding of Wnt5a to increase intracellular Ca(2+) release, this work aimed to investigate the effect of Frizzled-2 on Ca(2+) accumulation in H9c2 cells, which were subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation to mimic myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. After exposing H9c2 cells to hypoxia/reoxygenation, we observed higher expression of Frizzled-2 and Wnt5a as compared to control group cells. Hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced intracellular Ca(2+) accumulation approached that of cells transfected with frizzled-2 plasmid. In cells treated with RNAi specifically designed against frizzled-2, intracellular Ca(2+) in both hypoxia/reoxygenation-treated cells and plasmid-treated cells were decreased. Rats that underwent ischemia/reperfusion injury exhibited increased intracellular Ca(2+) with high expression levels of Frizzled-2 and Wnt5a as compared to the sham group. Our data indicates that upon binding to Wnt5a, increased Frizzled-2 expression after hypoxia/reoxygenation treatment activated intracellular calcium release in H9c2 cells. Our findings provide a new perspective in understanding calcium overload in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion.     

Adiponectin reduces lipid content in chicken myoblasts by activating AMPK signaling pathway

Studies in mammals have shown that adiponectin is secreted mainly by adipocytes, and it plays a crucial role in glucose and lipid metabolism in muscles. Clarifying the cross-talk role of adiponectin between adipose tissue and skeletal muscle tissue is very important for internal homeostasis. The glucose and lipid metabolism of chicken is different from that of mammals, and the role of adiponectin in chickens is unclear. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the effect and mechanism of adiponectin on lipid metabolism in chickens. In the present study, the regulating effect of adiponectin on lipid metabolism in chicken myoblasts was explored by adding a certain concentration of exogenous recombinant adiponectin. Results showed that adiponectin reduced intracellular lipid content, increasing the mRNA expression of adiponectin receptor and cellular uptake of glucose and fatty acids. In addition, adiponectin activated the 5′ adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway. The above results suggested that adiponectin reduced intracellular lipid content, mainly by binding to adiponectin receptor, activating AMPK pathway, increasing cellular uptake of glucose and fatty acids and promoting lipid oxidation.