Background: Suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 and -3 (SOCS-1 and SOCS-3) are two important negative regulators in the insulin-signaling pathway, and their overexpression may aggravate insulin resistance. Subjects with insulin resistance are often obese and have increased expressions of SOCS-1 and SOCS-3. We speculated that SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 may be involved in abnormal deposition of adipose tissues during insulin resistance.Methods:A catch-up growth intrauterine growth retardation (CG-IUGR) rat model with insulin resistance was established; mRNA and protein expression of SOCS-1, SOCS-3, the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARγ) in adipose tissue were measured by real-time PCR and western blot; plasmids carrying small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) targeting the SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 genes were constructed and transfected into preadipocytes, which were then induced to mature. At 72 h after differentiation was induced, the expressions of C/EBP and PPARγ, two important molecules promoting the differentiation of preadipocytes, were detected.Results:Expressions of SOCS-1, SOCS-3, C/EBP, and PPARγ were markedly increased in adipose tissues of CG-IUGR rats, whereas the expressions of C/EBP and PPARγ were significantly reduced after gene silencing of SOCS-1 or SOCS-3 in adipocytes.Conclusion:Overexpression of SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 may enhance the expression of C/EBP and PPARγ, resulting in abnormal deposition of adipose tissues during insulin resistance. Copyright © 2013 International Pediatric Research Foundation, Inc.
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Zheng, R. D., Liao, L. H., Ye, J., Wang, C. B., Gao, J. Z., Ying, Y. Q., … Luo, X. P. (2013). Effects of SOCS 1/3 gene silencing on the expression of C/EBP and PPARγ during differentiation and maturation of rat preadipocytes. Pediatric Research, 73(3), 263–267. https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2012.190
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