@article {12439, title = {Permethrin potentiates adipogenesis via intracellular calcium and endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated mechanisms in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.}, journal = {Food Chem Toxicol}, volume = {109}, year = {2017}, month = {2017 Nov}, pages = {123-129}, abstract = {

Permethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, was previously reported to promote adipogenesis in\ vitro and weight gain in\ vivo. The mechanism by which permethrin promotes adipogenesis/obesity, however, has not been fully explored. Intracellular calcium and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress have been reported to be linked with adipogenesis and obesity. Because pyrethroid insecticides have been determined to influence intracellular calcium and ER stress in\ vitro, the purpose of this current study was to investigate whether permethrin potentiates adipogenesis via a change in intracellular calcium, leading to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. 3T3-L1 cells were exposed to four different concentrations of permethrin (0.01, 0.1, 1 \& 10 μM) for 6 days during differentiation. Treatment of permethrin increased intracellular calcium level in a concentration-dependent manner. Similarly, permethrin treatment increased protein levels of ER stress markers in a concentration-dependent manner. These data suggest that intracellular calcium and ER stress may be involved in permethrin-induced adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells.

}, keywords = {3T3-L1 Cells, Adipocytes, Adipogenesis, Animals, Calcium, Cell Differentiation, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Insecticides, Mice, Permethrin}, issn = {1873-6351}, doi = {10.1016/j.fct.2017.08.049}, author = {Xiao, Xiao and Qi, Weipeng and Clark, John M and Park, Yeonhwa} }