Obesity is connected with an increased number of immune cells in white adipose tissue. The endothelium as the interface between adipocytes (Ad) and circulating immune cells in the blood plays an active role in this process. In order to elucidate the cellular interactions and molecular mechanisms involved in the cross-talk between Ad, preadipocytes (Pd) and endothelial cells (EC) and to identify factors involved in this cross-talk, the conditioned media (CM) of Pd and Ad were used to analyze EC-activation. Pd produced higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines compared with Ad. Pd-CM activated EC in contrast to Ad-CM. This activation depended on the JNK and JAK-1/STAT1/3 signalling pathways and IL-6 as major mediator. EC-activation was increased or induced when Pd and Ad, respectively, were stimulated with TNF-alpha or hypoxia. Secretogranin II and V were identified as potentially new adipokines at gene expression level.
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Obesity is connected with an increased number of immune cells in white adipose tissue. The endothelium as the interface between adipocytes (Ad) and circulating immune cells in the blood plays an active role in this process. In order to elucidate the cellular interactions and molecular mechanisms involved in the cross-talk between Ad, preadipocytes (Pd) and endothelial cells (EC) and to identify factors involved in this cross-talk, the conditioned media (CM) of Pd and Ad were used to analyze EC-a...
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