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. 2023 Nov 7;13:19251. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-46436-x

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Inhibitory effects of various cell fractions of Propionibacterium freudenreichii MJ2 on lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells. 3T3-L1 cells were treated with different cell extracts: cell wall (CW), cell wall without surface proteins (CW w/o SP), and surface proteins (SP) from 1 × 108 P. freudenreichii MJ2 cells/mL. (A) Lipid droplets in differentiated cells were visualized using Oil Red O staining (× 400 magnification). Scale bars indicate 0.5 mm. (B) Lipid accumulation was quantified and compared with that in cells treated only with MDI. (C) Fold change in the gene expression of lipogenic transcription factor, Fas. The data indicate the mean ± SD of values from three independent experiments. The p values were determined using ANOVA and Tukey’s honest significant difference test. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05). NC, negative control; MDI, 1 μM dexamethasone, 0.5 mM IBMX, and 5 μg/mL insulin.