Figure 6.
Effect of chaperonin 60 (Cpn60) on lipid accumulation during different periods of treatment of 3T3-L1 cells with Cpn60. 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated by treatment with MDI or MDI + 1 μg/mL Cpn60 for different periods during differentiation (A). Lipid accumulation was quantified on day 8 by measuring lipid droplets stained with Oil Red O and comparing them with that in cells treated only with MDI (B). 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.