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. 2024 Jan 2;15:186. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-44559-3

Fig. 4. Overexpression of ApoL6 in adipocytes in mice increases WAT mass.

Fig. 4

a aP2-ApoL6 TG design (left upper), RT-qPCR for transgene expression (left lower, n = 3 mice, ***p < 0.001 compared to WT), immunoblotting of transgene expression in different tissues and ApoL6 protein levels in WAT (right). b BW in chow (n = 6 mice per group, **p = 0.0057 and 0.0027, ***p < 0.00, two-way ANOVA test). c Tissue weights of 24 wk-old mice (left, n = 6, *p = 0.03, ***p < 0.001, multiple t test). H&E staining (bar = 100 μm) and quantification of cell sizes of WAT (right two panels). d Serum FFA (fed and fasted, n = 6, *p = 0.0117, multiple t test), TAG (n = 6, *p = 0.0224), and cholesterol levels in fed condition (n = 6, **p = 0.0034, *p = 0.049). Data represent mean ± SD. e BW during HFD (n = 6, **p = 0.006, *p = 0.0104, ***p < 0.001) and EchoMRI after HFD (n = 6, **p = 0.007 and 0.005). f Tissue image and tissue weight after 12 wks of HFD feeding (n = 6, ***p < 0.001). Data represent mean ± SD. g Serum FFA, TAG (n = 6, *p = 0.0214) and cholesterol levels after HFD feeding in the fed condition (n = 6 ***p < 0.001, **p = 0.0239). h GTT (n = 6, ***p < 0.001) and ITT (n = 6, *p = 0.0162 and 0.0319, ***p < 0.001, two-way ANOVA test) after HFD, Experiment was repeated twice. i RT-qPCR for inflammatory markers in WAT after HFD (n = 6, *p = 0.045, 0.032, **p = 0.0089, ***p < 0.001, multiple t test). j adipoQ-ApoL6 TG design. Immunoblotting using lysates of WAT from adipoQ-ApoL6 TG. BW (n = 5 mice per group, ***p < 0.001) and WAT mass measured by using EchoMRI (n = 6, ***p < 0.001) and tissue weights after 12 wks on HFD (n = 6, ***p < 0.001). k Image of tissues and whole mount staining of WAT with LipidTOX green (bar = 10 μm) after HFD feeding. l In vivo lipolysis assay: Serum glycerol levels at different time points after mice were injected with isoproterenol at 10 mg/kg BW (n = 6, ***p < 0.001, two-way ANOVA test). Experiments were repeated twice. m FFA and glycerol release from dispersed adipocytes isolated from WAT of aP2-TG (n = 4, *p = 0.005 and 0.006, ***p < 0.001) (left two panel). FFA and glycerol release from dispersed adipocytes isolated from WAT of adipoQ-ApoL6 TG (n = 6. *p = 0.026, 0.021, **p = 0.0024 and 0.0023). Data represent mean ± SD. Experiments were repeated twice.