Inhibition of SIRT1 expression enhances secretion of HMW adiponectin. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes expressing a control vector or SIRT1 siRNA were differentiated for the indicated number of days, and medium (extracellular) as well as the total cell layer (intracellular) was harvested for Western blot analysis of proteins on reducing (A) or nonreducing (B) SDS-PAGE employing antibodies to the following proteins: SIRT1, PPARγ, C/EBPα, adiponectin, adipsin, and aP2/FABP4.