Fig. 2. Ectopic expression of PPARγ increases neutral lipid accumulation in cardiomyocytes.
(A) Western Blot data demonstrating successful adenovirus-mediated overexpression of PPARγ in AC16 cells (MOI: 10). Ad: adenovirus. (B) Dose-dependent induction of the PPAR target gene CD36 upon PPARγ overexpression. MOI: Multiplicity of infection. *P<0.05 versus GFP-control, n=4–6 per condition. Error bars represent SEM. (C) PPARγ overexpression (MOI: 10) increased neutral lipid accumulation (Oil-red-O staining, magnification x10). PA: palmitate, OA: oleate.