Table 1.

Signalling pathways involved in the regulation of adipogenesis.

Signalling Pathways	Effect on Adipocyte Differentiation	References
IGF-1	Promotes	[37,38,39,40]
Glucocorticoid	Promotes	[42,43,44,45]
cAMP	Promotes	[46,47,48,49,50]
TGF-β1 and 2	Inhibits	[52,53,54,55]
BMP2	Promotes	[59,60]
BMP4	Promotes	[53,56,57,58]
BMP7	Promotes	[55,61,62,63,64]
Wnt	Inhibits	[65,69,70,72]
Hedgehog	Inhibits	[74,76]
ERK/MAPK	Promotes	[78]
	Inhibits	[79,80]
P38/MAPK	Promotes	[81,82,83]
	Inhibits	[77]
Ras	Promotes	[37,84]
Retinoblastoma protein	Inhibits	[85]
Myostatin	Inhibits	[88]