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. 2022 Nov 23;13:1001210. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1001210

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Population level differences in lipid composition are more marked than differences in the canonical adipocytic transcriptional signature for spontaneous versus induced cultures. (A) RT-qPCR markers of adipogenesis are increased in induced OP9-adipocytes. (B) Desaturase expression is highest in day 17 induced OP9-adipocytes while one of the elongases in fatty acid de novo synthesis is decreased. ****P < 0.0001, ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05 by Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test. Error bars represent mean ± s.d. (n = 3 independent experiments). (C–G) HPLC analysis of spontaneously differentiated or induced OP9 adipocytes revealed (C) nuances of the most abundant saturated, mono-, and polyunsaturated lipid species, with (D) overall total higher unsaturation content in induced versus spontaneous conditions. (E) Percentage of individual fatty acid species reveals (F) a greater 16:1/16:0 unsaturation ratio in the induced condition. (G) Unsaturation ratios 18:1/18:0 were not significantly different. ****P < 0.0001, ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05 by ANOVA test with Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons adjustment. Error bars represent mean ± s.d. (n = 3 independent experiments). HKGs; housekeeping genes.