Ascorbic acid promotes 3T3-L1 cells adipogenesis by attenuating ERK signaling to upregulate the collagen VI

Abstract Background Type VI collagen is supposed to be a regulation factor in adipogenesis. This study aimed to assess the promoting effect of vitamin C (VC) on adipogenic differentiation of preadipocytes as well as its mechanism. Methods Five sets of different combinations of chemicals were used to...

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Main Authors: Chuanguo Liu, Kun Huang, Guorong Li, Pingping Wang, Chang Liu, Congcong Guo, Zongguo Sun, Jie Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-017-0234-y