Fatty acids and thiazolidinediones act as potent activators of the adipose differentiation program in established preadipose cell lines. In this report, the effects of these agents on the differentiation pathway of myoblasts have been investigated. Exposure of C2C12N myoblasts (a subclone of the C2C12 cell line) to thiazolidinediones or fatty acids prevents the expression of myogenin, -actin, and creatine kinase, thus abolishing the formation of multinucleated myotubes. These treatments lead in parallel to the expression of a typical adipose differentiation program including acquisition of adipocyte morphology and activation of adipose-related genes. A similar transition toward the adipose differentiation pathway also occurs in mouse muscle satellite cells maintained in primary culture. Thiazolidinediones exert their adipogenic effects only in non-terminally differentiated myoblasts; myotubes are insensitive to the compounds. Continuous exposure to inducers after growth arrest is not required to maintain the adipose phenotype, but proliferation of adipose-like C2C12N cells leads to a complete reversion toward undifferentiated cells able to undergo either myogenic or adipogenic differentiation depending on the composition of culture medium. These results indicate that adipogenic inducers, such as thiazolidinediones or fatty acids, specifically convert the differentiation pathway of myoblasts into that of adipoblasts.

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