Transgenic mice specifically expressing amphiregulin in white adipose tissue showed less adipose tissue mass.

To determine adipocytokines that play a regulatory role during obesity development, we explored the genes that encode growth factors and investigated the physiological functions for adipose tissue development. Here, we isolated amphiregulin (Areg) gene whose expression was significantly up-regulated in obese adipose tissues. Areg mRNA level was positively correlated with macrophage marker gene expression in adipose tissues in vivo.

IκB kinase epsilon expression in adipocytes is upregulated by interaction with macrophages.

Macrophage infiltration in the adipose tissue, and the interaction with adipocytes, is well documented to be involved in fat inflammation and obesity-associated complications. In this study, we isolated IκB kinase ε (IKKε) as a key adipocyte factor that is potentially affected by interaction with macrophages in adipose tissue in vivo. We showed that IKKε mRNA expression levels in white adipose tissue were increased in both genetic and diet-induced obese mouse.

RASSF6 expression in adipocytes is down-regulated by interaction with macrophages.

Macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue is associated with obesity and the crosstalk between adipocytes and infiltrated macrophages has been investigated as an important pathological phenomenon during adipose tissue inflammation. Here, we sought to identify adipocyte mRNAs that are regulated by interaction with infiltrated macrophages in vivo. An anti-inflammatory vitamin, vitamin B6, suppressed macrophage infiltration into white adipose tissue and altered mRNA expression.