Establishment of a lipotoxic inhibition model of bone formation in zebrafish induced by palmitic acid
Objective To establish a palmitic acid(PA)-induced model of lipotoxic bone formation inhibition in zebrafish.Methods AB strain zebrafish embryos were divided randomly into a blank control group,PA group,and simvastatin(SIM)group.Embryos in the PA and SIM groups received PA from 3 days post-fertilization(dpf),and embryos in the SIM group received SIM continuously for 4 days from 5 dpf.Establishment of the model was confirmed at 9 dpf by calcein staining,Nile red staining,triglyceride and total cholesterol content determination,and q-PCR.Results PA significantly decreased the number of vertebrae,promoted lipid accumulation,increased triglyceride and total cholesterol contents,promoted the expression of lipid-related genes PPARγ、c/EBPα,and inhibited the expression of osteogenic genes ALP and RUNX2.SIM improved the inhibitory effect of PA on bone formation in zebrafish.Conclusions PA can successfully create a lipotoxic model of bone-formation inhibition,similar to the pathological process of osteoporosis,using a simple,sensitive,and controllable method.This model can then be used for drug screening for osteoporosis and related diseases.
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