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A perturbation of zinc metabolism has been noted in subjects with obesity. Zinc may also participate in the intracellular signal cascade by affecting cellular calcium influx and a change in the calcium-calmodulin (CaM)-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) pathway. The possible effects of zinc on cellular concentrations of CaM, a major cytosolic calcium-binding protein, in the adipocytes derived from obese (ob/ob) mice and their lean counterparts were studied. Adipocytes derived from both phenotypes of mice were treated either with 0.2 mM of zinc sulfate or without any additive for 1 h of incubation; the cellular levels of CaM and cAMP were then determined. The results showed that the obese mice had lower CaM and cAMP levels in their adipocytes compared to the lean mice. Zinc treatment reduced CaM and increased cAMP levels in all mice, although this effect was more pronounced in the lean mice. This study indicated that there was an inverse interaction between CaM and cAMP in their cellular levels in the mouse adipocytes and that might be affected by exogenous zinc addition.
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Lin, PY., Lin, WH., Tsou, CT. et al. Effect of zinc on cellular levels of calmodulin and cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the adipocyte. Biol Trace Elem Res 76, 229–234 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:76:3:229
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