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* Departments of Animal Sciences and
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Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Comparative Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
2 Corresponding author: mspurloc{at}iastate.edu
Muscle growth in meat animals is a complex process governed by integrated signals emanating from multiple endocrine and immune cells. A generalized phenomenon among meat animal industries is that animals commonly fail to meet their genetic potential for growth in commercial production settings. Therefore, understanding the impact of stress and disease on muscle growth is essential to improving production efficiency. The adipocyte in particular seems to be well positioned as an interface between energy status and immune function, and may thus influence nutrient partitioning and growth through a combination of signals that influence fat metabolism, glucose uptake, and insulin sensitivity. Adipocytes and myofibers are active participants in the innate immune response, and as such, produce a number of metabolic regulators, including leptin, adiponectin, and proinflammatory cytokines. Specifically, adipocytes and muscle cells respond directly to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by producing interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF
). However, adipocytes are also the predominant source of the antiinflammatory hormone adiponectin, which regulates the nuclear factor kappa-B transcription factor. The ability to recognize antigens and produce regulatory molecules strategically positions adipocytes and myofibers to regulate growth locally, and to reciprocally regulate metabolism peripherally.
Key Words: adipocyte • cytokine • growth • inflammation • myofiber
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