The Claim

Growth hormone activates the MEK/ERK signaling pathway in human adipocytes, resulting in phosphorylation of PPARγ at Ser273, translocation of PPARγ from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, suppression of FSP27 transcription, and promotion of lipolysis.

Source: Growth hormone acts along the PPARγ-FSP27 axis to stimulate lipolysis in human adipocytes.

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

Growth hormone triggers a sequence of molecular events in human fat cells that alters the location and activity of a key regulatory protein, leading to reduced production of a fat-storing protein and increased breakdown of fat.

See the scientific wording

Growth hormone activates the MEK/ERK signaling pathway in human adipocytes, leading to phosphorylation of PPARγ at Ser273 and its translocation from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, which suppresses transcription of FSP27 and promotes lipolysis.

Why this might work

Growth hormone binds to fat cells and turns on a signaling chain that modifies a key protein called PPARγ. This modification causes PPARγ to leave the nucleus, where it normally controls gene activity, and move into the cytoplasm. Without PPARγ in the nucleus, the cell stops making a protein called FSP27 that blocks fat breakdown. With FSP27 gone, stored fat is broken down and released as free fatty acids.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Growth hormone acts along the PPARγ-FSP27 axis to stimulate lipolysis in human adipocytes.

    Growth hormone tells fat cells to break down stored fat by flipping a molecular switch (PPARγ) that normally keeps fat from being broken down. When this switch is flipped, it stops making a protein that blocks fat breakdown, so the fat gets burned.

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