approached significancep = 0.066
To confirm that 4-HNE can activate p53 in adipocytes, we found that incubation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes for 6-hours with 4-HNE increased Cdkn1a mRNA levels 2.9-fold (p = 0.003) and Igfbp3 mRNA expression approached significance (p = 0.066), consistent with downstream p53 activation [ Figure 6 F].