... 30821065 and 30870559 from the China National Nature SciencesFoundation, 2006CB910703 from the Ministry of Sciences and Technology of China, and 07dz05907 from the Committee of Sciences and Technology ... adipocytes, the translo-cation of Bax from the cytoplasm into the mitochon-dria, cytochrome c release and cleavage of caspase-3were all observed (Fig. 4B–D).To confirm the involvement of Bcl-2 and ... 6B–D).Discussion The function of PPARc in adipogenesis is well estab-lished [19]. However, in many other types of cell, the activation of PPARc is linked to the induction of apoptosis. It has...