Fig. 1

a Meratrim reduces lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipopcytes. 3T3-L1 cells were allowed to differentiate in absence or presence of different concentrations of Meratrim, and the cells were stained with Oil Red O. Photomicrographs show intracellular lipid staining in vehicle (0.2 % DMSO), and 5, 10, 15 μg/ml Meratrim treated cells in i, ii, iii and iv, respectively. b Meratrim enhances lipolysis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes were incubated with 5, 10, 25 μg/ml Meratrim for 2 h. Vehicle treated control cultures received only 0.2 % DMSO. Each bar represents mean (μg/ml) ± SD of released glycerol. n = 5. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.005 vs. vehicle