... kit and antibody against caspase-8 were from BDPharmingen (San Jose, CA, USA). Antibodies against Bad and phosphorylated Bad (pBad) (Ser136) were from AssayDesigns (Ann Arbor, MI, USA). Antibody ... release and caspase-3 activation [34,35]. Introglitazone-treated apoptotic adipocytes, the translo-cation of Bax from the cytoplasm into the mitochon-dria, cytochrome c release and cleavage of ... follows: actin forward, 5¢-GAAATCGTGCGTGACATCAAAG-3¢; actin reverse, 5¢-TGTAGTTTCATGGA TGCCACAG-3¢; Akt-1 forward, 5¢ -A ACGGACTTCGGGCTGTG-3¢; Akt-1 reverse, 5¢-TTGTCCTCCAGCACCTCAGG-3¢; CD36 forward,...