Inflammation plays a role in trans-10, cis-12 (10,12)-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-mediated delipidation and insulin resistance in adipocytes. Given the anti-inflammatory role of resveratrol (RSV), we hypothesized that RSV would attenuate inflammation and insulin resistance caused by 10,12 CLA in human adipocytes. RSV blocked 10,12 CLA induction of the inflammatory response by preventing activation of extracellular signal-related kinase and induction of inflammatory gene expression (i.e., IL-6, IL-8, IL-1b) within 12 h. Similarly, RSV suppressed 10,12 CLA-mediated activation of the inflammatory prostaglandin pathway involving phospholipase A 2 , cyclooxygenase-2, and PGF 2a . In addition, RSV attenuated 10,12 CLA increase of intracellular calcium and reactive oxygen species associated with cellular stress, and activation of stress-related proteins (i.e., activating transcription factor 3, JNK) within 12 h. 10,12 CLA-mediated insulin resistance and suppression of fatty acid uptake and triglyceride content were attenuated by RSV. Finally, 10,12 CLA-mediated decrease of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor g (PPARg) protein levels and activation of a peroxisome proliferator response element (PPRE) reporter were prevented by RSV. RSV increased the basal activity of PPRE, suggesting that RSV increases PPARg activity. Collectively, these data demonstrate for the first time that RSV prevents 10,12 CLAmediated insulin resistance and delipidation in human adipocytes by attenuating inflammation and cellular stress and increasing PPARg activity. Feeding a mixture of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers [i.e., trans-10, cis-12 (10,12) CLA and cis-9, trans-11 (9,11) CLA] reduces adiposity in animals (1) and some humans (2). The triglyceride (TG)-lowering properties of CLA appear to be due exclusively to the 10,12 isomer (3-5), and involve decreased uptake and metabolism of glucose and fatty acids (FA)s (6), and increased lipolysis (7) in adipocytes. These anti-obesity properties of 10,12 CLA are dependent on the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular signal-related kinase (MEK/ERK) (6) and nuclear factor kB (NFkB) (8, 9) in adipocytes. These signaling pathways induced by 10,12 CLA are linked to the induction and secretion of cytokines (8, 9), which are known to antagonize peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor g (PPARg) target gene expression and insulin sensitivity (10-15). Consistent with these data, 10,12 CLA supplementation of humans is associated with hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, elevated levels of inflammatory prostaglandins (PGs) and cytokines, and dyslipidemia (16)(17)(18).Recently, supplementation of mice and 3T3-L1 adipocytes with 10,12 CLA has been shown to activate the integrated stress response (ISR) pathway (19), which is linked to inflammation, insulin resistance, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress (20). Cellular stress can be caused by a relatively disproportional influx of macronutrients that adversely affect organelle function, including the mitoc...