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04.07.1993 | 10:28 AM

Corticosterone inhibits uncoupling protein gene expression in brown adipose tissue.

Uncoupling protein (UCP) mRNA levels were studied in the interscapular brown adipose tissue (BAT) of rats undergoing different manipulations of the adrenal function and BAT adrenergic stimulation. Adrenalectomy did not affect UCP mRNA levels for up to 8 days post-surgery. However, adrenalectomized rats underwent a greater increase in UCP mRNA levels (26%) than intact rats […]

04.06.1993 | 10:40 AM

Hormonal regulation of malic enzyme and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in brown adipose tissue.

The activities of malic enzyme (ME) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDH), two NADPH-generating lipogenic enzymes, were measured in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of rats undergoing various neurohormonal manipulations. Methimazole-induced hypothyroidism doubled the activity of these two enzymes but, surprisingly, triiodothyronine (T3) given to hypothyroid rats caused a time- and dose-dependent stimulation of up to three- to […]

04.05.1992 | 10:46 AM

Adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate and thyroid hormone control of uncoupling protein messenger ribonucleic acid in freshly dispersed brown adipocytes.

We intend to develop in vitro model systems to study the hormonal regulation of uncoupling protein (UCP) and its role in brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis. We report here that UCP mRNA responses to adrenergic and thyroid hormone manipulations in freshly dispersed, mature brown adipocytes mimic in vivo observations. Studies were performed in brown adipocytes […]

04.01.1992 | 10:54 AM

Transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms in uncoupling protein mRNA response to cold.

Three mechanisms account for the rapid elevation and maintenance of uncoupling protein (UCP) mRNA levels in cold-exposed rats, namely, an increase in the rate of transcription initiation, an increase in the fraction of nascent UCP transcripts undergoing elongation, and stabilization of the mature UCP mRNA. The second mechanism precedes and outlasts the increase in the […]

12.04.1991 | 9:48 AM

Central role of brown adipose tissue thyroxine 5′-deiodinase on thyroid hormone-dependent thermogenic response to cold.

Millions of levothyroxine-treated hypothyroid patients complain of impaired cognition despite normal TSH serum levels. This could reflect abnormalities in the type-2 deiodinase (D2)-mediated T4-to-T3 conversion, given their much greater dependence on the D2 pathway for T3 production. T3 normally reaches the brain directly from the circulation or is produced locally by D2 in astrocytes. Here […]

05.12.1988 | 9:52 AM

Triiodothyronine amplifies norepinephrine stimulation of uncoupling protein gene transcription by a mechanism not requiring protein synthesis.

Transcription of the uncoupling protein (UCP) gene in rat brown adipose tissue has been evaluated by a nuclear run-on transcription assay. Nuclei from euthyroid rats treated with norepinephrine (NE) exhibited a 3-4-fold increase in transcription 2 h after the injection, whereas the UCP mRNA abundance increased 2-3-fold during the same interval. In contrast, neither UCP […]

12.10.1988 | 10:04 AM

Cold exposure rapidly induces virtual saturation of brown adipose tissue nuclear T3 receptors.

Cold exposure induces a rapid increase in uncoupling protein (UCP) concentration in the brown adipose tissue (BAT) of euthyroid, but not hypothyroid, rats. To normalize this response with exogenous 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine (T3), it is necessary to cause systemic hyperthyroidism. In contrast, the same result can be obtained with just replacement doses of thyroxine (T4) and, in […]

12.09.1987 | 11:17 AM

Optimal response of key enzymes and uncoupling protein to cold in BAT depends on local T3 generation.

We have examined the activity of three lipogenic enzymes [malic enzyme (ME), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD), and acetyl coenzyme A (CoA) carboxylase], the activity of the mitochondrial FAD-dependent alpha-glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPD), and the mitochondrial concentration of uncoupling protein (UCP) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of euthyroid and hypothyroid rats, both at room temperature and in response […]

01.09.1987 | 10:11 AM

Metabolic Changes in Rats Submitted to Extensive Intestinal Resection or jejunoileal Bypass.

Several metabolic alterations were studied in rats submitted to either an 80% jejunoileal resection or an 80% jejunoileal bypass. After a 1 00-day observation, the weight curve, daily food intake, stomach wet weight, liver glycogen and serum glucose, and free fatty acid and insulin concentrations were evaluated. The animals submitted to jejunoileal bypass showed decreased […]

12.03.1987 | 11:23 AM

The role of glucocorticoids in the stress-induced reduction of extrathyroidal 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine generation in rats.

Serum concentrations of T4, T3, and rT3 as well as liver and kidney 5′-deiodinase activity, have been examined in rats stressed by restraint. After immobilization, serum concentrations of T3 decreased significantly (6 hr, -33 +/- 1%; 8 h, -42 +/- 3%), while serum rT3 increased (6 h, +55 +/- 3%; 8 h, +75 +/- 5%). […]