Brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and the energetics of pregnancy and lactation in rodents

1985 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 826-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL TRAYHURN ◽  
DENIS RICHARD
1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 2396-2399 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Trayhurn ◽  
M. C. Wusteman

Sympathetic activity has been assessed by measurements of noradrenaline turnover in brown adipose tissue and in the heart of golden hamsters during pregnancy and lactation. Noradrenaline turnover was not significantly altered in either tissue in pregnant or lactating hamsters, despite the atrophy of brown adipose tissue that occurs during reproduction. This suggests that sympathetic activity and brown adipose tissue thermogenesis are dissociated during pregnancy and lactation in golden hamsters. The results also indicate that the large increase in food intake during lactation does not lead to a diet-induced stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.


Author(s):  
Soulmaz Shorakae ◽  
Eveline Jona ◽  
Courten Barbora de ◽  
Gavin Lambert ◽  
Elisabeth Lambert ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Van Schaik ◽  
C. Kettle ◽  
R. Green ◽  
W. Sievers ◽  
M. W. Hale ◽  
...  

AbstractThe role of central orexin in the sympathetic control of interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) thermogenesis has been established in rodents. Stimulatory doses of caffeine activate orexin positive neurons in the lateral hypothalamus, a region of the brain implicated in stimulating BAT thermogenesis. This study tests the hypothesis that central administration of caffeine is sufficient to activate BAT. Low doses of caffeine administered either systemically (intravenous [IV]; 10 mg/kg) and centrally (intracerebroventricular [ICV]; 5–10 μg) increases BAT thermogenesis, in anaesthetised (1.5 g/kg urethane, IV) free breathing male rats. Cardiovascular function was monitored via an indwelling intra-arterial cannula and exhibited no response to the caffeine. Core temperature did not significantly differ after administration of caffeine via either route of administration. Caffeine administered both IV and ICV increased neuronal activity, as measured by c-Fos-immunoreactivity within subregions of the hypothalamic area, previously implicated in regulating BAT thermogenesis. Significantly, there appears to be no neural anxiety response to the low dose of caffeine as indicated by no change in activity in the basolateral amygdala. Having measured the physiological correlate of thermogenesis (heat production) we have not measured indirect molecular correlates of BAT activation. Nevertheless, our results demonstrate that caffeine, at stimulatory doses, acting via the central nervous system can increase thermogenesis, without adverse cardio-dynamic impact.


Author(s):  
Ellen Paula Santos da Conceição Furber ◽  
Clarissa M.D. Mota ◽  
Edward Veytsman ◽  
Shaun F. Morrison ◽  
Christopher J. Madden

Systemic administration of dopamine (DA) receptor agonists leads to falls in body temperature. However, the central thermoregulatory pathways modulated by DA have not been fully elucidated. Here we identified a source and site of action contributing to DA's hypothermic action by inhibition of brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis. Nanoinjection of the type 2 and type 3 DA receptor (D2R/D3R) agonist, 7-OH-DPAT, in the rostral raphe pallidus area (rRPa) inhibits the sympathetic activation of BAT evoked by cold exposure or by direct activation of NMDA receptors in the rRPa. Blockade of D2R/D3R in the rRPa with nanoinjection of SB-277011A increases BAT thermogenesis, consistent with a tonic release of DA in the rRPa contributing to inhibition of BAT thermogenesis. Accordingly, D2R are expressed in cold-activated and serotonergic neurons in the rRPa and anatomical tracing studies revealed that neurons in the posterior hypothalamus (PH) are a source of dopaminergic input to the rRPa. Disinhibitory activation of PH neurons with nanoinjection of gabazine inhibits BAT thermogenesis, which is reduced by pre-treatment of the rRPa with SB-277011A. In conclusion, the rRPa, the site of sympathetic premotor neurons for BAT, receives a tonically-active, dopaminergic input from the PH that suppresses BAT thermogenesis.


Author(s):  
Soulmaz Shorakae ◽  
Eveline Jona ◽  
Barbora de Courten ◽  
Gavin W. Lambert ◽  
Elisabeth A. Lambert ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 265-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross A. Mund ◽  
William H. Frishman

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