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due to an open reading frame on the BAT-specific uncoupling protein 1 ( UCP1 ) gene in the porcine species meaning that UCP1 is not expressed ( Berg et al . 2006 ). However, it has more recently been suggested that BAT is present in young piglets
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been shown to improve whole-body insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis in overweight adult humans ( Chondronikola et al. 2014 ) and rodents ( Stanford et al. 2012 ). Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is the signature mitochondrial protein in BAT
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chemiluminescence kit (Roche Molecular Biochemicals). UCP-1 antibody, β-actin antibody and specific MC receptor antibodies were purchased from Chemicon (Temecula, CA, USA). Phospho-specific and total p38 MAPK antibodies were obtained from Cell Signaling (Beverly, MA
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The relationship between interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) thermogenic potential and vitamin A status was investigated by studying the effects of feeding a vitamin A-deficient diet and all-trans retinoic acid (tRA) treatment on body weight and IBAT parameters in mice. Feeding a vitamin A-deficient diet tended to trigger opposite effects to those of tRA treatment, namely increased body weight, IBAT weight, adiposity and leptin mRNA expression, and reduced IBAT thermogenic potential in terms of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) mRNA and UCP2 mRNA expression. The results emphasize the importance of retinoids as physiological regulators of brown adipose tissue.
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2004 ). At the molecular level this process depends on uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), which shortcuts the proton gradient in mitochondria to produce heat instead of ATP. Several other molecules have been identified to be integral in BAT thermogenesis, the
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UCP1 ( Ledesma et al . 2002 , Krauss et al . 2005 ). UCP1 is present in brown adipose tissue and it is the only member of the family whose physiological function and regulation have been firmly established. UCP1 is a proton transporter activated by
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. 1998 ) preceding the rise in the abundance of the brown adipose tissue-specific mitochondrial protein, uncoupling protein (UCP)1 ( Clarke et al. 1997 a ) immediately after birth. Rapid activation of UCP1 in the newborn is critical in preventing
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Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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–pituitary–adrenal axis with respect to the regulation of cortisol production coincident with the rapid activation of uncoupling protein (UCP)-1, which is unique to brown adipose tissue (BAT) ( Clarke et al. 1997 a , Ricquier & Bouillaud 2000 ), and is followed by the
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perceived by the brain, leading to activation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the induction of thermogenesis ( Lowell & Spiegelman 2000 , Cannon & Nedergaard 2004 ). Noradrenaline is released within BAT and activates uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1
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Introduction Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important role in thermoregulation and energy balance in rodents. Thermogenesis in BAT is achieved by uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), which dissociates ATP synthesis from the mitochondrial