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  • Title: Ethanol-induced hypothermia and thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue in the rat.
    Author: Huttunen P, Sämpi M, Myllylä R.
    Journal: Alcohol; 1998 May; 15(4):315-8. PubMed ID: 9590517.
    Abstract:
    The effects of two ethanol doses (2 and 3 g/kg) on colonic temperature and levels of norepinephrine (NE) and uncoupling protein (UCP) mRNA in the interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) were examined in rats exposed to 20 degrees C or 4 degrees C for 2 h. The controls received 0.9% NaCl solution. Ethanol produced a significant hypothermic effect versus saline at both temperature conditions. The dose at 3 g/kg reduced colonic temperature more in the cold than at room temperature (p < 0.01), whereas the ambient temperature did not affect the decrease in rats that received ethanol 2 g/kg. At room temperature ethanol did not significantly change the levels of NE or UCP mRNA, whereas after cold exposure (4 degrees C) NE levels in the ethanol-treated rats were significantly lower than in the controls (p < 0.001). Ethanol did not prevent a cold-induced increase in the UCP mRNA levels, although it reduced an increase. The magnitude of the reduction in increase was dependent on the dose, being significant at the dose of 3 g/kg (p < 0.05). The results show that the ethanol-induced drop in body temperature is not necessarily related to IBAT thermogenesis, as indicated by the levels of NE and UCP mRNA.
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