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  • Title: The effect of acute cold exposure and norepinephrine on uncoupling protein gene expression in brown adipose tissue of monosodium glutamate-obese mice.
    Author: Tsukahara F, Uchida Y, Ohba K, Ogawa A, Yoshioka T, Muraki T.
    Journal: Jpn J Pharmacol; 1998 Jul; 77(3):247-9. PubMed ID: 9717772.
    Abstract:
    Abnormal regulation of mitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP) gene expression was studied in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of monosodium glutamate (MSG)-induced obese mice. UCP mRNA levels in control mice increased markedly after acute cold exposure; however, MSG-obese mice showed an impaired response. In contrast, an injection of norepinephrine (NE) induced a comparable increase in UCP mRNA levels in control and MSG-obese mice. These results suggest that the impairment in the cold-induced increase in UCP mRNA is due to a deficient sympathetic input to BAT and/or to a diminished response of BAT to endogenous NE, which constitutes the mechanism of impaired thermoregulation in obese mice in a cold environment.
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