Kesić, Maja; Baković, Petra; Farkaš, Vladimir; Bagarić, Robert; Kolarić, Darko; Štefulj, Jasminka; Čičin-Šain, Lipa (2023) Constitutive Serotonin Tone as a Modulator of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis: A Rat Study. Life, 13 (7). ISSN 2075-1729
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Abstract
Brown adipose tissue (BAT), an important regulator of thermogenic and metabolic processes, is considered a promising target to combat metabolic disorders. The neurotransmitter and hormone serotonin (5HT) is a major modulator of energy homeostasis, with its central and peripheral pools acting in opposing ways. To better understand how individual variations in 5HT homeostasis influence the thermogenic functionality of BAT, we used a rat model consisting of two sublines with constitutively increased (high-5HT) or decreased (low-5HT) whole-body 5HT tone, developed by selective breeding for platelet 5HT parameters. We have shown that animals with constitutively low 5HT activity maintained at a standard housing temperature (22 °C) have greater interscapular BAT (iBAT) mass and higher iBAT metabolic activity (as evidenced by measurements of iBAT temperature and glucose uptake), accompanied by increased iBAT mRNA expression of key thermogenic genes, compared to animals with high 5HT tone. In response to further thermogenic challenges—intermittent cold exposure or treatment with a β3-adrenergic agonist—5HT sublines show several functional and molecular differences linking constitutively low endogenous 5HT tone to higher BAT activity/capacity. Overall, the results support a role of 5-HT in the control of BAT thermogenesis They also suggest that individuals with lower 5HT activity may be more sensitive to β3-adrenergic drugs.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | serotonin; brown adipose tissue; adaptive thermogenesis; obesity; body weight homeostasis; energy balance; rat model; cold exposure; β-adrenergic agonist | ||||||||
| Subjects: | NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE > Basic Medical Sciences |
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| Divisions: | Division of Molecular Biology | ||||||||
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| Depositing User: | Jasminka Štefulj | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2025 18:01 | ||||||||
| URI: | http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/9551 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.3390/life13071436 |
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