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Mapping of human brown adipose tissue in lean and obese young men
Leitner BP, Huang S, Brychta RJ, Duckworth CJ, Baskin AS, McGehee S, Tal I, Dieckmann W, Gupta G, Kolodny GM, Pacak K, Herscovitch P, Cypess AM, Chen KY. Mapping of human brown adipose tissue in lean and obese young men. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 8649-8654. PMID: 28739898, PMCID: PMC5559032, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705287114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown adipose tissueHuman brown adipose tissueAdipose tissueActivity of BATPositron emission tomography/computerized tomographyTomography/computerized tomographyActivated Brown Adipose TissueFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomographyActive brown adipose tissueCold exposureSpecific adipose depotsObese young menHealthy young menYoung menAcute cold exposureLean menObese menBAT volumeTotal body massThermogenic potentialAdipose depotsAnatomic characteristicsFascial layersMetabolic diseasesComputerized tomography
2019
Quantification of the Capacity for Cold-Induced Thermogenesis in Young Men With and Without Obesity
Brychta RJ, Huang S, Wang J, Leitner BP, Hattenbach JD, Bell SL, Fletcher LA, Wood R, Idelson CR, Duckworth CJ, McGehee S, Courville AB, Bernstein SB, Reitman ML, Cypess AM, Chen KY. Quantification of the Capacity for Cold-Induced Thermogenesis in Young Men With and Without Obesity. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2019, 104: 4865-4878. PMID: 31150063, PMCID: PMC6733495, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2019-00728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold-induced thermogenesisLean menEnergy expenditureBrown fatBrown fat activitySkeletal muscle activityOvert shiveringInpatient protocolLean subjectsObesityTreatment opportunitiesMuscle activityFat activityBasal metabolic rateSkin temperature changesCold exposureNonshivering thermogenesisBasal heat productionYoung menMenThermogenesisFurther studiesRoom calorimeterFatMetabolic rate
2018
Physiological Responses to Daily Use of Beta-Three Adrenergic Receptor Agonist, Mirabegron
O'MARA A, CYPESS A, CERO C, JOHNSON J, LINDERMAN J, LEITNER B, FLETCHER L, BRYCHTA R, KAPURIA D, MCGEHEE S, ROTMAN Y. Physiological Responses to Daily Use of Beta-Three Adrenergic Receptor Agonist, Mirabegron. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-1146-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate-pressure productNon-esterified fatty acidsBrown adipose tissueSerum non-esterified fatty acidsCold exposureWeeks of treatmentBAT metabolic activityHealthy female volunteersAdrenergic receptor agonistPET/CTΒ3-adrenergic receptor agonistDaily mirabegronCardiovascular stimulationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsChronic treatmentBAT volumeLiver steatosisMetabolic healthPressure productTreatment optionsInsulin sensitivityPharmacotherapeutic approachesReceptor agonistAcute effectsThe Existence of Superficial Dorsocervical Brown Adipose Tissue in Women
FLETCHER L, LEITNER B, KIM K, MCGEHEE S, BRYCHTA R, CYPESS A, CHEN K. The Existence of Superficial Dorsocervical Brown Adipose Tissue in Women. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-2052-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrown adipose tissueBAT depotsAdipose tissueFascial layersInterscapular brown adipose tissueHuman brown adipose tissueBAT metabolic activityCervical brown adipose tissueLean body massDeep fascial layerPET/CTDorsocervical regionBAT activationLean massYoung subjectsHuman newbornsMetabolic diseasesMetabolic activityCold stimulationGlucose uptakeLean tissueCold exposureWomenIntermuscular regionSpecific depotsKinetics of human brown adipose tissue activation and deactivation
Leitner BP, Weiner LS, Desir M, Kahn PA, Selen DJ, Tsang C, Kolodny GM, Cypess AM. Kinetics of human brown adipose tissue activation and deactivation. International Journal Of Obesity 2018, 43: 633-637. PMID: 29795459, PMCID: PMC6252171, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0104-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown adipose tissueBAT volumeMetabolic diseasesBrown adipose tissue activationActive brown adipose tissueCold exposureHuman BAT thermogenesisBAT glucose uptakePrevention of obesityPET/CT imagingBAT activationBAT thermogenesisClinical trialsAdipose tissueHealthy adultsCold stimulationTissue activationCT imagingGlucose uptakeDuration of stimuliPotential targetCessation of coolingObesityDiseaseActivation