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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
2020
Chronic mirabegron treatment increases human brown fat, HDL cholesterol, and insulin sensitivity
O'Mara A, Johnson J, Linderman J, Brychta R, McGehee S, Fletcher L, Fink Y, Kapuria D, Cassimatis T, Kelsey N, Cero C, Sater Z, Piccinini F, Baskin A, Leitner B, Cai H, Millo C, Dieckmann W, Walter M, Javitt N, Rotman Y, Walter P, Ader M, Bergman R, Herscovitch P, Chen K, Cypess A. Chronic mirabegron treatment increases human brown fat, HDL cholesterol, and insulin sensitivity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 2209-2219. PMID: 31961826, PMCID: PMC7190915, DOI: 10.1172/jci131126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBAT metabolic activityIntravenous glucose tolerance testGlucose tolerance testΒ3-AR agonistInsulin sensitivityTolerance testMetabolic diseasesObesity-related metabolic diseasesWhite adipose tissue lipolysisBrown adipose tissue thermogenesisOpen-label studyTotal bile acidsHuman brown fatHigher insulin sensitivityAdipose tissue lipolysisAdipose tissue thermogenesisPET/CTΒ3-adrenergic receptor agonistIntramural Research ProgramChronic pharmacological stimulationMetabolic activityMirabegron therapyMirabegron treatmentPrimary endpointSecondary endpoints
2018
The 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