Altered effect of insulin and catecholamines in brown adipose tissue of cold-acclimated rats

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Bégin-Heick ◽  
Iris Noland ◽  
Marthe Dalpé ◽  
H. M. C. Heick
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Brown Adipose Tissue ◽  
Cold Acclimation ◽  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Cyclase Activity ◽  
Relative Response ◽  
Brown Adipose ◽  
Glucose Incorporation

Data are presented indicating that in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of cold-acclimated (CA), but not cold-exposed (CE) rats, there was an alteration in the relative response to catecholamines and insulin as evidenced by increased binding of alprenolol and decreased binding of insulin to plasma membrane enriched fractions. In addition, the stimulatory effect of insulin on glucose incorporation into glycogen and its inhibitory action on adenylate cyclase activity were both blunted in the CA tissues. It is proposed that shifts in the capacity of BAT to respond to catecholamines and insulin may be involved in the mechanism of cold acclimation.

Control mechanisms in brown adipose tissue plasma membrane

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 631-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bégin-Heick ◽  
H. M. C. Heick
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Brown Adipose Tissue ◽  
Heat Production ◽  
Metabolic Effects ◽  
Maximal Response ◽  
Obese Mouse ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Brown Adipose

It is generally agreed that the site of heat production during nonshivering thermogenesis is the brown adipose tissue (BAT) and that the triggering event for heat production is the interaction of noradrenaline (NA) with its receptor on the plasma membrane. Following this initial event, several changes occur which result in increased rates of cAMP synthesis, redistribution of ions across the membrane, enhanced rates of lipolysis, and increased mitochondrial oxidation of substrates. BAT is also a target for the anabolic effect of insulin. Available evidence shows that insulin receptors are present on the BAT plasma membrane and that insulin can oppose the metabolic effects of catecholamine on BAT. We have studied more particularly the response of BAT adenylate cyclase to catecholamines in an animal model (the ob/ob mouse) which has a defective thermogenic response. The capacity of adenylate cyclase to be stimulated by catecholamines was significantly less in the tissue of obese mice than in lean controls. To produce a response equal to the half-maximal response in the lean mouse, a 10-fold increase in the NA concentration was required in the BAT of the obese mouse. These results are in harmony with those of others showing that the lipolytic response to catecholamines is abnormal in the BAT of the obese mouse. The adenylate cyclase activity can be altered by changes in the lipid composition of the diet and by manipulation of hormone levels. It is likely that the alteration in adenylate cyclase responsiveness is one of the contributing factors in the impaired thermogenesis and obesity in this animal.

scholarly journals Resolution and identification of Gq/G11alpha and Gialpha/Goalpha proteins in brown adipose tissue: effect of cold acclimation

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Bourova ◽  
J Novotny ◽  
P Svoboda
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Brown Adipose Tissue ◽  
Cold Acclimation ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Brown Adipose ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Binding ◽  
G 11 ◽  
Carboxy Terminal ◽  
Nucleotide Binding Proteins

Levels of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins G(q)alpha and G(11)alpha, which produce receptor regulation of phospholipase C, were measured immunologically in purified plasma membrane fractions of hamster brown adipose tissue (BAT). This was achieved by immunoblotting with antisera (CQ series) that identify these two polypeptides equally, following separation of the plasma membranes using SDS-PAGE in the presence of 6 M urea, i.e. conditions that can resolve G(q)alpha and G(11)alpha. The ratio of levels of G(q)alpha to G(11)alpha was 1:1. A similar approach was used for resolution and identification of G(o)1alpha and G(o)2alpha, the latter representing the prevailing form of G(o)alpha proteins in this tissue. Although clearly recognized in brain microsomes, which were used as positive controls, no detected levels of G(o)*alpha protein were noted. Using specific anti-peptide antibodies directed against the carboxy-terminal decapeptide of G(i)3alpha, this G protein was also found to be expressed in BAT tissue. Cold acclimation resulted in reduction of the plasma membrane levels of all these Galpha proteins.

The effect of the divalent cations Mg2+ and Mn2+ on adenylate cyclase activity in white and brown adipose tissue of lean and obese (ob/ob) mice

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Bégin-Heick
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Brown Adipose Tissue ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Cyclase Activity ◽  
Obese Mice ◽  
Brown Adipose ◽  
Maximal Activation ◽  
Excess Mg ◽  
Dose Dependent

The divalent cations Mg2+ and Mn2+ in excess of the concentrations required to complex with ATP (excess Mg2+ or Mn2+) modulate the activity of adenylate cyclase. As a substrate, Mn∙ATP was at least as effective as Mg∙ATP in supporting adenylate cyclase activity in white and brown adipose tissue membranes. Both excess Mg2+ and Mn2+ had quantitatively different effects on the enzyme of lean and ob/ob mice and qualitatively different effects in white and brown adipose tissue. In white adipocyte membranes excess Mg2+ increased basal activity, as well as activity owing to guanylylimidodiphosphate (Gpp(NH)p) (with or without isoproterenol) and NaF. Maximal activation by Gpp(NH)p + isoproterenol required a higher concentration of Mg2+ in tissue from ob/ob than lean mice. Excess Mn2+ prevented the activation of the enzyme by Gpp(NH)p or Gpp(NH)p + isoproterenol in a dose-dependent manner. Mn2+ inhibited even in the presence of maximally effective Mg2+ concentrations. The enzyme of the ob/ob mouse membrane required a significantly higher dose of Mn2+ to achieve 50% inhibition. In brown adipose tissue, specific activities of the isoproterenol + Gpp(NH)p and NaF stimulated enzyme were significantly lower in the obese mice under all conditions studied. Except that NaF-stimulated activity was increased significantly more in the membranes of lean mice by the combination of Mg2+ + Mn2+, these cations did not produce significantly different dose-dependent effects in membranes from lean and ob/ob mice. Maximal activation occurred at lower concentrations of MgCl2 (3–5 versus 10–20 mM) and required higher concentrations of MnCl2 (3–5 versus 1 mM) in brown than in white adipose tissue membranes. Furthermore, Mn2+ in excess of the concentration required to activate maximally produced little or no inhibitory effect on the brown adipose tissue enzyme. These studies illustrate the diversity of adenylate cyclase modulation in different tissues. Further studies with bacterial toxins will be necessary to verify whether there are differences in the equilibrium of association of the stimulatory and inhibitory components of guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins in tissues of lean and obese mice.

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