Key result
The glucocorticoid prednisolone acutely increased brown adipose tissue activity, supraclavicular skin temperature, and energy expenditure during mild cold exposure in lean healthy men.
Why the study?
Does prednisolone acutely increase brown adipose tissue activity in lean healthy men?
Population
Lean healthy men (in vivo) and primary human and murine brown/beige adipocytes (in vitro)
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
Acute
Authors
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No immediate clinical application; leaves open species-specific glucocorticoid effects on human BAT versus rodents.
Does prednisolone acutely increase brown adipose tissue activity in lean healthy men?
Glucocorticoids acutely increase brown adipose tissue activity in humans, demonstrating a highly species-specific regulation of BAT function compared to rodents.
Ramage et al. (2016) studied Healthy. Prednisolone was evaluated on Brown adipose tissue activity ((18)fluorodeoxyglucose uptake). The glucocorticoid prednisolone acutely increased brown adipose tissue activity, supraclavicular skin temperature, and energy expenditure during mild cold exposure in lean healthy men.
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