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To evaluate how acclimation temperature influences leptin gene expression, UCP1 activity, and cell morphology in brown adipose tissue.

November 1, 1998Endocrinology

Leptin and UCP1 Genes are Reciprocally Regulated in Brown Adipose Tissue

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Experimental study reveals reciprocal expression of leptin and UCP1 across temperatures in mice, suggesting leptin marks inactive brown fat.

To evaluate how acclimation temperature influences leptin gene expression, UCP1 activity, and cell morphology in brown adipose tissue.
Assessed brown adipose tissue from 7-week-old female C57BL mice acclimated to either 19°C or 28°C.
Analyzed gene and protein expression using Northern blot analysis and immunohistochemistry alongside morphological evaluation.
Mice acclimated to 28°C demonstrated increased leptin mRNA and decreased UCP1 mRNA compared to mice kept at 19°C.
Immunohistochemistry showed brown adipocytes at 28°C were leptin-positive, weakly UCP1-positive, and predominantly unilocular, whereas adipocytes at 19°C were leptin-negative and strongly UCP1-positive.

Cancello et al. (1998) studied this question.

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Experimental study reveals reciprocal expression of leptin and UCP1 across temperatures in mice, suggesting leptin marks inactive brown fat.