Opportunities and challenges in the therapeutic activation of human energy expenditure and thermogenesis to manage obesity

KY Chen, RJ Brychta, ZA Sater, TM Cassimatis… - Journal of biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
The current obesity pandemic results from a physiological imbalance in which energy intake
chronically exceeds energy expenditure (EE), and prevention and treatment strategies …

A tangled threesome: circadian rhythm, body temperature variations, and the immune system

B Coiffard, AB Diallo, S Mezouar, M Leone, JL Mege - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In mammals, including humans, the body temperature displays a circadian
rhythm and is maintained within a narrow range to facilitate the optimal functioning of …

Neonatal infrared thermography images in the hypothermic ruminant model: Anatomical-morphological-physiological aspects and mechanisms for thermoregulation

D Mota-Rojas, D Wang, CG Titto… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hypothermia is one factor associated with mortality in newborn ruminants due to the drastic
temperature change upon exposure to the extrauterine environment in the first hours after …

Cold exposure protects against medial arterial calcification development via autophagy

FXZ Li, JJ Liu, F Xu, SK Shan, MH Zheng… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Medial arterial calcification (MAC), a systemic vascular disease different from
atherosclerosis, is associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular events. Several …

Primate preoptic neurons drive hypothermia and cold defense

Z Zhang, L Shan, Y Wang, W Li, M Jiang, F Liang… - The Innovation, 2023 - cell.com
Maintaining body temperature within a narrow range is vital for warm-blooded animals. In
rodents, the preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus detects and regulates core body …

5-HT receptors and temperature homeostasis

IP Voronova - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present review summarizes the data concerning the influence of serotonin (5-HT)
receptors on body temperature in warm-blooded animals and on processes associated with …

Is upregulation of sarcolipin beneficial or detrimental to muscle function?

NC Bal, SC Gupta, M Pant, DH Sopariwala… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sarcolipin (SLN) is a regulator of sarco/endo plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA)
pump and has been shown to be involved in muscle nonshivering thermogenesis (NST) and …

Seven days of cold acclimation substantially reduces shivering intensity and increases nonshivering thermogenesis in adult humans

K Gordon, DP Blondin, BJ Friesen… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Daily compensable cold exposure in humans reduces shivering by~ 20% without changing
total heat production, partly by increasing brown adipose tissue thermogenic capacity and …

The long way of oxytocin from the uterus to the heart in 70 years from its discovery

C Camerino - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The research program on oxytocin started in 1895, when Oliver and Schafer reported that a
substance extracted from the pituitary gland elevates blood pressure when injected …

Examining the benefits of cold exposure as a therapeutic strategy for obesity and type 2 diabetes

YM Ivanova, DP Blondin - Journal of Applied Physiology, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The pathogenesis of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes are
characterized by a progressive dysregulation in energy partitioning, often leading to end …