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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic animals are vulnerable to cold stress. Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) play an important role in regulating thermogenesis. We investigated the gene expressions of UCPs in brown adipose tissue (BAT), white adipose tissue (WAT), liver and gastrocnemius muscle of STZ-diabetic rats using Northern blot. UCP-1, -2 and -3 mRNA expressions in BAT were all remarkably lower in STZ-diabetic rats than those in control rats. Both UCP-2 and -3 gene expressions in gastrocnemius muscle were substantially elevated in STZ-diabetic rats and insulin treatment restored UCP gene expressions to normal levels. These results suggest that in STZ-diabetic rats, the overexpression of UCP-2 and UCP-3 in skeletal muscle provides a defense against hypothermogenesis caused by decreased UCPs in BAT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Insulin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ion Channels, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Transport Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitochondrial Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Streptozocin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/mitochondrial uncoupling protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
440
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
450-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased uncoupling protein-2 and -3 gene expressions in skeletal muscle of STZ-induced diabetic rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Geriatric Health and Nutrition, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't