@article{
author = "Cvijic, Gordana and Lakić, Iva and Vujovic, R. and Jasnic, N. and Djurasevic, S. and Dronjak, Slađana and Đorđević, Jelena D.",
year = "2013",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to examine whether the thermogenic potential of rat interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) changes in response to acute and/or chronic exposure to non-thermal stressors (immobilization and isolation), by measuring the uncoupling protein 1 (UCP-1) content, MAO-A, SOD and CAT activities, as well as the number of IBAT sympathetic noradrenaline-containing nerve fibers. Both acute immobilization (2 h) and chronic isolation (21 days), as well as their combined effects, significantly increased the IBAT UCP-1 content in comparison to non-stressed animals. When applied individually, stressors increased the number of sympathetic fibers in comparison to controls, whereas in combination they decreased it. The activity of IBAT monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) decreased under the influence of each stressor independent of its type or duration. SOD activity coincided with MAO-A decrement, whereas CAT activity had an opposite pattern of changes. We conclude that acute and chronic exposure to non-thermal stressors, immobilization and isolation, respectively, affect the metabolic potential of rat IBAT, judging by the increase in UCP-1 content and sympathetic outflow. However, when acute immobilization was applied as a novel stressor to previously chronically isolated animals, an increase in the UCP-1 content was accompanied by a lower IBAT sympathetic outflow, suggesting that IBAT metabolic function under various stress condition is not solely dependent on SNS activity.",
journal = "Archives of Biological Sciences",
title = "Single and Combined Effects of Acute and Chronic Non-Thermal Stressors on Rat Interscapular Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolic Activity",
volume = "65",
number = "3",
pages = "919-927",
doi = "10.2298/ABS1303919C"
}