Thyroid-Hormone-Induced Browning of White Adipose Tissue Does Not Contribute to Thermogenesis and Glucose Consumption

Kornelia Johann, Anna Lena Cremer, Alexander W. Fischer, Markus Heine, Eva Rial Pensado, Julia Resch, Sebastian Nock, Samuel Virtue, Lisbeth Harder, Rebecca Oelkrug, Mariana Astiz, Georg Brabant, Amy Warner, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Henrik Oster, Anita Boelen, Miguel López, Joerg Heeren, Jeffrey W. Dalley, Heiko BackesJens Mittag

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Abstract

Thyroid hormone induces browning of white fat, but it is unclear whether this contributes to thermogenesis. Here, Johann et al. show that thyroid-hormone-induced beige fat is metabolically inactive due to lack of central stimulation and that the metabolic and thermogenic effects of the hormone are independent of UCP1.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3385-3400.e3
JournalCell reports
Volume27
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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