Nisha Bhattarai1, Victoria G Rontoyanni2, Evan Ross2, John O Ogunbileje2, Andrew J Murton2, Craig Porter3. 1. Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, TX, United States. 2. Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, TX, United States. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, TX, United States. Electronic address: cporter@uams.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Severe burns results in a prolonged hypermetabolic response. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), abundant in uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), plays a key role in non-shivering thermogenesis. We set out to determine if BAT is recruited in response to severe burns. METHODS: Male balb-c mice underwent scald burns on approximately 20-25% of their total body surface. BAT was harvested from the interscapular fat pad of sham and burned mice at 3h, 24h, 4 days, and 10 days after injury. High-resolution respirometry was used to determine mitochondrial respiratory function in BAT. BAT protein concentration, and mitochondrial enzyme activity were also determined. RESULTS: Respiration increased in BAT of burned mice, peaking at 24h after injury (after injury, P<0.001). While UCP1 independent respiration was not significantly altered by burn, UCP1 dependent respiration increased >2-fold at 24h after injury when compared to the 3h and sham group (P<0.01). Normalized to citrate synthase activity, total uncoupled (P<0.05) and UCP1 dependent (P<0.01) respiration remained elevated at 24h after injury. CONCLUSIONS: We show a time-dependent recruitment of rodent BAT in response to severe burns. Given recent reports that humans, including patients with severe burns, have functional BAT, these data support a role for BAT in the hypermetabolic response to severe burns.
BACKGROUND: Severe burns results in a prolonged hypermetabolic response. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), abundant in uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), plays a key role in non-shivering thermogenesis. We set out to determine if BAT is recruited in response to severe burns. METHODS: Male balb-c mice underwent scald burns on approximately 20-25% of their total body surface. BAT was harvested from the interscapular fat pad of sham and burned mice at 3h, 24h, 4 days, and 10 days after injury. High-resolution respirometry was used to determine mitochondrial respiratory function in BAT. BAT protein concentration, and mitochondrial enzyme activity were also determined. RESULTS: Respiration increased in BAT of burned mice, peaking at 24h after injury (after injury, P<0.001). While UCP1 independent respiration was not significantly altered by burn, UCP1 dependent respiration increased >2-fold at 24h after injury when compared to the 3h and sham group (P<0.01). Normalized to citrate synthase activity, total uncoupled (P<0.05) and UCP1 dependent (P<0.01) respiration remained elevated at 24h after injury. CONCLUSIONS: We show a time-dependent recruitment of rodent BAT in response to severe burns. Given recent reports that humans, including patients with severe burns, have functional BAT, these data support a role for BAT in the hypermetabolic response to severe burns.
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