Cold exposure regulates the norepinephrine uptake transporter in rat brown adipose tissue

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The neuronal uptake of norepinephrine (NE) in sympathetically innervated tissues is mediated by a high-affinity NE uptake transporter (NET). Rat interscapular brown adipose tissue (ISBAT) is densely innervated by the sympathetic nervous system for the control of cold- and diet-induced thermogenesis. To determine if cold exposure regulates the NET, kinetic parameters for [3H]NE uptake and [3H]nisoxetine (Nis) binding were determined in ISBAT from 7-day cold-exposed (CE) and control rats. Uptake of [3H]NE in ISBAT slices was of high affinity (1.6 μM). After 7 days of cold exposure the affinity for [3H]NE uptake was not altered; however, the uptake capacity was decreased (38%) in ISBAT slices from CE rats. Kinetic parameters for [3H]Nis binding demonstrated a single high-affinity site in ISBAT from CE and control rats with similar affinity. The density of [3H]Nis sites in ISBAT was decreased (38%) following cold exposure. A time course (2 h-7 days) for cold exposure demonstrated downregulation of [3H]Nis binding density by day 3, which remained through day 7. The affinity for [3H]Nis binding was transiently decreased at 2 h of cold exposure. Similarly, ISBAT NE content was decreased at 2 h of cold exposure. Pair feeding CE rats to food intake of controls normalized plasma NE content; however, [3H]Nis binding density in ISBAT remained decreased in pair-fed rats. These results demonstrate that the ISBAT NET is downregulated following cold exposure. Reductions in ISBAT NE content precede alterations in NET density; however, plasma NE content is not related to regulation of the NET.

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King, V. L., Dwoskin, L. P., & Cassis, L. A. (1999). Cold exposure regulates the norepinephrine uptake transporter in rat brown adipose tissue. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 276(1 45-1). https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.1.r143

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