Capsinoids activate brown adipose tissue (BAT) with increased energy expenditure associated with subthreshold 18-fluorine fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in BAT-positive humans confirmed by positron emission tomography scan

• Main Authors: Sun, Lijuan, Camps, Stefan G., Goh, Hui Jen, Govindharajulu, Priya, Schaefferkoetter, Joshua D., Townsend, David W., Verma, Sanjay K., Velan, S. Sendhil, Sun, Lei, Sze, Siu Kwan, Lim, Su Chi, Boehm, Bernhard Otto, Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Brown Adipose Tissue; Capsinoids
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137783
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Capsinoids are reported to increase energy expenditure (EE) via brown adipose tissue (BAT) stimulation. However, imaging of BAT activation by capsinoids remains limited. Because BAT activation is a potential therapeutic strategy for obesity and related metabolic disorders, we sought to p...