A feedforward loop within the thyroid-brown fat axis facilitates thermoregulation

• Main Authors: Sun, Lijuan, Goh, Hui Jen, Govindharajulu, Priya, Sun, Lei, Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Endocrinology; Physiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146167
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thyroid hormones (TH) control brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation and differentiation, but their subsequent homeostatic response following BAT activation remains obscure. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cold- and capsinoids-induced BAT activation and TH changes between bas...