Catecholaminergic and peptidergic nerves in naturally occurring and pheochromocytoma‐associated human brown adipose tissue

Lever, J. D.; Mukherjee, Sagarika; Norman, David; Symons, Deborah; Wheeler, Malcolm H.; Connacher, A. A.; Jung, R. T.

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“…Furthermore, several studies (Cannon et al, 1986;Lever et al, 1988Lever et al, , 1989Norman et al, 1988) have suggested that some neuropeptides occur in nerves supplying IBAT and PBAT. Thus, the neural control of BAT is more complex than previously thought and includes both sympathetic and sensory nerves (reviewed in HimmsHagen, 1991).…”

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Tyrosine hydroxylase, neuropeptide Y, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide in nerves of rat periovarian adipose tissue: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural investigation

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Rat periovarian adipose tissue contains unilocular adipocytes and some multilocular adipocytes that, following acclimation to cold, become more numerous and give rise to periovarian brown fat areas. We studied the occurrence and distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase, neuropeptide Y, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, vasoactive intestinal peptide, methionine enkephalin, neurotensin, galanin, and cholecystokinin 9-20 in the nerves of rat periovarian tissue maintained at 20 degrees C (control rats), acclimated at 4 degrees C (cold acclimated rats) and at 28 degrees C (warm-acclimated rats). In the periovarian tissue of control and warm-acclimated rats, tyrosine hydroxylase-like, neuropeptide Y-like, substance P-like and calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactive elements (putative nerves) were present in the blood vessels. In the periovarian tissue of cold-acclimated rats, we found: (1) a more widespread vascular distribution of these neuropeptides; (2) tyrosine hydroxylase-like and calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactive elements among paucilocular and multilocular adipocytes (parenchymal-like nerves); (3) vasoactive intestinal peptide-like immunoreactive elements in some arteries. Investigation by EM showed the presence of heterogeneous non-myelinated axons both associated with capillaries and among paucilocular and multilocular adipocytes (parenchymal fibres) in periovarian brown fat areas. In conclusion, periovarian brown fat contains the same neuropeptides, with the same vascular and parenchymal distribution, already seen in typical depots of brown fat.

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Tyrosine hydroxylase, neuropeptide Y, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide in nerves of rat periovarian adipose tissue: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural investigation

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1998

Journal of Neurocytology

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Interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT), a site of nonshivering thermogenesis in mammals, is neurally controlled. The co-existence of sympathetic and peptidergic innervation has been demonstrated in different brown adipose depots. We studied the morphological profile of IBAT innervation and tested by immunohistochemical methods whether cold and warm stimulation are accompanied by modifications in the density of parenchymal noradrenergic nerve fibers. We also studied the immunoreactivity of afferent fibers--which contain calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP)--in different functional conditions. IBAT was obtained from adult rats (6 weeks old) acclimated at different temperatures (4 degrees, 20 degrees, and 28 degrees C). Tissue activity was evaluated by studying the immunolocalization of uncoupling protein (UCP-1), a specific marker of brown adipose tissue. Noradrenergic and peptidergic innervation were seen to arise from morphologically different nerves. Fibers staining for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) were thin, unmyelinated hilar nerves, and CGRP- and SP-positive fibers were in thick nerves containing both myelinated and unmyelinated fibers. Under cold stimulation, noradrenergic neurons produce greater amounts of TH, and their axons branch, resulting in increased parenchymal nerve fibers density. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) probably co-localizes with TH in noradrenergic neurons, but only in the perivascular nerve fiber network. The parenchymal distribution of NPY to interlobular arterioles and capillaries suggests that this peptide must have other functions besides that of innervating arteriovenous anastomoses, as hypothesized by other researchers. The different distribution of CGRP and SP suggests the existence of different sensory neuronal populations. The detection of CGRP at the parenchymal level is in line with the hypothesis of a trophic action of this peptide.

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Catecholaminergic and peptidergic nerves in naturally occurring and pheochromocytoma‐associated human brown adipose tissue

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Tyrosine hydroxylase, neuropeptide Y, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide in nerves of rat periovarian adipose tissue: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural investigation

Tyrosine hydroxylase, neuropeptide Y, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide in nerves of rat periovarian adipose tissue: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural investigation

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