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An improved procedure for the isolation of rat brown adipose tissue cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3397495     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A method for the isolation of brown adipocytes free of fat interferences and sensitive to noradrenalin is presented. The cells were isolated from pieces of brown adipose tissue with a collagenase treatment. The cells were obtained in the presence of heparin, in order to free the lipoprotein lipase attached to the cell surface. The cells were isolated in the presence of Amberlite XAD-2 [polymeric hydrophobic absorbent beads], which retained most of the fat droplets, formed from broken cells, during the process of disaggregation. The combined use of heparin and Amberlite XAD-2 during the isolation procedure resulted in a lowered cell basal oxygen consumption rate when compared with that of cells isolated with standard methods. The treatment presented lowered the availability of extracellular fatty acids for the isolated brown fat cells, resulting in lower operation of the thermogenin shunt, and thence in decreased basal oxygen consumption and higher sensitivity to glucose and noradrenalin stimulation.
Authors:
M Vendrell; M Alemany
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of biochemical and biophysical methods     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0165-022X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods     Publication Date:  1988 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-08-29     Completed Date:  1988-08-29     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7907378     Medline TA:  J Biochem Biophys Methods     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  49-54     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue, Brown / cytology*,  drug effects,  metabolism
Animals
Cell Separation / methods*
Glucose / pharmacology
Heparin / pharmacology
Ion Exchange Resins
Male
Norepinephrine / pharmacology
Oxygen Consumption / drug effects
Polystyrenes / pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Resins, Synthetic
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Ion Exchange Resins; 0/Polystyrenes; 0/Resins, Synthetic; 50-99-7/Glucose; 51-41-2/Norepinephrine; 9005-49-6/Heparin; 9060-05-3/Amberlite XAD-2 resin

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