2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effects of environmental stresses of high-altitude (i.e., hypoxia and hypothermia) on activation of brown adipose tissue and anti-obesity.
| Project/Area Number |
25560380
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 高所 / 低酸素 / 脂質代謝 / 脂肪蓄積 / 肥満 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study was conducted to examine the effects of hypoxia and hypothermia on fat metabolism by focusing on UCP1 (Uncoupling protein 1), which is related to brown adipose tissue. We found that hypoxia might not influence the UCP1 expression, while it may inhibit the lipogenesis, thereby reducing the lipid storage in adipocytes.
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| Free Research Field |
運動生理学
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