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J Appl Physiol 65: 549-554, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 65, Issue 2 549-554, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Lipoprotein lipase in adipose tissues of rats running during cold exposure

Y. Deshaies, J. Arnold and D. Richard
Departement de Physiologie, Faculte de Medecine, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada.

This study evaluated the individual and combined effects of exercise training and intermittent cold exposure of similar energy cost on serum lipids and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity on epididymal white (WAT) and interscapular brown (BAT) adipose tissues of the rat. The animals were subjected daily to 2 h of treadmill running at 24 degrees C or for the same period of time at -5 degrees C, with or without exercise, for 28 days. Exercise training lowered serum triglycerides (P less than 0.01), whereas serum cholesterol was reduced by cold exposure (P less than 0.05). Cholesterol lowering occurred in the lipoproteins of lower densities. WAT weight was diminished by both treatments. Exercise training had an overall lowering effect on WAT total LPL activity (P less than 0.05), whereas cold exposure did not affect enzyme activity significantly. Exercise and intermittent cold interacted on BAT weight. Cold increased total BAT LPL activity (P less than 0.03), whereas simultaneous exercise in the cold greatly diminished this effect. Serum insulin levels were not affected by either treatment. Thus, in WAT, intermittent exposure to cold did not have any lasting effect on LPL activity, whereas exercise training decreased the latter. In contrast, exercise did not influence LPL in BAT of rats not exposed to cold but prevented the stimulation of enzyme activity induced by repeated cold exposure. These results support the notion that the regulation of LPL is tissue specific.


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