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J Appl Physiol 68: 580-585, 1990;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 68, Issue 2 580-585, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Enhancement of maximal thermogenesis by reducing endogenous adenosine activity in the rat

L. C. Wang and T. F. Lee
Zoology Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Adenosine has been shown in vitro to be a potent antilipolytic agent and an inhibitor of insulin-stimulated glucose utilization in skeletal muscle. To test whether endogenously produced adenosine (e.g., from ATP hydrolysis) shares these deleterious effects on substrate mobilization and utilization and thus limits maximum thermogenesis in vivo, adenosine deaminase (converts adenosine to inosine) was given to rats 15 min before cold exposure. Significant (P less than 0.05) increases in thermogenesis were observed under both well-fed (100 units/kg ip) and food-rationed (200 units/kg ip) states. Significant (P less than 0.05) increases in thermogenesis and cold resistance were also observed after pretreatment with selective adenosine receptor antagonists [8-cyclopentyltheophylline (1 microgram/kg ip) greater than 1,3-dipropyl-8-p-sulfophenylxanthine (1.25 mg/kg ip) greater than aminophylline (18.7 mg/kg ip)], indicating an A1-receptor-mediated effect. These results indicate that endogenously released adenosine can indeed attenuate the thermogenic capacity in severe cold and that adenosine antagonists, especially those selective for A1-receptor, are useful in improving cold resistance under varying nutritional states.


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