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ArticleJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2022

Brown adipose tissue activation is not related to hypermetabolism in emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Karin J C Sanders, Roel Wierts, Wouter D van Marken Lichtenbelt, Judith de Vos-Geelen, Guy Plasqui, Marco C J M Kelders, Vera B Schrauwen-Hinderling, Jan Bucerius, Anne-Marie C Dingemans, Felix M Mottaghy and 1 more

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Article in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  4. Update on the Etiology, Assessment, and Management of COPD Cachexia: Considerations for the Clinician.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022
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11 authors.

Karin J C SandersDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4452-3324
Roel WiertsDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Wouter D van Marken LichtenbeltDepartment of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Judith de Vos-GeelenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Guy PlasquiDepartment of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Marco C J M KeldersDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Vera B Schrauwen-HinderlingDepartment of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Jan BuceriusDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Anne-Marie C DingemansDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Felix M MottaghyDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Annemie M W J ScholsDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Funding

MUMC 2020 project "Cachexia"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBrown adipose tissue (BAT) has been primarily researched as a potential target for mitigating obesity. However, the physiological significance of BAT in relation to cachexia remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to investigate the putative contribution of BAT on different components of energy metabolism in emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.

methodsTwenty COPD patients (mean ± SD age 62 ± 6, 50% female, median [range] BMI 22.4 [15.1-32.5] kg/m

resultsMean TDEE was 2209 ± 394 kcal/day, and mean BMR was 1449 ± 214 kcal/day corresponding to 120% of predicted. FFM-adjusted BMR did not correlate with lung function or C-reactive protein. Upon cooling, energy expenditure increased, resulting in a non-shivering thermogenesis of (median [range]) 20.1% [3.3-41.3] in patients and controls. Mean BAT glucose uptake was comparable between COPD and controls (1.5 [0.1-6.2] vs. 1.1 [0.7-3.9]). In addition, no correlation was found between BMR adjusted for FFM and BAT activity or between cold-induced non-shivering energy expenditure and BAT activity. Gene expression levels of the brown adipocyte or beige markers were also comparable between the groups. No (serious) adverse events were reported.

conclusionsAlthough COPD patients were hypermetabolic at rest, no correlation was found between BMR or TDEE and BAT activity. Furthermore, both BAT activity and gene expression levels of the brown adipocyte or beige markers were comparable between COPD patients and controls.

Indexed as

Adipose Tissue, BrownPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedEnergy MetabolismFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographyThermogenesisBrown adipose tissueCachexiaCOPDEnergy metabolismMuscle wasting

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PMID35166050
PMCPMC8978002

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