UCP1 in sebaceous glands corresponds with increased antioxidant potential and not brown adipose tissue function

Exp Dermatol. 2016 Jul;25(7):563-5. doi: 10.1111/exd.12991.

Authors

Colette N Miller^{1

2}, Ping Yu³, Suresh Ambati³, Elizabeth C McKinney³, Tucker Avra⁴, Clifton A Baile^{1

2}, Richard B Meagher³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
² Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
³ Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
⁴ College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: antioxidants; brown adipose tissue; sebaceous glands; skin; thermogenesis.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue, Brown / physiology
Animals
Antioxidants / metabolism
Body Temperature Regulation*
Male
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Sebaceous Glands / metabolism*
Tail / physiology*
Uncoupling Protein 1 / metabolism*

Substances

Antioxidants
Ucp1 protein, mouse
Uncoupling Protein 1

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