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Development of an elisa method for uncoupling protein and the use of this assay in the study of brown adipose tissue during pregnancy and lactation.

Ellen Lai Ping Chan. / Thesis (Ph.D)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 238-272. / Chapter CHAPTER I --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter 1. --- History --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Species Distribution of BAT --- p.3 / Chapter 3. --- Distribution of BAT --- p.4 / Chapter 4. --- Structure of BAT --- p.4 / Chapter 4.1. --- Macroscopic Appearance --- p.4 / Chapter 4.1.1. --- Innervation --- p.4 / Chapter 4.1.2. --- Blood supply --- p.5 / Chapter 4.2. --- Microscopic Structure of BAT --- p.6 / Chapter 4.3. --- Difference Between Brown Fat and White Fat --- p.9 / Chapter 5. --- Composition of BAT --- p.11 / Chapter 6. --- The Mechanisms of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis --- p.12 / Chapter 6.1. --- Factors Influencing Proton Transport by UCP --- p.16 / Chapter 6.2. --- Postulated Sequence of Events during Thermogenesis --- p.18 / Chapter 7. --- Measurements of thermogenic Capacity of BAT --- p.21 / Chapter 8. --- Age-related Differences in BAT --- p.28 / Chapter 9. --- Non-shivering Thermogenesis and BAT --- p.32 / Chapter 9.1. --- Changes In BAT During Cold Acclimation --- p.35 / Chapter 9.1.1. --- GDP Binding --- p.35 / Chapter 9.1.2. --- Concentration of UCP --- p.37 / Chapter 9.1.3. --- Metabolic changes in BAT during Cold Acclimation --- p.39 / Chapter 10. --- Diet-induced Thermogenesis and BAT --- p.41 / Chapter 10.1. --- Mechanism of DIT --- p.42 / Chapter 10.2. --- Controversies in DIT --- p.44 / Chapter 10.3. --- Nutritional Factors Inducing DIT --- p.46 / Chapter 10.4. --- DIT in Man --- p.47 / Chapter 10.5. --- Neuroendocrine Control of BAT in DIT --- p.48 / Chapter 10.6. --- Effects of Fasting in BAT --- p.51 / Chapter 11. --- Obesity and BAT --- p.53 / Chapter 11.1. --- NST and DIT in Obese Animals --- p.58 / Chapter 11.2. --- Regulation of BAT in Obese Animals --- p.59 / Chapter 11.2.1. --- Sympathetic Nervous System in Obese Animals --- p.59 / Chapter 11.2.2. --- Corticosteriods in Obese Animals --- p.61 / Chapter 11.2.3. --- Adrenergic Receptors in Obese Animals --- p.63 / Chapter 11.2.4. --- Insulin in Obese Animals --- p.64 / Chapter 12. --- Pregnancy and Lactation and BAT --- p.67 / Chapter 12.1. --- Energy Balance During Pregnancy and Lactation --- p.67 / Chapter 12.2. --- Some Metabolic Changes During X Pregnancy and Lactation --- p.68 / Chapter 12.3. --- Role of BAT in Pregnancy and Lactation --- p.70 / Chapter 12.4. --- Mechanism of Regulation of Thermogenesis during Pregnancy and Lactation --- p.71 / Chapter 13. --- Factors Controlling the Thermogenesis --- p.75 / Chapter 13.1. --- Sympathetic Nervous Control --- p.75 / Chapter 13.1.1. --- Studies of Administration of Noradrenaline --- p.75 / Chapter 13.1.2. --- Control of the Fuel Supply to BAT by Sympathetic Nervous System --- p.77 / Chapter 13.1.3. --- Sympathetic denervation --- p.78 / Chapter 13.2. --- Hormonal Control --- p.79 / Chapter 13.2.1. --- Thyroid Hormone --- p.79 / Chapter 13.2.2. --- Insulin --- p.81 / Chapter 13.2.3. --- Pituitary Hormones --- p.83 / Chapter 13.2.4. --- Glucocorticoids --- p.83 / Chapter 13.2.5. --- Corticotropin-Releasing Factor --- p.85 / Chapter 14. --- Aims of the Study --- p.87 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF UCP AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY FOR UCP / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.88 / Chapter 2. --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.89 / Chapter 2.1. --- Animals --- p.89 / Chapter 2.2. --- Collection of BAT --- p.89 / Chapter 2.3. --- Isolation of Mitochondria --- p.90 / Chapter 2.4. --- Electron Microscopy (EM) of Isolated BAT Mitochondria --- p.92 / Chapter 2.5. --- Measurement of Protein and Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity --- p.94 / Chapter 2.5.1. --- Measurement of Protein Concentration --- p.94 / Chapter 2.5.2. --- Measurement of Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity --- p.99 / Chapter 2.6. --- GDP Binding Assay of BAT Mitochondria --- p.101 / Chapter 2.6.1. --- GDP Binding Assay of Mitochondria by Centrifugation Method --- p.103 / Chapter 2.6.2. --- GDP: Binding Activity by Equilibrium Dialysis --- p.106 / Chapter 2.6.3. --- GDP Binding by Microfiltration Method --- p.108 / Chapter 2.7. --- Experiments Designed for Validation of GDP Binding Assay --- p.109 / Chapter 2.7.1. --- GDP Binding Activity in BAT Mitochondria after Noradrenaline Treatment --- p.109 / Chapter 2.7.2. --- GDP Binding Activity in BAT Mitochondria after Cold Acclimation and Noradrenaline Treatment --- p.110 / Chapter 2.7.3. --- Effect of Food Restriction on Cold Acclimated Rats --- p.110 / Chapter 2.7.4. --- GDP Binding Activity of BAT Mitochondria of Rats of Different Ages --- p.111 / Chapter 2.8. --- Isolation and Purification of UCP --- p.111 / Chapter 2.9. --- Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) --- p.115 / Chapter 2.10. --- Methods for Raising Anti-Rat-UCP Antibody and the Characterization of Antiserum --- p.120 / Chapter 2.10.1. --- Raising Rabbit Anti-Rat-UCP Antibody --- p.120 / Chapter 2.10.2. --- Western Blot Analysis For Cross Reactivity Study --- p.120 / Chapter 2.10.3. --- Immuno-Autoradiographic Method for Detection of Specificity of Rabbit Anti-Rat UCP Antiserum --- p.121 / Chapter 2.11. --- Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay For UCP --- p.124 / Chapter 2.12. --- Experiment Designed to Validate the ELISA --- p.129 / Chapter 2.13. --- Statistical Analysis --- p.129 / Chapter 3. --- RESULTS --- p.130 / Chapter 3.1. --- Electron Microscopy of Isolated BAT Mitochondria --- p.130 / Chapter 3.2. --- GDP Binding Assay of BAT Mitochondria --- p.130 / Chapter 3.3. --- Experiments Designed for Validation of GDP Binding Assay --- p.133 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- GDP Binding Activity of BAT Mitochondria after Noradrenaline Injection --- p.133 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- GDP Binding Activity of BAT Mitochondria after Cold Acclimation and Noradrenaline Treatment --- p.136 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Effects of Food Restriction on Cold Acclimated Rats --- p.136 / Chapter 3.3.4. --- GDP Binding Activity of BAT Mitochondria from Rats of Different Ages --- p.140 / Chapter 3.4. --- Isolation and Purification of UCP --- p.140 / Chapter 3.4.1. --- Results of SDS-PAGE --- p.143 / Chapter 3.4.2. --- Results of GDP Binding Activity --- p.149 / Chapter 3.5. --- Rabbit Anti-rat-UCP Antibody and the Characterization of Antiserum --- p.151 / Chapter 3.5.1. --- Immuno-autoradiography for Specificity of Rabbit Anti-rat-UCP Antiserum --- p.153 / Chapter 3.5.1.1. --- Cross-reactivity of the Rabbit Anti-rat-UCP Antiserum to Mitochondrial Proteins of BAT and from other Tissues --- p.153 / Chapter 3.5.1.2. --- Cross-reactivity of the Rabbit Anti-rat-UCP Antiserum to BAT Mitochondrial Protein from Different Rodent Species --- p.156 / Chapter 3.5.1.3. --- Dose Response of Rabbit Anti-rat-UCP Antiserum to UCP --- p.159 / Chapter 3.6. --- ELISA of UCP --- p.161 / Chapter 3.6.1. --- Determination of Maximum Amount of UCP Binding on Microtitre Plate --- p.161 / Chapter 3.6.2. --- Antibody Dilution Curve --- p.161 / Chapter 3.6.3. --- Incubation Time for Enzyme-Substrate Reaction --- p.163 / Chapter 3.6.4. --- Competitive ELISA --- p.163 / Chapter 3.6.5. --- Precision of ELISA --- p.167 / Chapter 3.7. --- Experiment Designed for Validation of ELISA by Measuring UCP in Cold Acclimated Rats --- p.170 / Chapter 4. --- DISCUSSION --- p.172 / Chapter 4.1. --- GDP Binding Assay of BAT Mitochondria --- p.172 / Chapter 4.2. --- Isolation and Purification of UCP --- p.176 / Chapter 4.3. --- Development and Evaluation of ELISA --- p.178 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- CHANGES IN BAT DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION AND ROLE OF PROLACTIN / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.184 / Chapter 2. --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.187 / Chapter 2.1. --- Animal --- p.187 / Chapter 2.2. --- Experimental Designs --- p.187 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- "Effects of Pregnancy, Lactation and Post Weaning on BAT" --- p.187 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- Effect of Metoclopramide on BAT --- p.188 / Chapter 2.2.3. --- Effect of Metoclopramide and Bromocriptine on BAT --- p.188 / Chapter 2.2.4. --- Effect of PRL Injection on BAT --- p.189 / Chapter 2.2.5. --- Continuous infusion of PRL --- p.189 / Chapter 2.6.6. --- Measurements of BAT Parameters --- p.191 / Chapter 2.2.7. --- RIA of serrum PRL --- p.191 / Chapter 2.2.8. --- PRL Receptors in BAT --- p.197 / Chapter 2.4. --- Statistical Analysis --- p.201 / Chapter 3. --- RESULTS --- p.202 / Chapter 3.1. --- Effects of Pregnancy and Lactation --- p.202 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- Food Consumption and Body Weight --- p.202 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- BAT --- p.205 / Chapter 3.1.3. --- Serum PRL level --- p.209 / Chapter 3.2. --- Effects of PRL njection --- p.213 / Chapter 3.3. --- Effects of Continuous Infusion of PRL on BAT --- p.213 / Chapter 3.4. --- Effects of Metoclopramide on BAT --- p.216 / Chapter 3.5. --- Effects of Bromocriptine and Metoclopramide on BAT --- p.216 / Chapter 3.6. --- PRL Receptor in BAT --- p.219 / Chapter 4. --- DISCUSSION --- p.223 / GENERAL CONCLUSION --- p.236

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318646
Date January 1990
ContributorsChan, Ellen Lai Ping., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical and Pathological Sciences.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xv, 272 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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