Resistance exercise training induces subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue browning in Swiss mice
Caroline C. Picoli, Gustavo R. Gilio, Felipe Henriques, Luana G. Leal, Jean Carlos Fernando Besson, Magno A. Lopes, Solange Marta Franzói de Moraes, Luzmarina Hernandes, Miguél L. Batista, Sidney Barnabé Peres
Abstract
Aerobic exercise training (AER) induces the browning of white adipose tissue, turning adipocytes multilocular, highly vascularized and expressing uncoupling protein 1 (UCP-1). The current study compared the efficiency of resistance to aerobic exercise training to promote a brown-like phenotype. Our results suggest that both types of training similarly induce subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue browning.
Topics & Concepts
BrowningAdipose tissueWhite adipose tissueEndocrinologySubcutaneous fatResistance trainingInternal medicineAerobic exerciseBrown adipose tissueSubcutaneous tissueMedicineBiologyPathologyBiochemistryAdipose Tissue and MetabolismAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesExercise and Physiological Responses