Doctoral Dissertation Research: Thermogenesis and energetic costs in humans

博士论文研究:人类的产热和能量消耗

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    1945331
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 2.65万
  • 依托单位:
  • 依托单位国家:
    美国
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助国家:
    美国
  • 起止时间:
    2020-03-15 至 2022-02-28
  • 项目状态:
    已结题

项目摘要

This doctoral dissertation project will examine the energetic cost of brown adipose tissue (BAT), a heat-producing tissue known to be activated under cold conditions, in 100 adults from a lower-latitude population. Research on BAT in adults has been relatively understudied, and this project will expand the available data and geographic scope for investigating BAT’s role in human heat production, energy allocation, and cold adaptation. The project will advance fundamental knowledge in human biology, and may also inform public health research on obesity and diabetes. In addition to the direct transmission of some data to study participants, project outcomes will be shared with the greater public through platforms such as social media, public talks, and publications in open-access journals. Furthermore, this study will foster research collaborations with local research assistants, who will develop STEM research skills and facilitate the smooth and culturally appropriate implementation of the project. BAT has been extensively studied in hibernating mammals and in human infants, but fewer studies have focused on its functions in adults. Researchers have suggested that BAT may have played a role in human evolution as an adaptive defense mechanism against chronic cold and that it may also be useful in reducing risks of metabolic diseases given its physiological effects on metabolism. In this study, BAT function will be examined in a lower-latitude population showing an average body size and shape that is morphologically best adapted to retain heat despite living in a warm region. BAT will be inferred by comparing metabolic rates and heat dissipation in the chest and shoulder area (main BAT location in adults) at room temperature and at mild cold exposure. Simultaneously, fasting glucose levels as well as respiratory quotients (a ratio determining metabolic substrates consumed) will be measured before and after BAT activation to determine BAT’s use of glucose. By determining the metabolic and heat-producing capabilities of BAT in the study population, this research will parse out how BAT may be a physiological reflection of cold adapted morphology and by extension how BAT may have played a role in the successful dispersal of humans into different ecological settings independent of their morphology. A better understanding of the energy consumption and glucose disposal of BAT can provide insight into its potential utility in weight gain and diabetes prevention. These potential health benefits of BAT activation are especially important for regions burdened by high rates of obesity and diabetes.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
这个博士论文项目将研究棕色脂肪组织(BAT)的能量成本,这是一种已知在寒冷条件下激活的产热组织,来自低纬度人群的100名成年人。对成人BAT的研究相对不足,该项目将扩大现有数据和地理范围,以调查BAT在人类热量产生,能量分配和寒冷适应中的作用。该项目将推进人类生物学的基础知识,也可能为肥胖和糖尿病的公共卫生研究提供信息。除了将部分数据直接传输给研究参与者外,项目成果还将通过社交媒体、公开讲座和开放获取期刊等平台与更多公众分享。此外,这项研究将促进与当地研究助理的研究合作,他们将发展STEM研究技能,并促进项目的顺利和文化上的适当实施。BAT在冬眠的哺乳动物和人类婴儿中得到了广泛的研究,但很少有研究关注其在成年人中的功能。研究人员认为,BAT可能在人类进化中发挥了作用,作为对抗慢性感冒的适应性防御机制,并且鉴于其对代谢的生理影响,它也可能有助于降低代谢疾病的风险。在这项研究中,BAT功能将在低纬度人群中进行检查,这些人群的平均体型和形状在形态上最适合保持热量,尽管生活在温暖的地区。将通过比较室温和轻度寒冷暴露下胸部和肩部区域(成人的主要BAT位置)的代谢率和散热量来推断BAT。同时,将在BAT激活之前和之后测量空腹葡萄糖水平以及呼吸抑制物(确定消耗的代谢底物的比率),以确定BAT对葡萄糖的使用。通过确定研究人群中BAT的代谢和产热能力,本研究将解析BAT如何可能是冷适应形态的生理反映,以及BAT如何可能在人类成功分散到不同生态环境中发挥作用,而与其形态无关。更好地了解BAT的能量消耗和葡萄糖处理可以深入了解其在体重增加和糖尿病预防方面的潜在效用。BAT激活的这些潜在健康益处对于肥胖和糖尿病高发地区尤为重要。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命,并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估,被认为值得支持。

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Cold climate adaptations and human metabolic variation
寒冷气候适应和人类代谢变化
  • 批准号:
    2316163
  • 财政年份:
    2023
  • 资助金额:
    $ 2.65万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Collaborative Research: Experimental testing of thermoregulatory principles: Re-evaluating ecogeographic rules in living humans
合作研究:体温调节原理的实验测试:重新评估活人的生态地理规则
  • 批准号:
    2020506
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助金额:
    $ 2.65万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
HRRBAA: The metabolic cost of living among herders
HRRBAA:牧民的代谢生活成本
  • 批准号:
    1724819
  • 财政年份:
    2017
  • 资助金额:
    $ 2.65万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant

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