Effect of Hypothyroidism on Brown Adipose Tissue

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators aim to study whether hypothyroidism negatively affects Brown adipose tissue (BAT) function in humans and whether BAT function can be restored to normal by thyroid hormone supplementation.

Clinical Trial Description

Hypothyroidism is a frequent endocrine disorder, the prevalence of subclinical disease being 4.3% and of overt disease being 0.3%. Patients suffering from hypothyroidism frequently complain of increased cold sensitivity and involuntary weight gain, indicating changes in energy expenditure and response to cold challenge.

Recently, brown adipose tissue (BAT) has regained attention as an energy expending tissue. While it was previously thought to be of no or negligible relevance in human adults, recent studies clearly demonstrated the presence and metabolic activity of BAT in human adults. Upon activation of BAT by the sympathetic nervous system intracellular lipid stores are rapidly depleted. The generated free fatty acids fuel beta-oxidation and the respiratory chain within the mitochondria and activate at the same time uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). This protein acts as a protonophore, allowing the flux of protons along the electrochemical gradient into the inner mitochondrial matrix instead of transferring their energy to adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-synthase. The short circuiting of the oxidative phosphorylation within the mitochondria leads to highly active cellular respiration and generation of heat. Basic research highlights the importance of thyroid hormone in the development and function of BAT.

It has recently been shown that hyperthyroidism exerts activating effects on BAT in adult humans.

The investigators aim to study whether hypothyroidism negatively affects BAT function in humans and whether BAT function can be restored to normal by thyroid hormone supplementation. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Hypothyroidism

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT02364102
Study type	Observational
Source	University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	April 2015
Completion date	August 2017

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