The Claim
In C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet, reduction of apolipoprotein CIII increases the expression of thermogenic and beiging genes (UCP-1, PGC-1α, PRDM16, CD137, TMEM26, TBX1) in subcutaneous and visceral white adipose tissue.
What the research says
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In mice fed a high-fat diet, lowering apolipoprotein CIII increases the activity of genes involved in heat production and fat tissue transformation in white adipose tissue.
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In C57BL/6J mice on a high-fat diet, reducing apolipoprotein CIII increases expression of thermogenic and beiging genes (UCP-1, PGC-1α, PRDM16, CD137, TMEM26, TBX1) in subcutaneous and visceral white adipose tissue, suggesting enhanced energy expenditure capacity.
When the protein apoCIII is lowered, fat cells stop being storage cells and start burning energy like heat-producing cells. This happens because the fat cells begin making more proteins that uncouple energy production from heat, turn on genes that build energy-burning mitochondria, and change their identity to become beige fat cells. This shift occurs in both belly and under-skin fat, and it is triggered by the removal of a molecular brake that normally blocks these energy-burning programs.
What the research says
1 studyIn obese mice, lowering a specific protein called apoCIII made fat cells act more like energy-burning cells by turning on genes that help produce heat. This could help the mice burn more calories and fight weight gain.
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