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Uncoupling protein 2 in the brain: distribution and function

2001· article· en· 89 citations· W2024734804 on OpenAlex· 10.1042/bst0290812

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Study design
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Candidate signal: EmpiricalConsensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score
0.855
Threshold uncertainty score
0.222
Validation status
machine_predicted_unvalidated · codex-gemma-dda1882f352a

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Opus teacher head0.015
GPT teacher head0.257
Teacher spread
0.242 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation status
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Abstract

Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) mRNA is expressed in a panoply of tissues, including the brain, where it is widely distributed. In the mouse brain, it is expressed in the hypothalamus (suprachiasmatic, paraventricular, dorsomedial, ventromedial and arcuate nuclei), the thalamus (submedius nucleus) and the brain-stem (dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve). In the rat brain, it is also expressed in the hippocampus. The presence of UCP2 mRNA in neurons expressing corticotropin-releasing factor and arginine-vasopressin suggests a role for UCP2 in the control of neuroendocrine and behavioural functions. We have recently demonstrated that UCP2-deficient mice can resist the lethal effect of toxoplasmosis through an enhanced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from the macrophages. This finding provides evidence that UCP2 can be part of a mechanism preventing ROS production. UCP2 could therefore be involved in protecting the brain against oxidative stress. The involvement of UCP2 in neuroprotection is also consistent with the recent observation that kainic acid, which promotes Ca(2+) uptake in the glutamate-activated neurons in the hippocampal CA1 field, can induce the UCP2 gene in the activated CA1 cells. The role of UCP2 in neuroprotection warrants further investigation.

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The record

Venue
Biochemical Society Transactions
Topic
Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Field
Medicine
Canadian institutions
Université Laval
Funders
not available
Keywords
NeuroprotectionKainic acidBiologyHypothalamusGlutamate receptorHippocampusCell biologyHippocampal formationNeuroscienceArcuate nucleusNucleusInternal medicineEndocrinologyBiochemistryMedicineReceptor
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