Peripheral nervous control of cold-induced reduction in the respiratory quotient of the rat |
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Authors: | Roberto Refinetti |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, 61820 Champaign, IL, USA |
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Abstract: | Cold-exposed rats show a reduction in the respiratory quotient which is indicative of a relative shift from carbohydrates to lipids as substrates for oxidative metabolism. In the present study, the effects of food deprivation and cold exposure on the respiratory quotient were observed. In addition, the involvement of the three main branches of the peripheral nervous system (sympathetic, parasympathetic, and somatic) was investigated by means of synaptic blockade with propranolol, atropine, and quinine, respectively. Both propranolol and quinine blocked the cold-induced decrease in respiratory quotient and increase in heat production, whereas atropine had only minor and very brief effects. It is concluded that both the sympathetic and somatic branches are involved in the metabolic changes associated with cold-induced thermogenesis and that the increase in metabolic heat production involves a shift from carbohydrate to lipid utilization irrespective of which of the two branches is activated. |
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Keywords: | Cold-induced thermogenesis Peripheral nervous system Respiratory quotient Rat |
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