Thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT) uses intracellular triglycerides, circulating free fatty acids and glucose as the main substrates. The objective of the current study was to analyse the role of CD36 fatty acid translocase in regulation of glucose and fatty acid utilisation in BAT. BAT isolated from spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) with mutant Cd36 gene and SHR-Cd36 transgenic rats with wild type variant was incubated in media containing labeled glucose and palmitate to measure substrate incorporation and oxidation. SHR-Cd36 versus SHR rats showed significantly increased glucose incorporation into intracellular lipids associated with reduced glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) protein expression and phosphorylation and increased oxidation of exogenous palmitate. It can be concluded that CD36 enhances glucose transport for lipogenesis in BAT by suppressing GSK-3β and promotes direct palmitate oxidation.

1st Faculty of Medicine Institute of Pathological Physiology Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Department of Physiology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Division of Morphologic and Molecular Pathology S Andrea Hospital Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine Prague Czech Republic

Institute of Physiology Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic

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