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Elucidation of mechanisms of determination of brown adipocyte cell fate by lifestyle environment

Elucidation of mechanisms of determination of brown adipocyte cell fate by lifestyle environment - Fate determination of brown fat

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000050690
Enrollment
540
Registered
2023-03-27
Start date
2020-12-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy volunteers

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

The University of Tokyo
Lead Sponsor
Tohoku University Hokkaido University Tenshi College Tokyo Medical University Bukkyo University National Institute of Health and Nutrition
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: <Cohort1> 1. Healthy adult volunteers 2. Aged 18 years and over 3. Individuals who have given written consent to participate in the study or who were enrolled in the analysis through an opt-out process <Cohort2> 1. Healthy adult volunteers 2. Aged 18 years and over 3. Individuals who have given written consent to participate in the study or who were enrolled in the analysis through an opt-out process <Cohort3> 1. Healthy volunteers 2. Aged 3-6 years 3. Individuals whose parental consent for the participation was obtained through an opt-out process <Epigenome analysis> 1. Volunteers whose brown adipose tissue has been evaluated by FDG-PET/CT examination 2. Aged 18 years and over 3. Male 4. Individuals who have given written consent to participate in the study or who were enrolled in the analysis through an opt-out process

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: <Cohort1> 1. Individuals with dysfunction of liver, renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and nervous systems, or with metabolic disorders, diabetes, consciousness disorders or other disease. 2. Individuals who regularly take medications for diabetes, hyperlipidemia or hypertension. 3. Individuals who smoke over 21 cigarettes a day or consume alcohol more than 30g a day on average. 4. Individuals who are considered unsuitable for the study by investigators or medical doctor due to other reasons. <Cohort2> 1. Individuals who have the following conditions: glucose intolerance, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia/gout, coronary artery disease, cerebral infarction, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, menstrual disorder, sleep apnea syndrome, motor system disease, obesity-related kidney disease or cardiovascular risk. 2. Individuals whose BMI is 30 kg/m2 or more. 3. Individuals with visceral fat area over 100cm2. <Cohort 3> 1. Individuals with acute or chronic diseases or injury <Epigenome analysis> 1. Individuals with dysfunction of liver, renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and nervous systems, or with metabolic disorders, diabetes, consciousness disorders or other disease. 2. Individuals who regularly take medications for diabetes, hyperlipidemia or hypertension. 3. Individuals who smoke over 21 cigarettes a day or consume alcohol more than 30g a day on average. 4. Female. 5. Individuals who are considered unsuitable for the study by the principal investigator due to other reasons.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cohort 1:Brown adipose tissue activity by FDG-PET/CT Cohort 2:Brown adipose tissue density by NIR-TRS Cohort 3: Total energy expenditure by the double labeled water (DLW) method

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Body mass index (BMI), visceral fat area, blood pressure, adaptive thermogenesis, physical activity level, step count, blood glucose level, blood lipid concentration and concentration of other metabolites.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakeshi Yoneshiro

The University of Tokyo Division of Metabolic Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

yoneshiro.takeshi@lsbm.org+81354525472

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026