Real-Time Measurement of Energy Metabolism Over Circadian Time Using Indirect Calorimetry-Enabled Metabolic Cages

Kevin B. Koronowski, Paolo Sassone-Corsi

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Abstract

Indirect calorimetry probes the relationship between fuel consumed and energy produced, and in doing so provides an estimation of whole-body energy expenditure and fuel preference. When assayed continuously in real-time, rhythms appear and illuminate the temporal regulation of energy metabolism by the circadian clock. Here we describe a method for recording circadian energy metabolism in mice using indirect calorimetry-enabled metabolic cages, encompassing mouse entrainment, experimental design, data acquisition and analysis, troubleshooting of common problems, and important considerations. This method is adaptable to the end user’s equipment and serves as an effective tool to study, for example, mutant mice, dietary interventions, drug treatments, or circadian disruption.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press
Pages301-310
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2482
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Circadian clock
  • Circadian rhythm
  • Energy metabolism
  • In vivo recording
  • Indirect calorimetry
  • Metabolic cage
  • Real-time recording

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

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