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The arcuate nucleus as a conduit for diverse signals relevant to energy homeostasis
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Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasis
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (19-01-2006)“…Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, acts directly on the brain to control food intake and energy expenditure. An important question is the identity of…”
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Gut hormone PYY3-36 physiologically inhibits food intake
Published in Nature (London) (08-08-2002)“…Peptide YY3-36 (PYY3-36), a Y2R agonist, is released from the gastrointestinal tract postpradially in proporation to the calorie content of a meal. Batterham…”
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The arcuate nucleus as a conduit for diverse signals relevant to energy homeostasis
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-12-2001)“…Arcuate nucleus neurons are known to be responsive to a wide array of hormones and nutrients, including leptin, insulin, gonadal steroids and glucose. In…”
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Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus
Published in Nature (London) (24-05-2001)“…The administration of leptin to leptin-deficient humans, and the analogous Lepob/Lepob mice, effectively reduces hyperphagia and obesity. But common obesity is…”
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The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (20-02-2003)“…The gastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelin stimulates appetite in rodents and humans via hypothalamic actions. We discovered expression of ghrelin in a…”
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Peptide YY Is a Regulator of Energy Homeostasis in Obese Children before and after Weight Loss
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-12-2005)“…Context: The gut hormone peptide YY3–36 (PYY) reduces food intake via hypothalamic Y2 receptors in the brain. There is not much known about PYY in obese…”
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Integration of NPY, AGRP, and Melanocortin Signals in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus: Evidence of a Cellular Basis for the Adipostat
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-09-1999)“…Energy stores are held relatively constant in many mammals. The circuitry necessary for maintaining energy homeostasis should (1) sense the amount of energy…”
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Activation of Central Melanocortin Pathways by Fenfluramine
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (26-07-2002)“…D-fenfluramine (d-FEN) was once widely prescribed and was among the most effective weight loss drugs, but was withdrawn from clinical use because of reports of…”
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The electrophysiology of feeding circuits
Published in Trends in endocrinology and metabolism (01-12-2004)“…Obesity is quickly becoming one of the most common and debilitating disorders of the developed world. More than 60% of American adults are now overweight or…”
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Hypothalamic melanocortin neurons integrate signals of energy state
Published in European journal of pharmacology (07-11-2003)“…Neurons of the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus appear to be sites of convergence of central and peripheral signals of energy stores, and profoundly…”
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Paradoxical Effect of Gonadotrophin-Inhibiting Hormone to Negatively Regulate Neuropeptide Y Neurones in Mouse Arcuate Nucleus
Published in Journal of neuroendocrinology (01-12-2013)“…Regulation of reproduction and energy homeostasis are linked, although our understanding of the central neural mechanisms subserving this connection is…”
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Is ghrelin a signal for the development of metabolic systems?
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-12-2005)“…Ghrelin, produced in the stomach, acts on growth hormone secretagogue receptors (GHSRs) in hypothalamic neurons to potently increase food intake. However, male…”
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Ghrelin—Satisfying a Hunger for the Mechanism
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Electrophysiological Actions of Peripheral Hormones on Melanocortin Neurons
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-06-2003)“…: Neurons of the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH) appear to be sites of convergence of central and peripheral signals of energy stores, and profoundly…”
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Peptide YY(3–36) Inhibits Morning, but Not Evening, Food Intake and Decreases Body Weight in Rhesus Macaques
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-11-2005)“…Peptide YY (3–36) Inhibits Morning, but Not Evening, Food Intake and Decreases Body Weight in Rhesus Macaques Frank H. Koegler 1 2 , Pablo J. Enriori 1 , Sonja…”
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Central Serotonin and Melanocortin Pathways Regulating Energy Homeostasis
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-06-2003)“…: It is now established that the hypothalamus is essential in coordinating endocrine, autonomic, and behavioral responses to changes in energy availability…”
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The role of pharmacotherapy in the prevention and treatment of paediatric metabolic syndrome--Implications for long-term health: part of a series on Pediatric Pharmacology, guest edited by Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Emilio Clementi, and Massimo Molteni
Published in Pharmacological research (01-04-2012)“…The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as a clustering of risk factors predisposing to the future development of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes…”
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Coenzyme Q Induces Nigral Mitochondrial Uncoupling and Prevents Dopamine Cell Loss in a Primate Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-07-2003)“…Parkinson’s disease is characterized by dopamine cell loss of the substantia nigra. Parkinson’s disease and the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6…”
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Hypothalamic circuitry of neuropeptide Y regulation of neuroendocrine function and food intake via the Y5 receptor subtype
Published in Neuroendocrinology (01-08-2001)“…Neuropeptide Y (NPY) displays diverse modes of action in the CNS including the modulation of feeding behavior, gonadotropin releasing hormone release, and…”
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