Search Results - "MORRISON, CHRISTOPHER D."
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Blaming the Brain for Obesity: Integration of Hedonic and Homeostatic Mechanisms
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-05-2017)“…The brain plays a key role in the controls of energy intake and expenditure, and many genes associated with obesity are expressed in the central nervous…”
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Leptin signaling in brain: A link between nutrition and cognition?
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-05-2009)“…Leptin is a protein hormone that acts within the hypothalamus to suppress food intake and decrease body adiposity, but it is increasingly clear that the…”
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Defining the Nutritional and Metabolic Context of FGF21 Using the Geometric Framework
Published in Cell metabolism (11-10-2016)“…Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is the first known endocrine signal activated by protein restriction. Although FGF21 is robustly elevated in low-protein…”
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Learning of food preferences: mechanisms and implications for obesity & metabolic diseases
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-10-2021)“…Omnivores, including rodents and humans, compose their diets from a wide variety of potential foods. Beyond the guidance of a few basic orosensory biases such…”
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FGF21 is an endocrine signal of protein restriction
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-09-2014)“…Enhanced fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) production and circulation has been linked to the metabolic adaptation to starvation. Here, we demonstrated that…”
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Metabolic Responses to Dietary Protein Restriction Require an Increase in FGF21 that Is Delayed by the Absence of GCN2
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (19-07-2016)“…FGF21 contributes to the metabolic response to dietary protein restriction, and prior data implicate GCN2 as the amino acid sensor linking protein restriction…”
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FGF21 Signals Protein Status to the Brain and Adaptively Regulates Food Choice and Metabolism
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (04-06-2019)“…Reduced dietary protein intake induces adaptive physiological changes in macronutrient preference, energy expenditure, growth, and glucose homeostasis. We…”
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Homeostatic sensing of dietary protein restriction: A case for FGF21
Published in Frontiers in neuroendocrinology (01-10-2018)“…•Dietary protein restriction triggers adaptive changes in metabolism and behavior.•FGF21 is increased by excess carbohydrate and/or insufficient protein…”
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Galanin-Expressing GABA Neurons in the Lateral Hypothalamus Modulate Food Reward and Noncompulsive Locomotion
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (21-06-2017)“…The lateral hypothalamus (LHA) integrates reward and appetitive behavior and is composed of many overlapping neuronal populations. Recent studies associated…”
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FGF21 is required for protein restriction to extend lifespan and improve metabolic health in male mice
Published in Nature communications (07-04-2022)“…Dietary protein restriction is increasingly recognized as a unique approach to improve metabolic health, and there is increasing interest in the mechanisms…”
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Low protein-induced increases in FGF21 drive UCP1-dependent metabolic but not thermoregulatory endpoints
Published in Scientific reports (15-08-2017)“…Dietary protein restriction increases adipose tissue uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), energy expenditure and food intake, and these effects require the metabolic…”
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Maternal obesity is necessary for programming effect of high-fat diet on offspring
Published in American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (01-05-2009)“…We tested the hypothesis that maternal consumption of dietary fat, independent from obesity, increases serum leptin in neonatal pups and predisposes them to…”
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Regulation of body weight: Lessons learned from bariatric surgery
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-02-2023)“…Bariatric or weight loss surgery is currently the most effective treatment for obesity and metabolic disease. Unlike dieting and pharmacology, its beneficial…”
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The Nuanced Metabolic Functions of Endogenous FGF21 Depend on the Nature of the Stimulus, Tissue Source, and Experimental Model
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (03-01-2022)“…Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a hormone that is involved in the regulation of lipid, glucose, and energy metabolism. Pharmacological FGF21…”
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Homeostatic regulation of protein intake: in search of a mechanism
Published in American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (15-04-2012)“…Free-living organisms must procure adequate nutrition by negotiating an environment in which both the quality and quantity of food vary markedly. Recent…”
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High fat diet increases hippocampal oxidative stress and cognitive impairment in aged mice: implications for decreased Nrf2 signaling
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-09-2010)“…J. Neurochem. (2010) 114, 1581-1589. Long term consumption of a high fat diet (HFD) contributes to increased morbidity and mortality. Yet the specific effects…”
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Leptin receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus are key regulators of energy expenditure and body weight, but not food intake
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-10-2014)“…Abstract Objective Leptin responsive neurons play an important role in energy homeostasis, controlling specific autonomic, behavioral, and neuroendocrine…”
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Metabolic syndrome and infertility in men
Published in Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology (01-05-2015)“…Metabolic syndrome is a compilation of symptoms including central obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Initially used to predict…”
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Reprogramming of defended body weight after Roux‐En‐Y gastric bypass surgery in diet‐induced obese mice
Published in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (01-03-2016)“…Objective Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) results in sustained lowering of body weight in most patients, but the mechanisms involved are poorly…”
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Effects of high fat diet on Morris maze performance, oxidative stress, and inflammation in rats: Contributions of maternal diet
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-07-2009)“…Abstract This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to high fat diet on the brain. Female rats were divided into…”
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