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Innovations in Obesity Treatment: Beyond Adipose Tissue Dysfunction
Obesity drives chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cancer development through adipocyte dysfunction. Addressing this multisystemic disorder requires integrated strategies beyond diet and exercise, such as thermogenesis activation via menthol or capsinoids and appetite control through GLP‐1/GIP agonists and neuromodulation to ...
Jesica Martínez‐Godfrey +7 more
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Relevance of polymorphisms in MC4R and BDNF in short normal stature [PDF]
Variation in genes of the leptinergic-melanocortinergic system influence both body weight and height. Because short normal stature (SNS) is characterized by reduced body height, delayed maturation and leanness, allelic variation of genes in this pathway are hypothesized to affect this common condition.We analyzed the coding regions of LEP, MC4R, MRAP2 ...
Nikolas Herrfurth +15 more
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Dorsal raphe nucleus MC4R-GABAergic neurons regulate feeding and anxiety
Objective: The melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) plays a key role in the CNS regulation of metabolism. In addition to its role within the hypothalamus, other brain areas, including the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), express MC4R. However, the identity and role
Satoshi Yamagata +4 more
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ABSTRACT Despite all efforts, obesity remains a major health concern worldwide, with continuously increasing rates, affecting approx. 14% of the total world population, being as high as 43% in some countries. As obesity is related to numerous comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and some types of cancer, the consequences ...
Farhad Vahid +22 more
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Body composition, fat deposition and meat quality are important traits in chickens. Melanocortin receptor (MCR) plays an important role in central melanocortin system (CMS) and muscle cells.
Yan Wang +7 more
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Setmelanotide in Bardet‐Biedl Syndrome: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Setmelanotide is a melanocortin‐4‐receptor agonist used for the treatment of hyperphagia in the genetic obesity syndrome Bardet‐Biedl. Presented is a case of diffuse hyperpigmentation in a patient treated with setmelanotide, which represents the most common side effect of this medication.
Shelby Smith +2 more
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MRAP2 regulates energy homeostasis by promoting primary cilia localization of MC4R
The G protein–coupled receptor melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) and its associated protein melanocortin receptor–associated protein 2 (MRAP2) are essential for the regulation of food intake and body weight in humans.
Adelaide Bernard +12 more
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Abstract Sarcopenia and frailty are complex geriatric syndromes influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Recent studies suggest that specific genetic variants, DNA methylation patterns and shortened telomeres are associated with age‐related diseases and might contribute to the development of both sarcopenia and frailty. In this
Valentina Ginevičienė +10 more
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Enteroendocrine MC4R and Energy Balance: Linking the Long and the Short of It [PDF]
Central MC4R pathways are well established as integrators of peripheral signals in the control of energy balance. In this issue, Panaro et al. (2014) identify that MC4Rs expressed on intestinal enteroendocrine L cells regulate PYY and GLP-1 secretion, two gut hormones implicated in the regulation of energy and glucose homeostasis.
Manning, Sean, Batterham, Rachel L.
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Hypothalamic POMC or MC4R deficiency impairs counterregulatory responses to hypoglycemia in mice
Objective: Life-threatening hypoglycemia is a major limiting factor in the management of diabetes. While it is known that counterregulatory responses to hypoglycemia are impaired in diabetes, molecular mechanisms underlying the reduced responses remain ...
Benjamin P. Tooke +8 more
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