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KNDy neurons as an indirect target of insulin‐like growth factor‐1

Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH) that coexpress kisspeptin, neurokinin B, and dynorphin (KNDy neurons) are considered the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse generator necessary for fertility. KNDy neurons are also metabolic sensors controlling the hypothalamic–pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axis.
Josiane do N. Silva, Ligia M. M. de Sousa, Maria E. de Sousa, Henrique R. Vieira, Guilherme A. Alves, Nicole T. Neifert, Aleisha M. Moore, Jose Donato Jr., Renata Frazao   +8 more
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Study on Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of MC3R and MC4R Genes with Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Chicken

The Journal of Poultry Science, 2009
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, Yi Su, Xiaosong Jiang, Yiping Liu, Xiaocheng Li, Zengrong Zhang, Huarui Du, Qing Zhu   +7 more
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Cachexia and Wasting in Chronic Illness: Regulatory and Clinical Trial Update

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Volume 16, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Cachexia, a syndrome marked by nonintentional weight loss, muscle wasting, functional decline and poor prognosis, affects 50%–80% of cancer patients, severely impacting quality of life, treatment tolerance and survival. A ‘Regulatory and Trial Update Workshop’ was organized by the Society on Cachexia and Wasting Disorders (SCWD) in December ...
Francesco Fioretti, Stephan von Haehling, Andrew J. S. Coats, Javed Butler, Egidio Del Fabbro, Richard J. E. Skipworth, Barry J. A. Laird, Stefan D. Anker   +7 more
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Hypothalamic POMC or MC4R deficiency impairs counterregulatory responses to hypoglycemia in mice

Molecular Metabolism, 2019
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, Hui Yu, Jessica M. Adams, Graham L. Jones, Talisha Sutton-Kennedy, Lakshmi Mundada, Nathan R. Qi, Malcolm J. Low, Kavaljit H. Chhabra   +8 more
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Age of obesity onset in MC4R mutation carriers

Endocrine Regulations, 2015
The mutations in gene for the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) are the most common etiology factors of monogenic obesity development. Recently, it has been shown that current life style has a significant impact on the phenotype of MC4R mutation carriers - increases the penetrance of the mutations.
D, Stanikova, M, Surova, M, Buzga, M, Skopkova, L, Ticha, M, Petrasova, M, Huckova, D, Gabcova-Balaziova, L, Valentova, M, Mokan, I, Zavacka, J, Stanik, I, Klimes, D, Gasperikova   +13 more
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The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2025/26: G protein‐coupled receptors

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 182, Issue S1, Page S24-S151, December 2025.
The Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2025/26 marks the seventh edition in this series of biennial publications in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Presented in landscape format, the guide provides a comparative overview of the pharmacology of drug target families. The concise nature of the Concise Guide refers to the style of presentation, being clear,
Stephen P. H. Alexander, Anthony P. Davenport, Eamonn Kelly, Alasdair J. Gibb, Alistair A. Mathie, Chloe J. Peach, Emma L. Veale, Jane F. Armstrong, Elena Faccenda, Simon D. Harding, Christopher Southan, Jamie A. Davies, Maria Pia Abbracchio, George R. Abraham, Alexander Agoulnik, Wayne Alexander, Khaled Al‐hosaini, Magnus Bäck, Jillian G. Baker, Nicholas M. Barnes, Ross Bathgate, Jean‐Martin Beaulieu, Annette G. Beck‐Sickinger, Maik Behrens, Kirstie A. Bennett, Kenneth E. Bernstein, Bernhard Bettler, Nigel J. M. Birdsall, Victoria A. Blaho, Pascal Bonaventure, Francois Boulay, Corinne Bousquet, Hans Bräuner‐Osborne, Andrew J. Brown, Geoffrey Burnstock, Marta Busnelli, Girolamo Caló, Vanni Caruso, Justo P. Castaño, Kevin J. Catt, Stefania Ceruti, Paul Chazot, Nan Chiang, Bice Chini, Arthur Christopoulos, Jerold Chun, Antonia Cianciulli, Olivier Civelli, Lucie H. Clapp, Réjean Couture, Helen M. Cox, Zsolt Csaba, Claes Dahlgren, Frank M. Dautzenberg, Gordon Dent, Steven D. Douglas, Pascal Dournaud, Margarita L. Dubocovich, Satoru Eguchi, Emanuel Escher, Edward J. Filardo, Tung Fong, Huamei Fu Forsman, Marta Fumagalli, Raul R. Gainetdinov, Michael L. Garelja, Marc de Gasparo, Florence Gbahou, Craig Gerard, Marvin Gershengorn, Michelle Glass, David E. Gloriam, Fernand Gobeil, Theodore L. Goodfriend, Cyril Goudet, Lukas Grätz, Karen J. Gregory, Christian Gruber, Andrew L. Gundlach, Jörg Hamann, Julien Hanson, Deborah S. Hartman, Richard L. Hauger, Debbie L. Hay, Akos Heinemann, Laura Heitman, Deron R. Herr, Morley D. Hollenberg, Nicholas D. Holliday, Birgitte Holst, Mastgugu Horiuchi, Daniel Hoyer, László Hunyady, Ahsan Husain, Adriaan P. IJzerman, Tadashi Inagami, Paul A. Insel, Kenneth A. Jacobson, Laura H. Jacobson, Robert T. Jensen, Ralf Jockers, Deepa Jonnalagadda, Sadashiva Karnik, Klemens Kaupmann, Jacqueline Kemp, Charles Kennedy, Yasuyuki Kihara, Julia Kinsolving, Takio Kitazawa, Pawel Kozielewicz, Hans‐Jürgen Kreienkamp, Jyrki P. Kukkonen, Luxmichan Laishram, Tobias Langenhan, Christopher J. Langmead, Dan Larhammar, Katie Leach, Davide Lecca, John D. Lee, Susan E. Leeman, Jérôme Leprince, Rob Leurs, Xaria X. Li, Ines Liebscher, Stephen J. Lolait, Amelie Lupp, Robyn Macrae, Janet J. Maguire, Davide Malfacini, Maurice Manning, Davide Marangon, Kirill Martemyanov, Jean Mazella, Craig A. McArdle, Shlomo Melmed, Martin C. Michel, Laurence J. Miller, Vincenzo Mitolo, Bernard Mouillac, Christa E. Müller, Philip M. Murphy, Jean‐Louis Nahon, Richard R. Neubig, Tony Ngo, Xavier Norel, Duuamene Nyimanu, Anne‐Marie O’Carroll, Stefan Offermanns, Maria Antonietta Panaro, Marc Parmentier, Nicole Perry‐Hauser, Roger G. Pertwee, Jean‐Philippe Pin, Eric R. Prossnitz, Helena Chengxue Qin, Mark Quinn, Stefano Raffaele, Rithwik Ramachandran, Manisha Ray, Rainer K. Reinscheid, Alejandro Romeral Buzón, Philippe Rondard, Mette M. Rosenkilde, G. Enrico Rovati, Chiara Ruzza, Gareth J. Sanger, Nicole Scholz, Torsten Schöneberg, Gunnar Schulte, Stefan Schulz, Deborah L. Segaloff, Charles N. Serhan, Arun K. Shukla, Khuraijam Dhanachandra Singh, Craig M. Smith, Nicola J. Smith, Claudia Stäubert, Leigh A. Stoddart, Yukihiko Sugimoto, Roger Summers, Valerie P. Tan, David M. Thal, Walter ( Wally) Thomas, Pieter B. M. W. M. Timmermans, Kalyan Tirupula, Lawrence Toll, Giovanni Tulipano, Hamiyet Unal, Thomas Unger, Celine Valant, Patrick Vanderheyden, David Vaudry, Hubert Vaudry, Joseph G. Verbalis, Jean‐Pierre Vilardaga, Christopher S. Walker, Ji Ming Wang, Donald T. Ward, Hans‐Jürgen Wester, Gary B. Willars, Tom Lloyd Williams, Trent M. Woodruff, Huixian Wu, Cheng Yang, Chengcan Yao, Richard D. Ye, Nathan Zaidman   +206 more
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The Genetic Blueprint of Obesity: From Pathogenesis to Novel Therapies

Obesity Reviews, Volume 26, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by disturbances in energy homeostasis, leading to excessive fat accumulation. The pathogenesis of the disease is shaped by a complex interplay of genetic, epigenetic, biological, psychological, and environmental factors.
Gašper Tonin, Stjepan Eržen, Zala Mlinarič, Dubravka Jurišić Eržen, Simon Horvat, Tanja Kunej, Jasna Klen   +6 more
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Dysregulation of Central–Medial Amygdala Histone Modifiers in Preclinical Models of Ethanol Exposure

Addiction Biology, Volume 30, Issue 11, November 2025.
This narrative review examines the epigenetic and transcriptional dynamics of the central–medial amygdala across stages of ethanol use. It outlines acute, chronic intermittent, and chronic continuous ethanol exposure models, highlighting their strengths and limitations for understanding ethanol‐induced changes in brain and behaviour.
Kara A. Lamb, Alexander V. Margetts, Claude‐Henry Volmar, Florence Bourgain‐Guglielmetti, Claes Wahlestedt, Luis M. Tuesta   +5 more
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Increased constraints on MC4R during primate and human evolution

Human Genetics, 2008
The melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) is routinely investigated for the role it plays in human obesity, as mutations in MC4R are the most common dominantly inherited form of the disease. As little is known about the evolutionary history of this locus, we investigated patterns of variation at MC4R in a worldwide sample of 1,015 humans from 51 populations ...
Hughes, David A, Hinney, Anke, Brumm, Harald, Wermter, Anne-Kathrin, Biebermann, Heike, Hebebrand, Johannes, Stoneking, Mark   +6 more
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Long-term weight-loss in gastric bypass patients carrying melanocortin 4 receptor variants.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundThe melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) critically regulates feeding and satiety. Rare variants in MC4R are predominantly found in obese individuals.
Bryn S Moore, Uyenlinh L Mirshahi, Evan A Yost, Ann N Stepanchick, Michael D Bedrin, Amanda M Styer, Kathryn K Jackson, Christopher D Still, Gerda E Breitwieser, Glenn S Gerhard, David J Carey, Tooraj Mirshahi   +11 more
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