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Inhibition of the central melanocortin system decreases brown adipose tissue activity[S]

Journal of Lipid Research, 2014
The melanocortin system is an important regulator of energy balance, and melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) deficiency is the most common monogenic cause of obesity.
Sander Kooijman, Mariëtte R. Boon, Edwin T. Parlevliet, Janine J. Geerling, Vera van de Pol, Johannes A. Romijn, Louis M. Havekes, Illiana Meurs, Patrick C.N. Rensen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vagal Blocking for Obesity Control : a Possible Mechanism-Of-Action [PDF]

, 2016
14 September 2016 Erratum to: Vagal Blocking for Obesity Control: a Possible Mechanism-Of-Action Helene Johannessen, David Revesz, Yosuke Kodama, Nikki Cassie, Karolina P Skibicka, Perry Barrett, Suzanne Dickson, Jens Holst, Jens Rehfeld, Geoffrey van ...
Adan, Roger, Barrett, Perry, Ben-Menachem, Elinor, Cassie, Nikki, Chen, Duan, Dickson, Suzanne, Holst, Jens, Johannessen, Helene, Kodama, Yosuke, Kulseng, Bård, Rehfeld, Jens, Revesz, David, Skibicka, Karolina P, van der Plasse, Geoffrey, Zhao, Chun-Mei   +14 more
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The evolution and comparative neurobiology of endocannabinoid signalling [PDF]

, 2012
CB(1)- and CB(2)-type cannabinoid receptors mediate effects of the endocannabinoids 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and anandamide in mammals. In canonical endocannabinoid-mediated synaptic plasticity, 2-AG is generated postsynaptically by diacylglycerol ...
Devane W. A., Maurice R. Elphick, Montell C., Soderstrom K., Soderstrom K.   +4 more
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Disruption of type 3 adenylyl cyclase expression in the hypothalamus leads to obesity [PDF]

, 2016
Evidence from human studies and transgenic mice lacking the type 3 adenylyl cyclase (AC3) indicates that AC3 plays a role in the regulation of body weight. It is unknown in which brain region AC3 exerts such an effect.
Cao, Hong, Chen, Xuanmao, Storm, Daniel R., Yang, Yimei   +3 more
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The role of insulin receptor substrate 2 in hypothalamic and β cell function [PDF]

, 2005
Insulin receptor substrate 2 (Irs2) plays complex roles in energy homeostasis. We generated mice lacking Irs2 in β cells and a population of hypothalamic neurons (RIPCreIrs2KO), in all neurons (NesCreIrs2KO), and in proopiomelanocortin neurons ...
Al-Qassab, H., Al-Qassab, H., Ashford, M.L.J., Ashford, M.L.J., Barsh, G.S., Barsh, G.S., Batterham, R.L., Batterham, R.L., Bedford, D.C., Bedford, D.C., Bell, J.D., Bell, J.D., Choudhury, A.I., Choudhury, A.I., Claret, M., Claret, M., Clements, M., Clements, M., Diakonov, I., Diakonov, I., Heffron, H., Heffron, H., Hisadome, K., Hisadome, K., MacColl, G., MacColl, G., Moosajee, V., Moosajee, V., Selman, C., Selman, C., Simmgen, M., Simmgen, M., Smith, M.A., Smith, M.A., Speakman, J.R., Speakman, J.R., Withers, D.J., Withers, D.J., Xu, A.W., Xu, A.W.   +39 more
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Genetic Diversity, Adaptation, Wild Introgression, and Coat Color Mutation of Golden Yak

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Genetic diversity, adaptation, wild introgression, and coat color mutation of golden yak from two populations on the Qinghai‐Xizang Plateau. ABSTRACT The golden yak lives on the Qinghai‐Xizang Plateau with a golden coat and adapts to high altitudes and strong ultraviolet environment. The golden coat is a prominent phenotype in many domesticated species,
Huixuan Yan, Jialei Chen, Chuzhao Lei, Fengwei Zhang, Shunzhong He, Weiru Song, Hongyan Ma, Shuling Li, Guomei Li, Laba Yongcuo, Jianlin Han, Johannes A. Lenstra, Qiang Zhang, Rende Song, Basang Wangdui, Ningbo Chen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a genetically encoded melanocortin sensor for high sensitivity in vivo imaging

Molecular Metabolism
Objective: The central melanocortin system, composed of peptides derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) such as the melanocyte-stimulating hormones (α-, β-, γ-MSH) and melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4R), along with the agouti-related protein (AgRP), plays
Yoon Namkung, Tal Slutzki, Joao Pedroso, Xiaohong Liu, Paul V. Sabatini, Maia V. Kokoeva, Stéphane A. Laporte   +6 more
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Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of vutiglabridin after multiple oral administrations in healthy female and obese subjects

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Vutiglabridin (HSG4112) is a novel drug under clinical development for antiobesity treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PKs) and safety of vutiglabridin after multiple oral administrations in healthy Korean female and obese subjects and explore short‐term pharmacodynamic (PD) responses.
Sooyoun Lee, Hyun Chul Kim, Young Ran Yoon, In‐Jin Jang, Sang‐Ku Yoo, Kyung‐Sang Yu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sun Exposure and Reduced Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2008
The association between red hair color (RHC) melanocortin 1 receptor genotype, past environmental sun exposure, and risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) was investigated in a population-based case-control study in Tasmania, Australia, involving 136 cases with
J Gordon Millichap
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Melanocortin 1 Receptor Signaling Regulates Cholesterol Transport in Macrophages. [PDF]

Circulation, 2017
Background: The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1-R) is expressed by monocytes and macrophages, where it exerts anti-inflammatory actions on stimulation with its natural ligand α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone. The present study was designed to investigate the specific role of MC1-R in the context of atherosclerosis and possible ...
Rinne P, Rami M, Nuutinen S, Santovito D, van der Vorst EPC, Guillamat-Prats R, Lyytikäinen LP, Raitoharju E, Oksala N, Ring L, Cai M, Hruby VJ, Lehtimäki T, Weber C, Steffens S.   +14 more
europepmc   +6 more sources