Pathophysiology of melanocortin receptors and their accessory proteins. [PDF]
The melanocortin receptors (MCRs) and their accessory proteins (MRAPs) are involved in regulation of a diverse range of endocrine pathways. Genetic variants of these components result in phenotypic variation and disease. The MC1R is expressed in skin and
A.J.L. Clark +126 more
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Noradrenergic inhibition of definitive POMC neurons through direct and indirect mechanisms
Norepinephrine and the α2‐adrenoceptor agonist UK 14,304 robustly inhibit definitive arcuate POMC neurons. Direct inhibition is mediated by ADRA2A‐dependent activation of potassium conductances, while additional indirect mechanisms also contribute. In vivo, inducible POMC‐specific Adra2a deletion minimally affects energy balance and modestly impairs ...
Olivier Lavoie +6 more
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Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is the precursor of several peptide hormones generated in the pituitary gland. After biosynthesis, POMC undergoes several posttranslational modifications, including proteolytic cleavage, acetylation, amidation, phosphorylation,
Akiyoshi eTakahashi, Kanta eMizusawa
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Prenatal programming of postnatal obesity: fetal nutrition and the regulation of leptin synthesis and secretion before birth [PDF]
Exposure to either an increased or decreased level of intrauterine nutrition can result in an increase in adiposity and in circulating leptin concentrations in later life.
Duffield, J. +3 more
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ABSTRACT Although much research focuses on the effects of hyperglycemia during pregnancy on maternal and offspring health, this narrative review specifically centers on the role of insulin resistance (IR) in pregnancy complications and offspring long‐term health.
Runyu Du, Fei Wang, Ling Li, Qiuyue Wang
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Differential expression of POMC-processing genes in corticotroph tumors
Objective: Corticotroph tumors (CTs) derive from the TBX19 lineage and are functioning (FCTs) or nonfunctioning (NFCTs). In FCTs, the main pathogenic variants are found in USP8, enhancing proopiomelanocortin (POMC) transcription through epidermal growth ...
Elisa Lamback +7 more
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Relative number and distribution of murine hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin neurons innervating distinct target sites. [PDF]
Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons send projections widely throughout the brain consistent with their role in regulating numerous homeostatic processes and mediating analgesia and reward.
Connie M King, Shane T Hentges
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Expression of genes related to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in murine fetal lungs in late gestation [PDF]
Background Lung maturation is modulated by several factors, including glucocorticoids. Expression of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis-related components, with proposed or described local regulatory systems analogous to the HPA axis, was reported
Marc Simard +3 more
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The role of agomelatine in appetite regulation and body weight in rats
Abstract The hypothalamic nuclei play a central role in the synthesis of anorexigenic and orexigenic neuropeptides, which are regulated by peripheral hormones, like leptin and ghrelin. Melatonergic receptors (MT1/MT2) are prominently expressed in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus – an essential hub for appetite control – and in peripheral ...
Engin Korkmaz +3 more
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Proopiomelanocortin Expression in both GABA and Glutamate Neurons [PDF]
Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons have been intensively studied because of their essential role in regulating energy balance and body weight. Many effects of POMC neurons can be attributed to their release of cognate neuropeptides from secretory granules in axon terminals.
Shane T, Hentges +4 more
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