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Modulation of social behavior by the agouti pigmentation gene

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2014
Agouti is a secreted neuropeptide that acts as an endogenous antagonist of melanocortin receptors. Mice and rats lacking agouti (called non-agouti) have dark fur due to a disinhibition of melanocortin signaling and pigment deposition in the hair follicle.
Valeria eCarola, Emerald ePerlas, Francesca eZonfrillo, Helena A Soini, Milos V Novotny, Cornelius eGross   +5 more
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Understanding the Molecular Processes of Obesity and the Anti‐Obesity Properties of Bioactive Substances Found in Tea

Phytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Obesity, a severe worldwide health concern, is characterized as an excessive deposit of fat in the human body. It has various ramifications that endanger human health and increase the financial expense. Obesity raises the risk of several illnesses, notably cardiovascular disease, NALFD, and diabetes, and has been associated with shorter ...
Sakhawat Riaz, Fan Wenni, Danish Kamal, Umber Mubeen, Abul Hassan, Arslan Ahmed, Munir Ahmed   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Mechanisms of Food Bioactive Constituents in the Management of Obesity and Hypertension: A Critical Review

Phytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2026.
Obesity and hypertension co‐exist and share molecular mechanisms in terms of dietary therapy, modulated by food bioactive constituents. ABSTRACT Obesity and hypertension are among the most pressing global public health challenges. They frequently co‐exist, with obesity‐related hypertension accounting for an estimated 75% of the hypertension burden ...
Samuel Oluwasegun Maccarthy, Emmanuel Anyachukwu Irondi, Abdulazeez Olamilekan Elemosho, Emmanuel Oladipo Ajani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positioning Incretin‐Based and Next‐Generation Obesity Management Medications: A Methodological Framework for a Series of Systematic Reviews and Network Meta‐Analyses

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 9, Page 7768-7778, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background The obesity pharmacotherapy landscape is evolving rapidly, with several approved incretin‐based therapies and an expanding pipeline of investigational compounds targeting multiple metabolic pathways. Conventional evidence syntheses often struggle to accommodate differences in dose selection, treatment duration and stage of clinical ...
Matteo Monami, Benedetta Ragghianti, Edoardo Mannucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity Disrupts CtBP2‐Mediated Maintenance of Transcriptional Equilibrium in Hypothalamic Feeding Circuitry

The FASEB Journal, Volume 40, Issue 15, 15 August 2026.
CtBP2, a transcriptional corepressor with metabolite sensing capabilities, maintains feeding homeostasis by preventing excessive food intake in the hypothalamic feeding center. CtBP2 limits food intake by inhibiting KLF4 within AgRP neurons and by promoting the inhibitory influence of POMC neurons on AgRP neurons.
Wanpei Chen, Kenta Kainoh, Kenji Saito, Takaaki Matsuda, Daichi Yamazaki, Yuto Kobari, Ayumi Nakata, Nao Aono‐Soma, Takafumi Miyamoto, Yuki Murayama, Yoko Sugano, Yoshinori Osaki, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Takashi Matsuzaka, Hitoshi Shimano, Motohiro Sekiya   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic Regulation of Macrophages in Health and Disease

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
Extracellular metabolites drive metabolic rewiring of glucose, lipid, and amino acid pathways in macrophages, steering their polarization toward pro‐ or anti‐inflammatory phenotypes and shaping a wide range of disease processes. Macrophages from different tissues display distinct metabolic signatures, and therapeutic strategies that target these ...
Shan Huang, Yu Zhang, Jiali Min, Jiahui Yang, Yuchen Li, Hao Zhang, Shanshan Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Clinical Phenotype and Genetic Analysis of Monogenic Non Syndromic Obesity Caused by MC4R Gene Variation

Molecular Genetics &Genomic Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
A novel MC4R mutation (c.185A > G) was identified in a 10‐year‐old girl with severe obesity and hyperinsulinemia. Retrospective analysis of 64 pediatric cases revealed that mutation location influences BMI, modulated by underlying disease status, demonstrating that the genotype–phenotype relationship in MC4R‐associated obesity is clinically context ...
Xin Li, Xiaotian Wang, Xin Liu, Shuping Wang, Wentao Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Synthetic Melanocortin Agonist NDP‐MSH Ameliorates THSD7A‐Associated Membranous Nephropathy in an Active Immunization Mouse Model

The FASEB Journal, Volume 40, Issue 13, 15 July 2026.
Active immunization with recombinant THSD7A in mice induces autoreactive B cell activation and differentiation into CD138+ antibody‐secreting cells, leading to the production of anti‐THSD7A autoantibodies, glomerular immune injury and proteinuria, characteristic of membranous nephropathy. NDP‐MSH treatment modulates the MITF/IRF4 axis in primed B cells,
Mingzhuo Zhang, Mengxuan Chen, Yan Ge, William Gunning, Rujun Gong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supraphysiological Glucocorticoid Doses and Pitfalls of Annual Biomarker Monitoring in Adults With CAH

Clinical Endocrinology, Volume 105, Issue 3, Page 360-362, September 2026.
Jakob Bolinder, Oskar Ragnarsson, Gudmundur Johansson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Nicotine Consumption and Withdrawal Regulate Melanocortin Receptor, CRF, and CRF Receptor mRNA Levels in the Rat Brain

Brain Sciences
Alterations in the various neuropeptide systems in the mesocorticolimbic circuitry have been implicated in negative effects associated with drug withdrawal.
Oguz Gozen, Buket Aypar, Meliha Ozturk Bintepe, Fulya Tuzcu, Burcu Balkan, Ersin O. Koylu, Lutfiye Kanit, Aysegul Keser   +7 more
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