Control of metabolic and cardiovascular function by the leptin-brain melanocortin pathway

Role of Proopiomelanocortin Neuron Stat3 in Regulating Arterial Pressure and Mediating the Chronic Effects of Leptin

(2013) John H. Dubinion et al.   HYPERTENSION

Chronic Treatment With a Melanocortin-4 Receptor Agonist Causes Weight Loss, Reduces Insulin Resistance, and Improves Cardiovascular Function in Diet-Induced Obese Rhesus Macaques

(2012) P. Kievit et al.   DIABETES

Activation of the central melanocortin system contributes to the increased arterial pressure in obese Zucker rats

(2011) Jussara M. do Carmo et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Ablation of the Leptin Receptor in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus Abrogates Leptin-Induced Sympathetic Activation

(2011) Shannon M. Harlan et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Control of Blood Pressure, Appetite, and Glucose by Leptin in Mice Lacking Leptin Receptors in Proopiomelanocortin Neurons

(2011) Jussara M. do Carmo et al.   HYPERTENSION

Sympathetic nervous system in obesity-related hypertension: mechanisms and clinical implications

(2011) Graziela Z Kalil et al.   HYPERTENSION RESEARCH

Leptin Action on GABAergic Neurons Prevents Obesity and Reduces Inhibitory Tone to POMC Neurons

(2011) Linh Vong et al.   NEURON

Exposure to a High-Fat Diet Alters Leptin Sensitivity and Elevates Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Arterial Pressure in Rabbits

(2010) Larissa J. Prior et al.   HYPERTENSION

Obesity-induced Hypertension: Role of Sympathetic Nervous System, Leptin, and Melanocortins

(2010) John E. Hall et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Sympathetic Function in Human Carriers of Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene Mutations

(2010) Friedhelm Sayk et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Melanocortin Signalling and the Regulation of Blood Pressure in Human Obesity

(2010) J. R. Greenfield   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Postnatal Sim1 Deficiency Causes Hyperphagic Obesity and Reduced Mc4r and Oxytocin Expression

(2010) K. P. Tolson et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Prevalence of Obesity Among US Preschool Children in Different Racial and Ethnic Groups

(2009) Sarah E. Anderson et al.   ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B, a Major Regulator of Leptin-Mediated Control of Cardiovascular Function

(2009) Eric J. Belin de Chantemèle et al.   CIRCULATION

The role of the sympathetic nervous system in obesity-related hypertension

(2009) Alexandre A. da Silva et al.   CURRENT HYPERTENSION REPORTS

Oleic Acid Directly Regulates POMC Neuron Excitability in the Hypothalamus

(2009) Young-Hwan Jo et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Development of Diabesity in Mice with Neuronal Deletion of Shp2 Tyrosine Phosphatase

(2008) Maryla Krajewska et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Mediators of sympathetic activation in metabolic syndrome obesity

(2008) Nora E. Straznicky et al.   CURRENT HYPERTENSION REPORTS

Endogenous Melanocortin System Activity Contributes to the Elevated Arterial Pressure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

(2008) Alexandre A. da Silva et al.   HYPERTENSION

Leptin resistance contributes to obesity and hypertension in mouse models of Bardet-Biedl syndrome

(2008) Kamal Rahmouni et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Sympathetic nervous system behavior in human obesity

(2008) Kevin P. Davy et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Modulation of Blood Pressure by Central Melanocortinergic Pathways

(2008) Jerry R. Greenfield et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Glucose regulates the effects of leptin on hypothalamic POMC neurons

(2008) X. Ma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA