Feeding signals to the hungry mind

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/Tropomyosin-Related Kinase Receptor Type B Signaling Is a Downstream Effector of the Brainstem Melanocortin System in Food Intake Control

(2009) Bruno Bariohay et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Neuromedin B and Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Excite Arcuate Nucleus Neuropeptide Y Neurons in a Novel Transgenic Mouse Expressing Strong Renilla Green Fluorescent Protein in NPY Neurons

(2009) A. N. van den Pol et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Inactivation of the Fto gene protects from obesity

(2009) Julia Fischer et al.   NATURE

Targeting the CNS to treat type 2 diabetes

(2009) Darleen A. Sandoval et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Neurocircuits integrating hormone and nutrient signaling in control of glucose metabolism

(2008) Eva Rother et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Regulation of Fto/Ftm gene expression in mice and humans

(2008) George Stratigopoulos et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Energetic Responses Are Triggered by Caudal Brainstem Melanocortin Receptor Stimulation and Mediated by Local Sympathetic Effector Circuits

(2008) Karolina P. Skibicka et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

The Obesity Gene, FTO, Is of Ancient Origin, Up-Regulated during Food Deprivation and Expressed in Neurons of Feeding-Related Nuclei of the Brain

(2008) Robert Fredriksson et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Hindbrain Leptin Stimulation Induces Anorexia and Hyperthermia Mediated by Hindbrain Melanocortin Receptors

(2008) Karolina P. Skibicka et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Genetic influence on appetite in children

(2008) S Carnell et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Acute effects of leptin require PI3K signaling in hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin neurons in mice

(2008) Jennifer W. Hill et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Novel Leptin-Regulated Genes Revealed by Transcriptional Profiling of the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus

(2008) Y.-C. L. Tung et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Gene expression profiling of individual hypothalamic nuclei from single animals using laser capture microdissection and microarrays

(2008) Sarah Juel Paulsen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity

(2008) Ruth J F Loos et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

(2008) Gudmar Thorleifsson et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

(2008) Cristen J Willer et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Synaptic release of GABA by AgRP neurons is required for normal regulation of energy balance

(2008) Qingchun Tong et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

5-HT2CRs Expressed by Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons Regulate Energy Homeostasis

(2008) Yong Xu et al.   NEURON

5-HT inhibition of rat insulin 2 promoter Cre recombinase transgene and proopiomelanocortin neuron excitability in the mouse arcuate nucleus

(2008) K. Hisadome et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Modulation of Blood Pressure by Central Melanocortinergic Pathways

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

Polymorphisms of theFTOGene Are Associated With Variation in Energy Intake, but not Energy Expenditure

(2008) John R. Speakman et al.   Obesity

Gut hormones and appetite control

(2008) S Hameed et al.   ORAL DISEASES

Overlapping neuronal circuits in addiction and obesity: evidence of systems pathology

(2008) N. D Volkow et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Collective and Individual Functions of Leptin Receptor Modulated Neurons Controlling Metabolism and Ingestion

(2007) Esther van de Wall et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY