期刊
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
卷 208, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112568
关键词
Catecholamine neurons; Glucoprivation Hindbrain; Counter-regulatory responses; Food intake; Adrenal medulla; Corticosterone
资金
- PHS grants [DK 040498, DK 114187]
- ADA [1-18-IBS-156]
Glucose is the required metabolic substrate for the brain. Yet the brain stores very little glucose. Therefore, the brain continuously monitors glucose availability to detect hypoglycemia and to mobilize system-wide responses to protect and restore euglycemia. Catecholamine (CA) neurons in the hindbrain are critical elements of the brain's glucoregulatory mechanisms. They project widely throughout the brain and spinal cord, innervating sites controlling behavioral, endocrine and visceral responses. Hence, CA neurons are capable of triggering a rapid, coordinated and multifaceted response to glucose challenge. This article reviews experimental data that has begun to elucidate the importance of CA neurons for glucoregulation, the functions of specific CA subpopulations in the ventrolateral medulla, and the extended circuitry through which they engage other levels of the nervous system to accomplish their essential glucoregulatory task. Hopefully, this review also suggests the vast amount of work yet to be done in this area and the justification for engaging in that effort.
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