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RANKL Reduces Body Weight and Food Intake via the Modulation of Hypothalamic NPY/CART Expression
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Zhu, Ping Zhang, Zhihui Huang, Xufeng Liang, Shiyu Khandekar, Neeta Song, Zhiyuan |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | The receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) modulates energy metabolism. However, how RANKL regulates energy homeostasis is still not clear. This study aims to investigate the central mechanisms by which central administration of RANKL inhibits food intake and causes weight loss in mice. We carried out a systematic and in-depth analysis of the neuronal pathways by which RANKL mediates catabolic effects. After intracerebroventricle (i.c.v.) injection of RANKL, the expression of neuropeptide Y (NPY) mRNA in the Arc was significantly decreased, while the CART mRNA expression dramatically increased in the Arc and DMH. However, the agouti-related protein (AgRP) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA had no significant changes compared with control groups. Together, the results suggest that central administration of RANKL reduces food intake and causes weight loss via modulating the hypothalamic NPY/CART pathways. |
| Starting Page | 969 |
| Ending Page | 977 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.7150/ijms.24373 |
| PubMed reference number | 30013437 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.medsci.org/v15p0969.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2286&context=ihmri |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.24373 |
| Journal | International journal of medical sciences |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |