2025
Dorsal raphe nucleus MC4R-GABAergic neurons regulate feeding and anxiety
Yamagata S, Copperi F, White G, Kim J, Diano S. Dorsal raphe nucleus MC4R-GABAergic neurons regulate feeding and anxiety. Molecular Metabolism 2025, 99: 102199. PMID: 40602716, PMCID: PMC12275976, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal raphe nucleusAnxiety-like behaviorDorsal raphe nucleus serotonin neuronsDorsal raphe nucleus neuronsWhole-body metabolismGlutamatergic populationsNeuronal populationsARC POMC neuronsCNS regulationSerotonin neuronsRaphe nucleusChemogenetic manipulationChemogenetic activationVGluT2 neuronsBrain areasMelanocortin receptor 4Paraventricular nucleusHypothalamic PVNSerotonin stainingPOMC neuronsArcuate nucleusSolitary tractMC4R neuronsNeuronal subpopulationsMetabolic regulation
2018
Long-Term Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Alter GLP-1 Receptor mRNA Expression in Hindbrain Pathways That Regulate Gastric Motility in Mice
WANG P, MAMILLAPALLI R, ZHU W, CHAN O. Long-Term Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Alter GLP-1 Receptor mRNA Expression in Hindbrain Pathways That Regulate Gastric Motility in Mice. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-1088-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGLP-1R expressionGLP-1R mRNA expressionGastric motilityGLP-1RAsMRNA expressionGLP-1 receptor mRNA expressionSuppressive effectGLP-1 receptor agonistsPost-prandial glucose levelsType 2 diabetesReceptor mRNA expressionAdeno-associated viral vectorLong-term useHindbrain pathwaysIncretin systemSolitary tractGlucagon releaseReceptor agonistC57BL6 micePretreatment levelsGLP-1RGlucose levelsTherapeutic strategiesReceptor desensitizationGLP-1R.
2009
The Role of the Parabrachial Nucleus in Taste Processing and Feeding
Scott TR, Small DM. The Role of the Parabrachial Nucleus in Taste Processing and Feeding. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2009, 1170: 372-377. PMID: 19686161, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParabrachial nucleusVentral forebrainIntegration of tasteSolitary tractForebrain projectionsVisceral sensationOrbitofrontal cortexFeeding behaviorTaste processingHedonic assessmentRodentsCortexForebrainSensory informationActivity parallelPrimatesFood selectionTaste activityNTSEarly recordingsFeedingThalamusReflexSubnucleiHedonic information
1985
Differential visualization of dopamine and norepinephrine uptake sites in rat brain using [3H]mazindol autoradiography
Javitch JA, Strittmatter SM, Snyder SH. Differential visualization of dopamine and norepinephrine uptake sites in rat brain using [3H]mazindol autoradiography. Journal Of Neuroscience 1985, 5: 1513-1521. PMID: 4009243, PMCID: PMC6565258, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.05-06-01513.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA uptake sitesNE uptake sitesUptake sitesRat brainSubstantia nigra pars compactaAnterior olfactory nucleusVentral tegmental areaIbotenic acid lesionsAnteroventral thalamusNoradrenergic terminalsOlfactory nucleusSolitary tractMazindol bindingPars compactaSomatodendritic regionOlfactory tubercleDopaminergic axonsLocus coeruleusNorepinephrine uptakeTegmental areaPeriventricular nucleusSubthalamic nucleusIbotenic acidStria terminalisAcid lesions
1984
Enkephalin convertase localization by [3H]guanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid autoradiography: selective association with enkephalin-containing neurons.
Lynch DR, Strittmatter SM, Snyder SH. Enkephalin convertase localization by [3H]guanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid autoradiography: selective association with enkephalin-containing neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 6543-6547. PMID: 6436816, PMCID: PMC391961, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnkephalin convertaseSpinal trigeminal tractDorsal parabrachial nucleusTrigeminal tractSolitary tractAcid autoradiographySubstantia gelatinosaParabrachial nucleusDentate gyrusLocus coeruleusPreoptic hypothalamusInterpeduncular nucleusLateral septumBed nucleusRat brainStria terminalisMedian eminenceMagnocellular nucleusCentral nucleusImmunocytochemical localizationHypothalamusEnkephalin biosynthesisEnkephalinTractGuanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid
1978
Afferent projections to the rat locus coeruleus as determined by a retrograde tracing technique
Cedarbaum J, Aghajanian G. Afferent projections to the rat locus coeruleus as determined by a retrograde tracing technique. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1978, 178: 1-15. PMID: 632368, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901780102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus coeruleusRat locus coeruleusCentral gray substanceLateral hypothalamic areaRetrograde tracing techniquesLateral reticular nucleusCatecholamine cell groups A1Magnocellular preoptic areaSingle-cell recordingsDorsal hornReactive neuronsNoradrenergic neuronsSolitary tractAfferent innervationLabeled neuronsHypothalamic areaReticular nucleusHRP injectionsPreoptic areaSpinal cordInsular cortexAfferent projectionsGray substanceReticular formationAfferent connections
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