2018
Insulin regulates POMC neuronal plasticity to control glucose metabolism
Dodd GT, Michael NJ, Lee-Young RS, Mangiafico SP, Pryor JT, Munder AC, Simonds SE, Brüning JC, Zhang ZY, Cowley MA, Andrikopoulos S, Horvath TL, Spanswick D, Tiganis T. Insulin regulates POMC neuronal plasticity to control glucose metabolism. ELife 2018, 7: e38704. PMID: 30230471, PMCID: PMC6170188, DOI: 10.7554/elife.38704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic glucose productionPOMC neuronsSuch adaptive processesNutritional cuesGene expressionMolecular mechanismsGlucose metabolismInsulin receptorDiet-induced obesityTCPTPNeuronal plasticityAdaptive processHypothalamic neuronsNeuronal excitabilityGlucose productionMetabolismInsulinNeuronsRepressionNeural responsesObesityRegulationMechanismPlasticityExpression
2011
High-fat feeding promotes obesity via insulin receptor/PI3K-dependent inhibition of SF-1 VMH neurons
Klöckener T, Hess S, Belgardt BF, Paeger L, Verhagen LA, Husch A, Sohn JW, Hampel B, Dhillon H, Zigman JM, Lowell BB, Williams KW, Elmquist JK, Horvath TL, Kloppenburg P, Brüning JC. High-fat feeding promotes obesity via insulin receptor/PI3K-dependent inhibition of SF-1 VMH neurons. Nature Neuroscience 2011, 14: 911-918. PMID: 21642975, PMCID: PMC3371271, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlood GlucoseBody WeightCalorimetryDietary FatsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEatingEnzyme InhibitorsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGene Expression RegulationGlucose Tolerance TestGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHypoglycemic AgentsIn Vitro TechniquesInjections, IntraventricularInsulinLeptinMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronsObesityPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesReceptor, InsulinRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSteroidogenic Factor 1Time FactorsTolbutamideVentromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus
2006
Enhanced PIP3 signaling in POMC neurons causes KATP channel activation and leads to diet-sensitive obesity
Plum L, Ma X, Hampel B, Balthasar N, Coppari R, Münzberg H, Shanabrough M, Burdakov D, Rother E, Janoschek R, Alber J, Belgardt BF, Koch L, Seibler J, Schwenk F, Fekete C, Suzuki A, Mak TW, Krone W, Horvath TL, Ashcroft FM, Brüning JC. Enhanced PIP3 signaling in POMC neurons causes KATP channel activation and leads to diet-sensitive obesity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2006, 116: 1886-1901. PMID: 16794735, PMCID: PMC1481658, DOI: 10.1172/jci27123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromonesDietEatingFemaleHypoglycemic AgentsHypothalamusInsulinLeptinMaleMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, KnockoutMorpholinesNeuronsObesityPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPotassium ChannelsPro-OpiomelanocortinPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSecond Messenger SystemsTolbutamideConceptsPOMC neuronsATP-sensitive potassium channel activityBasal firing rateHypothalamic proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neuronsElectrical activityKATP channel activationPI3K inhibitor LY294002PTEN knockout micePotassium channel activityK inhibitor LY294002PI3K pathwayProopiomelanocortin neuronsHypothalamic receptorsICV administrationFood intakeKATP channelsKnockout miceMelanocortin systemLeptinFiring rateNeuronsMiceSTAT3 phosphorylationK pathwayInhibitor LY294002