2022
Stress-level glucocorticoids increase fasting hunger and decrease cerebral blood flow in regions regulating eating
Bini J, Parikh L, Lacadie C, Hwang JJ, Shah S, Rosenberg SB, Seo D, Lam K, Hamza M, De Aguiar RB, Constable T, Sherwin RS, Sinha R, Jastreboff AM. Stress-level glucocorticoids increase fasting hunger and decrease cerebral blood flow in regions regulating eating. NeuroImage Clinical 2022, 36: 103202. PMID: 36126514, PMCID: PMC9486604, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flowRegional cerebral blood flowBlood flowMetabolic hormonesRandomized double-blind cross-over designDouble-blind cross-over designStress level glucocorticoidsPrimary sensory cortexPerfusion magnetic resonanceCross-over designMedial temporal gyrusWhole-brain voxelMedial brainstemSaline daysOvernight infusionCBF responseHunger ratingsPlasma insulinGlucocorticoid effectsHedonic signalsObesity riskLimbic regionsFood intakeNeural regulationDistinct brain networks
2016
Altered Brain Response to Drinking Glucose and Fructose in Obese Adolescents
Jastreboff AM, Sinha R, Arora J, Giannini C, Kubat J, Malik S, Van Name MA, Santoro N, Savoye M, Duran EJ, Pierpont B, Cline G, Constable RT, Sherwin RS, Caprio S. Altered Brain Response to Drinking Glucose and Fructose in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes 2016, 65: 1929-1939. PMID: 27207544, PMCID: PMC5384636, DOI: 10.2337/db15-1216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese adolescentsLean adolescentsGlucose ingestionInsulin levelsBrain perfusionBrain regionsSugar-sweetened beverage consumptionAltered brain responsesHedonic brain regionsHippocampal blood flowFurther weight gainFructose ingestionAcyl ghrelinAttenuated suppressionFructose consumptionPerfusion responseBlood flowBrain adaptationBeverage consumptionGreater perfusionPerfusionVentral striatumFunctional MRIWeight gainIngestion