Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding
Kim JG, Suyama S, Koch M, Jin S, Argente-Arizon P, Argente J, Liu ZW, Zimmer MR, Jeong JK, Szigeti-Buck K, Gao Y, Garcia-Caceres C, Yi CX, Salmaso N, Vaccarino FM, Chowen J, Diano S, Dietrich MO, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL. Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 908-910. PMID: 24880214, PMCID: PMC4113214, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell CountEatingExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLeptinMaleMelanocortinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronNerve NetNeuronsPrimary Cell CulturePro-OpiomelanocortinPulmonary Gas ExchangeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal Transduction