A Gut Lipid Messenger Links Excess Dietary Fat to Dopamine Deficiency
Tellez LA, Medina S, Han W, Ferreira JG, Licona-Limón P, Ren X, Lam TT, Schwartz GJ, de Araujo IE. A Gut Lipid Messenger Links Excess Dietary Fat to Dopamine Deficiency. Science 2013, 341: 800-802. PMID: 23950538, DOI: 10.1126/science.1239275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine deficiencyFed miceDietary fatExcess dietary fatBrain dopaminergic functionHigh fat intakeHigh-fat exposureGastrointestinal dysfunctionIntragastric feedingOral intakeDopaminergic functionDopamine releaseExcessive intakeIntakeMiceDeficiencyOleoylethanolamineLipid messengersPhysiological mechanismsFatMotivation deficitsLipid signalingReward sensitivityObesityDysfunction