2020
Crosstalk between maternal perinatal obesity and offspring dopaminergic circuitry
Yasumoto Y, Horvath TL. Crosstalk between maternal perinatal obesity and offspring dopaminergic circuitry. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 3416-3418. PMID: 32510474, PMCID: PMC7324168, DOI: 10.1172/jci138123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedium spiny neuronsHigh-fat dietMaternal obesityD1 medium spiny neuronsD2 medium spiny neuronsFetal brain developmentDopamine midbrain neuronsBehavioral phenotypesAltered excitatoryPerinatal obesityMaternal miceInhibitory balanceSpiny neuronsDopaminergic circuitryMidbrain neuronsBrain developmentObesityAdult HealthOffspring developmentNeuronsPhenotypeExcitatoryMice
2018
Glial Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) Regulates Neuronal Leptin Sensitivity in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus
Yasumoto Y, Miyazaki H, Ogata M, Kagawa Y, Yamamoto Y, Islam A, Yamada T, Katagiri H, Owada Y. Glial Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) Regulates Neuronal Leptin Sensitivity in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus. Molecular Neurobiology 2018, 55: 9016-9028. PMID: 29623545, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1033-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFabp7 KO miceFatty Acid Binding Protein 7Arcuate nucleusHypothalamic arcuate nucleusKO miceFood intakeMedian eminenceFatty acid-binding protein 7Energy homeostasisWeight gainSingle leptin injectionHigh-fat dietNon-neuronal cell typesWild-type miceProtein 7Systemic energy homeostasisLeptin-induced activationPrimary astrocyte culturesNeuronal leptinHypothalamic astrocytesWT miceLeptin injectionObese miceHypothalamic sitesLeptin treatment