A Serotonin-Dependent Mechanism Explains the Leptin Regulation of Bone Mass, Appetite, and Energy Expenditure
Yadav VK, Oury F, Suda N, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Confavreux C, Klemenhagen KC, Tanaka KF, Gingrich JA, Guo XE, Tecott LH, Mann JJ, Hen R, Horvath TL, Karsenty G. A Serotonin-Dependent Mechanism Explains the Leptin Regulation of Bone Mass, Appetite, and Energy Expenditure. Cell 2009, 138: 976-989. PMID: 19737523, PMCID: PMC2768582, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonergic neuronsHypothalamic neuronsBone massEnergy expenditureVentromedial hypothalamic neuronsBone mass accrualSerotonin-dependent mechanismRegulation of appetiteEnergy expenditure phenotypesSpecific hypothalamic neuronsHtr2c receptorLeptin deficiencyArcuate neuronsLeptin inhibitionSerotonin synthesisLeptin receptorLeptin regulationLeptinNeuronsAppetiteReceptorsEnergy metabolismBrainBoneMolecular basis