Bsx, a Novel Hypothalamic Factor Linking Feeding with Locomotor Activity, Is Regulated by Energy Availability
Nogueiras R, López M, Lage R, Perez-Tilve D, Pfluger P, Mendieta-Zerón H, Sakkou M, Wiedmer P, Benoit SC, Datta R, Dong JZ, Culler M, Sleeman M, Vidal-Puig A, Horvath T, Treier M, Diéguez C, Tschöp M. Bsx, a Novel Hypothalamic Factor Linking Feeding with Locomotor Activity, Is Regulated by Energy Availability. Endocrinology 2008, 149: 3009-3015. PMID: 18308842, PMCID: PMC2408820, DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietArcuate nucleusLeptin resistanceMelanocortin-4 receptor knockout miceObese leptin-deficient miceAgouti gene-related proteinCentral nervous system controlNovel hypothalamic factorPeripheral energy balanceOrexigenic neuropeptide YReceptor knockout miceSpontaneous physical activityGhrelin receptor antagonistLeptin-deficient miceNervous system controlEnergy balance signalsFasting-induced increaseGene-related proteinGhrelin administrationLeptin injectionPharmacological modificationNeuropeptide YGhrelin signalingHypothalamic factorsReceptor antagonist