Hypothalamic TLR2 triggers sickness behavior via a microglia-neuronal axis
Jin S, Kim JG, Park JW, Koch M, Horvath TL, Lee BJ. Hypothalamic TLR2 triggers sickness behavior via a microglia-neuronal axis. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 29424. PMID: 27405276, PMCID: PMC4942617, DOI: 10.1038/srep29424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnorexiaArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusCyclooxygenase InhibitorsEnergy MetabolismFeverInflammationLipopeptidesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMicrogliaMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BPro-OpiomelanocortinRatsReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 3Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4Toll-Like Receptor 2Weight LossConceptsSickness behaviorHypothalamic inflammationToll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) activationSickness behavior symptomsNuclear factor kappa BBody weight lossReceptor 2 activationFactor kappa BNeuronal circuit functionHypothalamic microgliaProopiomelanocortin neuronsInflammatory mechanismsIntracerebroventricular injectionPathophysiologic mechanismsTLR2 activationInflammatory processCyclooxygenase pathwayNeuronal activationKappa BBehavior symptomsWeight lossInput organizationMicrogliaTLR2Inflammation