2021
microRNA-33 maintains adaptive thermogenesis via enhanced sympathetic nerve activity
Horie T, Nakao T, Miyasaka Y, Nishino T, Matsumura S, Nakazeki F, Ide Y, Kimura M, Tsuji S, Rodriguez RR, Watanabe T, Yamasaki T, Xu S, Otani C, Miyagawa S, Matsushita K, Sowa N, Omori A, Tanaka J, Nishimura C, Nishiga M, Kuwabara Y, Baba O, Watanabe S, Nishi H, Nakashima Y, Picciotto MR, Inoue H, Watanabe D, Nakamura K, Sasaki T, Kimura T, Ono K. microRNA-33 maintains adaptive thermogenesis via enhanced sympathetic nerve activity. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 843. PMID: 33594062, PMCID: PMC7886914, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21107-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSympathetic nerve activityAdaptive thermogenesisNerve activityCre miceMiR-33Brown adipose tissue thermogenesisDBH-positive neuronsMiR-33 levelsGABAergic inhibitory neurotransmissionSympathetic nerve toneCentral neural circuitsAdipose tissue thermogenesisGamma-aminobutyric acidDBH-positive cellsMiR-33 deficiencyWhole-body metabolismCold-induced thermogenesisInhibitory neurotransmissionBAT thermogenesisTissue thermogenesisReceptor subunit genesNeural circuitsAdaptive defense mechanismsThermogenesisMice
2012
Nicotinic Regulation of Energy Homeostasis
Zoli M, Picciotto MR. Nicotinic Regulation of Energy Homeostasis. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2012, 14: 1270-1290. PMID: 22990212, PMCID: PMC3611985, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy homeostasisCellular targetsPossible molecular targetsPrimary psychoactive substanceCell typesNicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypesEnergy metabolismAcetylcholine receptor subtypesAbility of nicotineEffects of nicotineRegulation of feedingMolecular targetsFunctional featuresRegulationNicotinic regulationHomeostasisReceptor subtypesNAChR subtypesTobacco smokeBody weightNeuroendocrine systemRecent studiesNicotineMetabolismMammals
2006
Nicotine withdrawal increases body weight, neuropeptide Y and Agouti-related protein expression in the hypothalamus and decreases uncoupling protein-3 expression in the brown adipose tissue in high-fat fed mice
Fornari A, Pedrazzi P, Lippi G, Picciotto MR, Zoli M, Zini I. Nicotine withdrawal increases body weight, neuropeptide Y and Agouti-related protein expression in the hypothalamus and decreases uncoupling protein-3 expression in the brown adipose tissue in high-fat fed mice. Neuroscience Letters 2006, 411: 72-76. PMID: 17052838, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose Tissue, BrownAgouti Signaling ProteinAgouti-Related ProteinAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBody WeightDietary FatsHypothalamusIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIon ChannelsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial ProteinsNeuropeptide YNicotineNicotinic AgonistsReceptors, Adrenergic, betaSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeUncoupling Protein 3ConceptsNicotine withdrawalBrown adipose tissueBody weightNeuropeptide YAdipose tissueOrexigenic peptides neuropeptide YHigh-fat fed miceChronic nicotine treatmentPeptides neuropeptide YHigh-fat dietAbility of nicotineBody weight regulationProtein 3 expressionAnorectic effectNicotine treatmentSmoking cessationFat dietFed miceHuman smokersNormal rodentsWeight regulationIncreased expressionProtein 3Protein expressionExposure results