Unexpected amplification of leptin-induced Stat3 signaling by urocortin: Implications for obesity

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-238

  Pan, Weihong ^a   Tu, Hong ^a   Hsuchou, Hung ^a   Daniel, Jeremy ^a   Kastin, Abba J ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodbrain barrier; cAMP; Leptin; Leptin resistance; Signal amplification; Stat3; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; STAT1 PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; UROCORTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CYCLIC AMP; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MICE; OBESITY; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UROCORTINS;

EID: 36949021072     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-007-0071-y     Document Type: Article

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