Expression of leptin receptor by glial cells of the nucleus tractus solitarius: Possible involvement in energy homeostasis

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-67

  Dallaporta, M ^a   Pecchi, E ^a   Pio, J ^a   Horner, K C ^a   Troadec, J D ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b University of Mediterranée   (France)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Glial cells; Leptin; NTS; ObR; Oestrogens; Short isoforms

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HYDROXYSTILBAMIDINE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD INTAKE; GLIA CELL; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; LEPTIN; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STILBAMIDINES;

EID: 57749190575     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01799.x     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Sahu A. Leptin signaling in the hypothalamus: Emphasis on energy homeostasis and leptin resistance. Front Neuroendocrinol 2003; 24: 225-253.
2. Chua SC Jr, Koutras IK, Han L, Liu SM, Kay J, Young SJ, Chung WK, Leibel RL. Fine structure of the murine leptin receptor gene: Splice site suppression is required to form two alternatively spliced transcripts. Genomics 1997; 45: 264-270.
3. Tartaglia LA. The leptin receptor. J Biol Chem 1997; 272: 6093-6096.
4. Sweeney G. Leptin signalling. Cell Signal 2002; 14: 655-663.
5. Ge H, Huang L, Pourbahrami T, Li C. Generation of soluble leptin receptor by ectodomain shedding of membrane-spanning receptors in vitro and in vivo. J Biol Chem 2002; 277: 45898-45903.
6. Couce ME, Burguera B, Parisi JE, Jensen MD, Lloyd RV. Localization of leptin receptor in the human brain. Neuroendocrinology 1997; 66: 145-150.
7. Elmquist JK, Bjørbaek C, Ahima RS, Flier JS, Saper CB. Distributions of leptin receptor mRNA isoforms in the rat brain. J Comp Neurol 1998; 395: 535-547.
8. Grill HJ, Kaplan JM. The neuroanatomical axis for control of energy balance. Front Neuroendocrinol 2002; 23: 2-40.