The gut microbiota reduces leptin sensitivity and the expression of the obesity-suppressing neuropeptides proglucagon (Gcg) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) in the central nervous system

Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3643-3651

  Schéle, Erik ^a   Grahnemo, Louise ^a   Anesten, Fredrik ^a   Halleń, Anna ^a,b   Bac̈khed, Fredrik ^a,b,c   Jansson, John Olov ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; AMPHETAMINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COCAINE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROGLUCAGON; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3; X BOX BINDING PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT MASS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSITY; AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOWN-REGULATION; GERM-FREE LIFE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INTESTINES; LEPTIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROGLUCAGON; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING PROTEINS;

EID: 84884696748     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-2151     Document Type: Article

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