Genetics and neurobiology of eating disorders

CM Bulik, JRI Coleman, JA Hardaway… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder) are a
heterogeneous class of complex illnesses marked by weight and appetite dysregulation …

The role of hypoleptinemia in the psychological and behavioral adaptation to starvation: Implications for anorexia nervosa

J Hebebrand, T Hildebrandt, H Schlögl, J Seitz… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
This narrative review aims to pinpoint mental and behavioral effects of starvation, which may
be triggered by hypoleptinemia and as such may be amenable to treatment with leptin …

A D2 to D1 shift in dopaminergic inputs to midbrain 5-HT neurons causes anorexia in mice

X Cai, H Liu, B Feng, M Yu, Y He, H Liu, C Liang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Midbrain dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) neurons regulate motivated behaviors,
including feeding, but less is known about how these circuits may interact. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models for anorexia nervosa—a systematic review

S Scharner, A Stengel - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight and a
distorted body image which usually leads to low caloric intake and hyperactivity. The …

How changes in dopamine D2 receptor levels alter striatal circuit function and motivation

EH Simpson, EF Gallo, PD Balsam, JA Javitch… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
It was first posited, more than five decades ago, that the etiology of schizophrenia involves
overstimulation of dopamine receptors. Since then, advanced clinical research methods …

[HTML][HTML] GPCR-based dopamine sensors—a detailed guide to inform sensor choice for in vivo imaging

MA Labouesse, RB Cola, T Patriarchi - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Understanding how dopamine (DA) encodes behavior depends on technologies that can
reliably monitor DA release in freely-behaving animals. Recently, red and green genetically …

[HTML][HTML] Activity-based anorexia animal model: a review of the main neurobiological findings

S Spadini, M Ferro, J Lamanna, A Malgaroli - Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021 - Springer
Background The genesis of anorexia nervosa (AN), a severe eating disorder with a
pervasive effect on many brain functions such as attention, emotions, reward processing …

Shenling Baizhu San ameliorates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by modulating gut microbiota and metabolites

D Chen, Y Wang, J Yang, W Ou, G Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its related
mortality is increasing at an unprecedented rate. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has …

AgRP neurons coordinate the mitigation of activity-based anorexia

AK Sutton Hickey, SC Duane, LE Mickelsen… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a debilitating and deadly disease characterized by low body mass
index due to diminished food intake, and oftentimes concurrent hyperactivity. A high …

[HTML][HTML] The rise and fall of dopamine: a two-stage model of the development and entrenchment of anorexia nervosa

JA Beeler, NS Burghardt - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dopamine has long been implicated as a critical neural substrate mediating anorexia
nervosa (AN). Despite nearly 50 years of research, the putative direction of change in …