[HTML][HTML] High-fat diet induces apoptosis of hypothalamic neurons

JC Moraes, A Coope, J Morari, DE Cintra, EA Roman… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Consumption of dietary fats is amongst the most important environmental factors leading to
obesity. In rodents, the consumption of fat-rich diets blunts leptin and insulin anorexigenic …

Saturated fatty acids produce an inflammatory response predominantly through the activation of TLR4 signaling in hypothalamus: implications for the pathogenesis of …

M Milanski, G Degasperi, A Coope… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
In animal models of diet-induced obesity, the activation of an inflammatory response in the
hypothalamus produces molecular and functional resistance to the anorexigenic hormones …

[HTML][HTML] Hypothalamic TLR2 triggers sickness behavior via a microglia-neuronal axis

S Jin, JG Kim, JW Park, M Koch, TL Horvath, BJ Lee - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Various pathophysiologic mechanisms leading to sickness behaviors have been proposed.
For example, an inflammatory process in the hypothalamus has been implicated, but the …

High-fat diet consumption alters energy metabolism in the mouse hypothalamus

B Lizarbe, A Cherix, JMN Duarte… - International journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Background/Objectives High-fat diet consumption is known to trigger an
inflammatory response in the hypothalamus, which has been characterized by an initial …

[HTML][HTML] TLR4 links innate immunity and fatty acid–induced insulin resistance

H Shi, MV Kokoeva, K Inouye, I Tzameli… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Clin Investig
TLR4 is the receptor for LPS and plays a critical role in innate immunity. Stimulation of TLR4
activates proinflammatory pathways and induces cytokine expression in a variety of cell …

TLR4 at the crossroads of nutrients, gut microbiota, and metabolic inflammation

LA Velloso, F Folli, MJ Saad - Endocrine reviews, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Obesity is accompanied by the activation of low-grade inflammatory activity in metabolically
relevant tissues. Studies have shown that obesity-associated insulin resistance results from …

Consumption of a fat-rich diet activates a proinflammatory response and induces insulin resistance in the hypothalamus

CT De Souza, EP Araujo, S Bordin, R Ashimine… - …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in several regions of the world. General changes
in lifestyle, including consumption of fat-rich food, are among the most important factors …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity is associated with hypothalamic injury in rodents and humans

JP Thaler, CX Yi, EA Schur, SJ Guyenet… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Rodent models of obesity induced by consuming high-fat diet (HFD) are characterized by
inflammation both in peripheral tissues and in hypothalamic areas critical for energy …

Diet-induced inflammation of the hypothalamus in obesity

LA Velloso, EP Araújo, CT de Souza - Neuroimmunomodulation, 2008 - karger.com
Dysfunction of specific hypothalamic neurons is regarded as an important mechanism
predisposing to the development of obesity. Recent studies have revealed that the …

Inhibition of hypothalamic inflammation reverses diet-induced insulin resistance in the liver

M Milanski, AP Arruda, A Coope, LM Ignacio-Souza… - Diabetes, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Defective liver gluconeogenesis is the main mechanism leading to fasting hyperglycemia in
type 2 diabetes, and, in concert with steatosis, it is the hallmark of hepatic insulin resistance …