The role of leptin in health and disease

AM Ramos-Lobo, J Donato Jr - Temperature, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Leptin is a master regulator of energy balance and body adiposity. Additionally, leptin exerts
important control on glucose homeostasis, thermogenesis, autonomic nervous system and …

Interactions between metabolic, reward and cognitive processes in appetite control: Implications for novel weight management therapies

S Higgs, MS Spetter, JM Thomas… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Traditional models of appetite control have emphasised the role of parallel homeostatic and
hedonic systems, but more recently the distinction between independent homeostatic and …

The effect of leptin, ghrelin, and neuropeptide-Y on serum Tnf-Α, Il-1β, Il-6, Fgf-2, galanin levels and oxidative stress in an experimental generalized convulsive seizure …

B Oztas, D Sahin, H Kir, FC Eraldemir, M Musul… - Neuropeptides, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to examine the effects of the endogenous ligands leptin,
ghrelin, and neuropeptide Y (NPY) on seizure generation, the oxidant/antioxidant balance …

[HTML][HTML] NMDA receptors mediate leptin signaling and regulate potassium channel trafficking in pancreatic β-cells

Y Wu, DA Fortin, VA Cochrane, PC Chen… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
NMDA receptors (NMDARs) are Ca 2+-permeant, ligand-gated ion channels activated by
the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate and have well-characterized roles in the nervous …

Subclinical doses of ATP-sensitive potassium channel modulators prevent alterations in memory and synaptic plasticity induced by amyloid-β

K Salgado-Puga, J Rodriguez-Colorado… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
In addition to coupling cell metabolism and excitability, ATP-sensitive potassium channels (K
ATP) are involved in neural function and plasticity. Moreover, alterations in K ATP activity …