Revisiting the complexity of GLP-1 action from sites of synthesis to receptor activation

BA McLean, CK Wong, JE Campbell… - Endocrine …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is produced in gut endocrine cells and in the
brain, and acts through hormonal and neural pathways to regulate islet function, satiety, and …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiety, depression, and the microbiome: a role for gut peptides

G Lach, H Schellekens, TG Dinan, JF Cryan - Neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
The complex bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain is finely
orchestrated by different systems, including the endocrine, immune, autonomic, and enteric …

[HTML][HTML] The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission

V Chuong, M Farokhnia, S Khom, CL Pince, SK Elvig… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Growing evidence indicates that the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) system is involved in
the neurobiology of addictive behaviors, and GLP-1 analogues may be used for the …

[HTML][HTML] Glucagon-like peptide-1: a focus on neurodegenerative diseases

M Grieco, A Giorgi, MC Gentile, M d'Erme… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes mellitus is one of the major risk factors for cognitive dysfunction. The pathogenesis
of brain impairment caused by chronic hyperglycemia is complex and includes …

Neuropeptides and the microbiota-gut-brain axis

P Holzer, A Farzi - Microbial endocrinology: the microbiota-gut-brain axis …, 2014 - Springer
Neuropeptides are important mediators both within the nervous system and between
neurons and other cell types. Neuropeptides such as substance P, calcitonin gene-related …

GLP-1 agonism stimulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and browning through hypothalamic AMPK

D Beiroa, M Imbernon, R Gallego, A Senra… - Diabetes, 2014 - Am Diabetes Assoc
GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is widely located throughout the brain, but the precise molecular
mechanisms mediating the actions of GLP-1 and its long-acting analogs on adipose tissue …

Neural regulation of endocrine and autonomic stress responses

YM Ulrich-Lai, JP Herman - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2009 - nature.com
The survival and well-being of all species requires appropriate physiological responses to
environmental and homeostatic challenges. The re-establishment and maintenance of …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose tissue in control of metabolism

L Luo, M Liu - Journal of endocrinology, 2016 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Adipose tissue plays a central role in regulating whole-body energy and glucose
homeostasis through its subtle functions at both organ and systemic levels. On one hand …

[HTML][HTML] Neuropeptide Y, peptide YY and pancreatic polypeptide in the gut–brain axis

P Holzer, F Reichmann, A Farzi - Neuropeptides, 2012 - Elsevier
The gut–brain axis refers to the bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain.
Four information carriers (vagal and spinal afferent neurons, immune mediators such as …

Gonadal steroid hormones and the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal axis

RJ Handa, MJ Weiser - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2014 - Elsevier
The hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis represents a complex neuroendocrine
feedback loop controlling the secretion of adrenal glucocorticoid hormones. Central to its …