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- Title
Recent insights into the role of hypothalamic AMPK signaling cascade upon metabolic control.
- Authors
Schneeberger, Marc; Claret, Marc
- Abstract
In 2004, two seminal papers focused on the role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in the hypothalamus opened new avenues of research in the field of the central regulation of energy homeostasis. Over the following 8 years, hundreds of studies have firmly established hypothalamic AMPK as a key sensor and integrator of hormonal and nutritional signals with neurochemical and neurophysiological responses to regulate wholebody energy balance. In this review article we aim to discuss the most recent findings in this particular area of research, highlighting the function of hypothalamic AMPK in appetite, thermogenesis, and peripheral glucose metabolism.The diversity of mechanisms by which hypothalamic AMPK regulates energy homeostasis illustrates the importance of this evolutionary-conserved energy signaling cascade in the control of this complex and fundamental biological process
- Subjects
PROTEIN kinases; HYPOTHALAMUS; HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE metabolism; HYPOTHALAMO-hypophyseal system
- Publication
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2012, Vol 6, p1
- ISSN
1662-4548
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fnins.2012.00185