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ArticleScientific reports2015

Deletion of the Neurotrophic Factor neudesin Prevents Diet-induced Obesity by Increased Sympathetic Activity.

Hiroya Ohta, Morichika Konishi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Atsuki Kashio, Takayuki Mochiyama, Shigenobu Matsumura, Kazuo Inoue, Tohru Fushiki, Kazuwa Nakao, Ikuo Kimura and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hiroya OhtaDepartment of Genetic Biochemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
Morichika Konishi1] Department of Genetic Biochemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan [2] Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.
Yusuke KobayashiDepartment of Genetic Biochemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
Atsuki KashioDepartment of Genetic Biochemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
Takayuki MochiyamaDepartment of Genetic Biochemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
Shigenobu MatsumuraLaboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultures, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Kazuo InoueLaboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultures, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Tohru FushikiLaboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultures, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Kazuwa NakaoMedical Innovation Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Ikuo Kimura1] Department of Applied Biological Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan [2] Department of Pharmacogenomics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
Nobuyuki ItohDepartment of Genetic Biochemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
Kyoto University · JPTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some neurotrophic factors, which are potent regulators of neuronal development and function, have recently been implicated in the control of energy balance by increasing energy expenditure. We previously identified neudesin as a novel neurotrophic factor with potential roles in the central nervous system. Although neudesin is also expressed in various peripheral tissues including adipose tissue, its physiological roles have not yet been elucidated. We found that neudesin knockout (KO) mice were resistant to high-fat diet-induced obesity and obesity-related metabolic dysfunctions. neudesin KO mice exhibited increased energy expenditure due to increased sympathetic activity, which resulted in increased heat production and fatty acid oxidation in brown adipose tissue and enhanced lipolysis in white adipose tissue. Thus, neudesin, which may be a negative regulator of sympathetic activity, could represent a novel regulator of the development of obesity and obesity-related metabolic dysfunctions.

Indexed as

Diet, High-FatGene DeletionAdipose Tissue, BrownAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsEnergy MetabolismFeeding BehaviorFemaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsObesityOrgan SizePC12 CellsRatsNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue Proteinsneudesin protein, mouse

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PMID25955136
PMCPMC4424804
OpenAlexW601750478

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