ArticleCell metabolism2016
FGF21 Regulates Sweet and Alcohol Preference.
Article in Cell metabolism, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 209 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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209 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 326 citations in OpenAlex.
- Self-management with alcohol over lifespan: psychological mechanisms, neurobiological underpinnings, and risk assessment.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the biological mediators of fat taste and smell.Physiological reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Liver Brain Interactions: Focus on FGF21 a Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Surgery-Induced Weight Loss and Changes in Hormonally Active Fibroblast Growth Factors: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
- New alcohol-related genes suggest shared genetic mechanisms with neuropsychiatric disorders.Nature human behaviour · 2019Pooled it
- Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Two Population-Based Cohorts.The American journal of psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
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- KLB is associated with alcohol drinking, and its gene product β-Klotho is necessary for FGF21 regulation of alcohol preference.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016Pooled it
- Meal sugar-protein balance determines postprandial FGF21 response in humans.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Trial
- Glucose and lipopolysaccharide differentially regulate fibroblast growth factor 21 in healthy male human volunteers - A prospective cross-over trial.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2022Trial
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- Antibody-mediated activation of the FGFR1/Klothoβ complex corrects metabolic dysfunction and alters food preference in obese humans.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Trial
- AKR-001, an Fc-FGF21 Analog, Showed Sustained Pharmacodynamic Effects on Insulin Sensitivity and Lipid Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes Patients.Cell reports. Medicine · 2020Trial
- The effect of hydration status on plasma FGF21 concentrations in humans: A subanalysis of a randomised crossover trial.PloS one · 2020Trial
- The Hormone FGF21 Stimulates Water Drinking in Response to Ketogenic Diet and Alcohol.Cell metabolism · 2018Trial
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Has Unique Effects on Postprandial FGF21 but Not FGF19 Secretion.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2017Trial
- Macronutrient mixtures and interactions in health and disease.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a hormone induced by various metabolic stresses, including ketogenic and high-carbohydrate diets, that regulates energy homeostasis. In humans, SNPs in and around the FGF21 gene have been associated with macronutrient preference, including carbohydrate, fat, and protein intake. Here we show that FGF21 administration markedly reduces sweet and alcohol preference in mice and sweet preference in cynomolgus monkeys. In mice, these effects require the FGF21 co-receptor β-Klotho in the central nervous system and correlate with reductions in dopamine concentrations in the nucleus accumbens. Since analogs of FGF21 are currently undergoing clinical evaluation for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes, our findings raise the possibility that FGF21 administration could affect nutrient preference and other reward behaviors in humans.
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