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ArticleCell metabolism2016

Parabrachial CGRP Neurons Control Meal Termination.

Carlos A Campos, Anna J Bowen, Michael W Schwartz, Richard D Palmiter

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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 143 papers.

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143citing papers in PubMed
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

143 citing papers in PubMed, 258 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. ParabrachialProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  9. Parabrachial CGRP Neurons Regulate Opioid Reinforcement.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  13. Trigeminal Motor Nucleus Regulates Microstructure of Feeding Behavior without Affecting Total Food Intake.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  14. Ingestion-activated CGRP neurons control learning but not satiety.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  16. ParabrachialiScience · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carlos A CamposDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: camposca@uw.edu.
Anna J BowenDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Michael W SchwartzDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Richard D PalmiterDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: palmiter@uw.edu.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Novel Brain Mechanisms Controlling Glucose HomeostasisR01DK083042 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 2008 to 2025
$7.6M
Effect of Killing or Removing GABA from NPY/AgRP NeuronsR01DA024908 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PALMITER, RICHARD D. · 2007 to 2021
$3.5M
Novel Anti-Diabetic Actions of Hypothalamic FGF19-FGFR1 SignalingR01DK101997 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Hypothalamic Inflammation and Energy HomeostasisR01DK090320 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
(PQD6) Mechanistic insights into treatment of cancer anorexia and cachexiaR21CA184630 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL W · 2014 to 2015
$416k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS R21 CA184630NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024908NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK083042NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK090320NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101997
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lateral parabrachial nucleus is a conduit for visceral signals that cause anorexia. We previously identified a subset of neurons located in the external lateral parabrachial nucleus (PBel) that express calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and inhibit feeding when activated by illness mimetics. We report here that in otherwise normal mice, functional inactivation of CGRP neurons markedly increases meal size, with meal frequency being reduced in a compensatory manner, and renders mice insensitive to the anorexic effects of meal-related satiety peptides. Furthermore, CGRP neurons are directly innervated by orexigenic hypothalamic AgRP neurons, and photostimulation of AgRP fibers supplying the PBel delays satiation by inhibiting CGRP neurons, thereby contributing to AgRP-driven hyperphagia. By establishing a role for CGRP neurons in the control of meal termination and as a downstream mediator of feeding elicited by AgRP neurons, these findings identify a node in which hunger and satiety circuits interact to control feeding behavior.

Indexed as

Feeding BehaviorAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsAnorexiaCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideCentral Amygdaloid NucleusCholecystokininGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHyperphagiaLeptinMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsParabrachial NucleusSatiety ResponseAgouti-Related ProteinCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideCholecystokininGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsLeptin

Identifiers

PMID27166945
PMCPMC4867080
OpenAlexW2388593185

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