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ArticleGlia2017

A sweet taste receptor-dependent mechanism of glucosensing in hypothalamic tanycytes.

Heather Benford, Matei Bolborea, Eric Pollatzek, Kristina Lossow, Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer, Beihui Liu, Wolfgang Meyerhof, Sergey Kasparov, Nicholas Dale

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Article in Glia, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Tanycytes: bloodhounds of the metabolic brain.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2026
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  8. Perspective: rheostasis revisited-hibernation and tanycytes.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2025
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  14. Tanycytes from a bird's eye view: gene expression profiling of the tanycytic region under different seasonal states in the Svalbard ptarmigan.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2025
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  16. Mechanisms and Functions of Sweet Reception in Oral and Extraoral Organs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Heather BenfordSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Matei BolboreaSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2313-2770
Eric PollatzekSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Kristina LossowDepartment of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, 14558, Germany.
Irm Hermans-BorgmeyerTransgenic Animal Unit, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
Beihui LiuSchool of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Wolfgang MeyerhofDepartment of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, 14558, Germany.
Sergey KasparovSchool of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1824-1764
Nicholas DaleSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2196-2949
University of Warwick · GBGerman Institute of Human Nutrition · DEUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversität Hamburg · DE

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M022692/1Medical Research Council MR/J003786/1Medical Research Council MR/L020661/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypothalamic tanycytes are glial-like glucosensitive cells that contact the cerebrospinal fluid of the third ventricle, and send processes into the hypothalamic nuclei that control food intake and body weight. The mechanism of tanycyte glucosensing remains undetermined. While tanycytes express the components associated with the glucosensing of the pancreatic β cell, they respond to nonmetabolisable glucose analogues via an ATP receptor-dependent mechanism. Here, we show that tanycytes in rodents respond to non-nutritive sweeteners known to be ligands of the sweet taste (Tas1r2/Tas1r3) receptor. The initial sweet tastant-evoked response, which requires the presence of extracellular Ca

Indexed as

AnimalsCalciumFemaleGlucoseHypothalamusMice, Inbred C57BLNeurogliaReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, Purinergic P2Y1TasteCalciumGlucoseReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, Purinergic P2Y1taste receptors, type 1energy balancehypothalamustanycyte

Identifiers

PMID28205335
PMCPMC5363357
OpenAlexW2588606270

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